Laptop users Dos and Don’ts

Laptop Dos and Don’ts

Do:

1)      Practice good battery maintenance. Do not leave your laptop plugged in all the time, you should unplug the laptop when it is fully charged and let it run down until you get the automated message about the battery being low. This setting should be somewhere between 5% and 15%. Once you get the message, charge until full.

2)      Do clean your computer often, Laptops pick up a lot of dust.
 3)      Do use a carrying case that provides good protection for your laptop, such as the laptop bag you received with it.
 4)      Place your laptop in a secure location when it is not in use.
 5)      While opening and closing the Laptop move it gently, otherwise it may cause the hinges broken.
 6)      Use clean hands when using your laptop. 7)      Shut down the laptop when not in used for long time.
     

Don’t:

  1)     Don’t Carry around your laptop with the power on. Laptops shouldn't be  moved while they're switched on. Laptop hard drives use the same type of mechanism as in desktops; movement greatly increases the chance of hard drive damage.

2)      Don't pick up or hold your laptop by the screen, or scratch, twist, hit, or push the surface of the display.
 3)      Don't keep heavy objects on top of your laptops when they're on your desk. Screens are very expensive to replace. Treat it with care.
 4)      Don't crush your laptop by stuffing books around it inside your bag. It may break your screen. Keep pens, pencils and paper clips out of your laptop compartment. Leave your laptop in direct sunlight.
 5)      Don’t Place your laptop near other equipment that emits heat.
 6)      Don’t use your Laptop near water and Eat or drink near the laptop.
 7)      Don’t place your laptop on a pillow, bed, sofa, carpet, table cloth, your lap or other soft material when it's on, because this may block the airflow vents on the bottom of the laptop and cause the computer to overheat.