Lenovo S430 User Manual download pdf (Page 121)

Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse

commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment

outofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic

bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers

(within13cmor5inches).

•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa

computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative

ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands

whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices

connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom

yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic

chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer

closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.

Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter

plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect

cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby

thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,mSATAsolidstatedrive,oropticaldrive,followtheinstructions

shippedwithyourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•TurnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorthemSATAsolidstatedrive.

•Whenreplacingtheharddiskdrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

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