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Traveling With Your Computer: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide
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Traveling With Your Computer: Dell™ Latitude™ LS
Portable Computers User's Guide

Identifying Your Computer

Preparing Your Computer for Travel
Travel Tips
Identifying Your Computer
As an antitheft measure, assign a primary password and a hard-disk drive password to prohibit
unauthorized access to the computer.
Dell recommends that you follow these precautions before you travel with your computer:
Write down your
carrying case. If the computer is lost or stolen, use the service tag number when reporting
to law enforcement officials and to Dell.
Use a text editor (such as Microsoft® Windows® Notepad) to create a file called if_found
in your root directory. Place information such as your name, address, and telephone
number in this file. (For instructions on using the appropriate text editor, see the
documentation that came with your operating system.)
Attach your business card or other name tag to the computer.
Contact your credit-card company and ask if it offers coded identification tags that allow
your property to be returned to you without the risk of revealing your name, address, or
telephone number.
Use a permanent marking or stenciling device to write your driver's license number or
some other unique identifying mark on the computer. If a lost or stolen computer is
recovered, such marking identifies the computer as your property.
Service Tag
The service tag is an alphanumeric sequence on a bar code label located on the bottom of the
computer. The service tag is unique to your computer and allows Dell technical assistance
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service tag and put it in a safe place separate from the computer or