Important information about using your computer

Ensure that you follow the important tips given here to get the most use and enjoyment out of your computer. Failure to do so might lead to discomfort or injury, or cause the computer to fail.

Protect yourself from the heat that your computer generates.

Illustration: Do not hold your computer on your lap or in contact with any other part of your body for an extended period when it is turned on or the battery is charging.

When your computer is turned on or the battery is charging, the base, the palm rest, and some other parts may become hot. The temperature they reach depends on the amount of system activity and the level of charge in the battery.

Extended contact with your body, even through clothing, could cause discomfort or even a skin burn.

Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any other part of your body in contact with a hot section of the computer for any extended time.
Periodically take hands from using the keyboard by lifting your hands from the palm rest.

Protect yourself from the heat generated by the ac power adapter.

When the ac power adapter is connected to an electrical outlet and your computer, it generates heat.

Extended contact with your body, even through clothing, may cause a skin burn.

Do not place the ac power adapter in contact with any part of your body while it is in use.
Never use it to warm your body.
Do not wrap the cords around the ac power adapter while in use.

Prevent your computer from getting wet.

Illustration: Keep liquids away from your computer to avoid spills, and keep your computer away from water to avoid the danger of electrical shock.

To avoid spills and the danger of electrical shock, keep liquids away from your computer.

Protect the cables from being damaged.

Illustration: Route the cables of an ac power adapter, a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, or any other electronic device, or communication lines, so that they cannot be walked on, tripped over, pinched by your machine or other objects, or in any way subject to treatment that could disturb the operation of your computer.

Applying strong force to cables may damage or break them.

Route communication lines, or the cables of an ac power adapter, a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, or any other electronic device, so that they cannot be walked on, tripped over, pinched by your computer or other objects, or in any way subject to treatment that could interfere with the operation of your computer.

Protect your computer and data when moving it.

Illustration: Before moving your computer, either turn it off or put it in sleep mode.

Before moving a computer equipped with a hard disk drive, do one of the following:

Turn it off.
Put it in sleep mode.
Put it in hibernation mode.

This helps to prevent damage to the computer, and possible loss of data.

Handle your computer gently.

Illustration: Do not drop, bump, scratch, twist, hit, vibrate, or push your computer, display, or external devices. Do not place any heavy objects on them.

Do not drop, bump, scratch, twist, hit, vibrate, push, or place heavy objects on your computer, display, or external devices.

Carry your computer carefully.

Illustration: Use a quality carrying case that provides adequate cushion and protection.

Use a quality carrying case that provides adequate cushioning and protection.
Do not pack your computer in a tightly packed suitcase or bag.
Before putting your computer in a carrying case, make sure that it is off, in sleep mode, or in hibernation mode. Do not put a computer in a carrying case while it is turned on.