Moving around with your TravelMate
This sec tion gives you tips a nd hints on things to c onsider when moving
a round or tra veling with your c omputer.
Disconnecting from the desktop
Follow these steps to disc onnec t your c omputer from externa l
a c c essories:
1
Sa ve your work in progress.
2
Remove a ny media , diskette or c ompa c t disc , from the drive(s).
3
Shut down the opera ting system.
4
Turn off the c omputer.
5
C lose the displa y c over.
6
Disc onnec t the c omputer from the port expa nsion option, if
nec essa ry.
7
Disc onnec t the c ord from the AC a da pter.
8
Disc onnec t the keyboa rd, pointing devic e, printer , externa l
monitor , a nd other externa l devic es.
9
Disc onnec t the Kensington loc k if you a re using one to sec ure the
c omputer.
Moving around
"when you a re just moving within short dista nc es, for exa mple, from
your offic e desk to a meeting room"
Preparing the computer
Before moving the c omputer , c lose a nd la tc h the displa y c over to pla c e
it in Sleep mode. You c a n now sa fely ta ke the c omputer a nywhere you
go within the building. To bring the c omputer out of Sleep mode,
open the displa y.
If you a re ta king the c omputer to a c lient's offic e or a different
building, you ma y c hoose to shut down the c omputer:
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C lic k on Start, Shut Down....
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