Open you laptop by holding the center of the base with one hand and gently
lifting the LCD lid with the other. Do not place heavy objects on top of you laptop
or exert pressure on its lid when closed.

Avoid moving your computer while the power is on or while it is attempting to
power on or shut down. This can cause damage to your hard drive which can,
in turn, lead to data loss. Also, protect your laptop from spyware and viruses and
regularly back-up your personal data.

Avoid any liquids from coming into contact with your laptop. This can damage
internal components which will cause malfunctions.


Notebook battery life varies depending upon the specific model, usage and hard-
ware and software configurations. To maximize battery life, you may use some or
all of the following suggestions:

• Enable a battery optimized power scheme in the OS control panel
• Lower the screen brightness
• Limit the use of the internal optical drive, such as playing DVDs
• Lower the CPU speed
• Limit use of graphic intensive applications, like video games
• Limit use of peripheral devices, such as external hard drives, printers,
  PC cards, flash drives and handheld devices