Packing Your Notebook; Traveling By Air; Dial-Up Modem - Gateway MX6960 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook

Packing your notebook

Traveling by air

Dial-up modem

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Remove all peripheral devices and cables.
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Remember to pack those you will need
while traveling.
Pack your notebook securely into a
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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.
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Secure it to prevent it from sliding around
in overhead bins and car trunks.
Do not check your notebook as luggage.
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Charge the battery in case airport security
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asks you to start your notebook.
Have your notebook hand-inspected or
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sent through the X-ray scanner, but never
carry it through the metal detector.
Turn off you notebook for takeoff and
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landing.
Turn off all wireless devices while in the
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aircraft.
Take a telephone cord to connect the
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modem to telephone jacks. If you are
traveling internationally, take telephone
jack adapters or an acoustic handset
coupler.
Take a telephone line protector.
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