Travel Tips; If Your Notebook Is Lost Or Stolen - Compal notebook User Manual

4.2.4 Travel Tips

• If you are traveling abroad, carry proof of ownership—or of your right to use the
computer if it is company-owned—to speed your passage through customs.
Investigate the customs regulations of the countries you plan to visit and
consider acquiring an international carnet (also known as a merchandise
passport) from your government.
• Ensure that you know which electrical outlets are used in the countries you will
visit, and prepare the appropriate power adapters.
• Check with your credit card company for information about the kinds of
emergency travel assistance it offers to users of portable computers.
• When traveling by air, ensure that you have a charged battery available in case
you are asked to turn on the computer.
• Before you use the computer on an airplane, verify that such usage is permitted.
Some airlines forbid the use of electronic devices during the flight. All airlines
forbid the use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing.
Never walk your notebook through a metal detector. Send it through an X-ray
machine, or have it manually inspected.

4.2.5 If Your Notebook is Lost or Stolen

Call a law enforcement agency to report your notebook lost or stolen. 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.
If the notebook belongs to a company, notify the security office of the firm.
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