Drives; Identifying Installed Drives; Handling Optional External Hard Drives - HP Slate 500 User Manual
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- Supplementary manual (2 pages) ,
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Drives
Identifying installed drives
To view the drives installed on the Slate, tap Start > Computer.
Handling optional external hard drives
Optional external hard rives are fragile computer components that must be handled with care. Refer
to the following cautions before handling drives. Additional cautions are included with the procedures
to which they apply.
CAUTION:
observe these precautions:
Before you move a Slate that is connected to an external hard drive, initiate Sleep and allow the
screen to clear, or properly disconnect the external hard drive.
Before handling a drive, discharge static electricity by touching the unpainted metal surface of the
drive.
Do not touch the connector pins on a removable drive or on the Slate.
Handle a drive carefully; do not drop a drive or place items on it.
Before removing or inserting a drive, shut down the Slate. If you are unsure whether the Slate is off,
in the Sleep state, or in Hibernation, turn the Slate on and then shut it down through the operating
system.
When the battery is the only source of power, be sure that the battery is sufficiently charged before
writing to media.
Avoid exposing a drive to temperature or humidity extremes.
Avoid exposing a drive to liquids. Do not spray the drive with cleaning products.
Remove media from a drive before removing the drive from the drive bay, or traveling with, shipping,
or storing a drive.
If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer or other suitable protective
packaging and label the package "FRAGILE."
Avoid exposing a drive to magnetic fields. Security devices with magnetic fields include airport walk-
through devices and security wands. The airport security devices that check carry-on luggage, such
as conveyor belts, use X-rays instead of magnetism and will not damage a drive.
To reduce the risk of damage to the Slate, damage to a drive, or loss of information,
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