Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect yourself and your notebook.
General Warnings
• Do not operate your portable computer for an extended period of time with the base resting directly on
your body. With extended operation, heat can potentially build up in the base. Allowing sustained
contact with the skin could cause discomfort or, eventually, a burn.
• Do not attempt to service the computer yourself. Always follow installation instructions closely.
• To avoid personal injury from electric shock or fire:
− Completely power down the computer when replacing memory modules, cleaning the computer, its
components, or chassis, or performing operations requiring similar steps. To do this, first turn the
power off at the power switch, remove the battery, and then disconnect the AC adapter from the
electrical outlet or from any other type of external power source, such as an external battery.
− Do not operate the computer near water, for example, near a bathtub, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in
a wet basement, by a swimming pool, or in the rain.
− Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform maintenance or reconfiguration of this product
during an electrical storm.
− Avoid using the wired modem or LAN during an electrical storm, as a remote risk of electric shock
from lightning exists.
− Do not push objects into the air vents or openings of your notebook or accessories. Doing so can
short out interior components and may cause fire or electric shock.
− When installing memory modules, ground yourself by touching a grounded conductive surface, such
as a device with a grounded plug. Avoid touching the pins and leads on the memory module or
internal circuitry of the computer.
• When setting up the computer for work, place it on a level surface.
• Handle components with care. Hold a component such as a memory module by its edges, not its pins.
• If the battery pack leaks and the fluid enter your eyes, do not rub them. Instead, rinse your eyes with
clean running water and immediately seek medical attention. Otherwise, eye injury may be resulted.
• If acid leaking from the battery pack contacts your skin or clothing, immediately wash it away with
running water. Otherwise, skin inflammation may occur.
• Operate the computer at the recommended temperature range of +5oC to +35oC (+41oF to +95oF).
Store it at a temperature of -20oC to +60oC (+4oF to +140oF).
• Your notebook shipped with the plastic dummies installed in PCMCIA or Express Card. Dummies
protect unused slots from dust, metal object, or other particles. Save the dummy for use when no
PCMCIA or Express Card is installed in the slot.
