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Traveling with the computer, Preparing the computer, What to take with you – Acer TravelMate 5744Z User Manual

Page 62: Special considerations

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T

RAVELING

WITH

THE

COMPUTER

When you are moving within a larger distance, for instance, from your
office building to a client's office building or traveling locally.

Preparing the computer

Prepare the computer as if you were taking it home. Make sure that the
battery in the computer is charged. Airport security may require you to
turn on your computer when carrying it into the gate area.

What to take with you

Take the following items with you:

• AC adapter

• Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s)

• Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer

Special considerations

In addition to the guidelines for taking the computer home, follow these
guidelines to protect your computer while traveling:

• Always take the computer as carry-on luggage.

• If possible, have the computer inspected by hand. Airport security X-

ray machines are safe, but do not put the computer through a metal
detector.

• Avoid exposing floppy disks to hand-held metal detectors.

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