Traveling By Air; If Your Computer Is Lost Or Stolen - Dell Precision M40 User Manual

a direct-dial telephone line for your modem connection.
Traveling by Air
Be sure to have a charged battery available in case you are asked to turn on the computer.
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NOTICE: Do not put the computer through a metal detector.
Have airport security personnel check the computer by hand. If the computer passes through a metal detector, you might lose data. If you
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must pass the computer through a metal detector, first remove the hard drive.
Before you use the computer on an airplane, check the in-flight magazine or ask the flight crew to verify that such usage is permitted. Some
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airlines forbid the use of electronic devices during the flight. All airlines forbid the use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing.
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen
Call a law enforcement agency to report the lost or stolen computer. Include the service tag sequence in your description of the computer.
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Ask that a case number be assigned and write down the number, along with the name, address, and telephone number of the law
enforcement agency. If possible, obtain the name of the investigating officer.
NOTE: If you know where the computer was lost or stolen, call a law enforcement agency in that area. If you do not know, call
a law enforcement agency where you live.
If the computer belongs to a company, notify the security office of the firm.
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Call Dell customer support to report the missing computer. Provide the computer's service tag sequence, the case number, and the name,
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address, and telephone number of the law enforcement agency to which you reported the missing computer. If possible, give the name of the
investigating officer.
The Dell support technician will log your report under the computer's service tag sequence and flag the computer as missing or stolen. If someone
calls Dell for technical assistance and gives your service tag sequence, the computer is identified automatically as missing or stolen. The
technician will attempt to get the phone number and address of the caller. Dell will then contact the law enforcement agency to which you made the
report of the missing or stolen computer.
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