DELL 3000 Reference Guide
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Safety Instructions
U
se the following safety guidelines to help protect
your computer from potential damage and to help ensure
your own personal safety.
your own personal safety.
W
hen Using Your Computer
As you use your computer, observe the following safety
guidelines:
guidelines:
•
When setting up the computer for work, place it on a
level surface.
level surface.
•
When traveling, do not check the computer as bag-
gage. You can put your computer through an X-ray
security machine, but never put your computer
through a metal detector. If you have the computer
checked by hand, be sure to have a charged battery
available in case you are asked to turn on the
computer.
gage. You can put your computer through an X-ray
security machine, but never put your computer
through a metal detector. If you have the computer
checked by hand, be sure to have a charged battery
available in case you are asked to turn on the
computer.
•
When traveling with the hard-disk drive removed
from the computer, wrap the drive in a nonconducting
material, such as cloth or paper. If you have the drive
checked by hand, be ready to install the drive in the
computer. You can put the hard-disk drive through an
X-ray security machine, but never put the drive
through a metal detector.
from the computer, wrap the drive in a nonconducting
material, such as cloth or paper. If you have the drive
checked by hand, be ready to install the drive in the
computer. You can put the hard-disk drive through an
X-ray security machine, but never put the drive
through a metal detector.
•
When traveling, do not place the computer in over-
head storage compartments where it could slide
around. Do not drop your computer or subject it to
other mechanical shocks.
head storage compartments where it could slide
around. Do not drop your computer or subject it to
other mechanical shocks.
•
Do not carry a battery in your pocket, purse, or other
container where metal objects (such as car keys)
could short-circuit the battery terminals. The result-
ing excessive current flow can cause extremely high
temperatures and may result in damage from burns.
container where metal objects (such as car keys)
could short-circuit the battery terminals. The result-
ing excessive current flow can cause extremely high
temperatures and may result in damage from burns.
•
Protect your computer, battery, and hard-disk drive
from environmental hazards such as dirt, dust, food,
liquids, temperature extremes, and overexposure to
sunlight.
from environmental hazards such as dirt, dust, food,
liquids, temperature extremes, and overexposure to
sunlight.
•
When you move your computer between environ-
ments with very different temperature and/or
humidity ranges, condensation may form on or
within the computer. To avoid damaging the com-
puter, allow sufficient time for the moisture to
evaporate before using the computer.
ments with very different temperature and/or
humidity ranges, condensation may form on or
within the computer. To avoid damaging the com-
puter, allow sufficient time for the moisture to
evaporate before using the computer.
•
If using alternating current (AC) power, plug the AC
adapter power cable into a properly grounded power
source. Be sure that nothing rests on your adapter’s
power cable and that the cable is not located where it
can be tripped over or stepped on.
adapter power cable into a properly grounded power
source. Be sure that nothing rests on your adapter’s
power cable and that the cable is not located where it
can be tripped over or stepped on.
•
When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector
or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. As
you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to
avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you
connect a cable make sure both connectors are cor-
rectly oriented and aligned.
or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. As
you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to
avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you
connect a cable make sure both connectors are cor-
rectly oriented and aligned.
•
Do not attempt to service the computer yourself.
Always follow installation instructions closely.
Always follow installation instructions closely.
•
Handle components with care. Hold a component
such as a memory module by its edges, not its pins.
such as a memory module by its edges, not its pins.
•
When removing a memory module from the system
board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the
board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the
CAUTION: When taking the computer from
low-temperature conditions into a warmer
environment or from high-temperature condi-
tions into a cooler environment, allow the
computer to acclimate to room temperature
before turning on power.
low-temperature conditions into a warmer
environment or from high-temperature condi-
tions into a cooler environment, allow the
computer to acclimate to room temperature
before turning on power.
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