Packing Your Notebook; Traveling By Air; Dial-Up Modem - Gateway MD78 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook

Packing your notebook

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Dial-up modem

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Remove all discs, express cards, peripheral
devices, and cables. Remember to pack those you
will need while traveling.
Pack your notebook securely into a briefcase or
hand-carried luggage, and keep it separate from
toiletries, liquids, and food. Do not pack it in
checked luggage.
Keep your notebook stable during travel. Secure
it to prevent it from sliding around in overhead
bins and car trunks.
Do not check your notebook as luggage.
Charge the battery in case airport security asks
you to start your notebook.
Have your notebook hand-inspected or sent
through the X-ray scanner, but never carry it
through the metal detector.
Turn off you notebook for takeoff and landing.
Turn off all wireless devices while in the aircraft.
Take a telephone cord to connect the modem to
telephone jacks. If you are traveling
internationally, take telephone jack adapters or
an acoustic handset coupler.
Take a telephone line protector.
Take a telephone line tester to check for unsafe
lines, especially if you are traveling
internationally.
Take remote access information with you so you
can connect to your ISP while outside of your
usual calling area. A list of country dialing codes
may be especially useful if you are traveling
internationally.