Protecting Your System From Damage - NEC POWERMATE CT 815 Manual

Protecting Your System From Damage

There are several ways that you can protect your system from possible
damage. NECC strongly recommends the following protective measures.
Connect a surge suppressor between your system and a grounded wall
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outlet. A surge suppressor protects your system from sudden transient
increases and decreases in electrical power.
Be sure to connect all peripherals, such as your monitor and printer, to
the surge suppressor. The surge protector should be the only device
that you plug into the wall outlet.
Avoid repeated power-on cycles. These subject the system
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components to temperature variations and stress.
Disconnect your system from telephone and power lines when an
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electrical storm threatens. If you have a fax/modem, lightning can
travel in on the phone line and damage both the fax/modem and the
system unit. Lightning can also travel in on power lines and damage
your monitor and system unit.
Be sure that system power is off before you connect or disconnect a
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cable. Never make cable changes when the system power is on. Doing
so can damage the system and its peripherals.
Use your Norton AntiVirus 2000 detection software regularly to
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protect your system from system viruses.
If you plan to load software programs other than the ones NECC
supplied on the Application and Driver CD, NECC strongly
recommends that you take the necessary steps, such as virus checks, to
protect your system.
Position your system away from direct sunlight and extreme hot and
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cold temperatures.
The recommended operating environment is from 41°F to 95°F (0°C
to 35°C).
The recommended non-operating environment (shipping or storage) is
from 14°F to 158°F (-10°C to 70°C).
! After turning off power, wait about five seconds for the hard drive to
spin down before you power on again.
2-6 Setting Up the System