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Please read these hints and tips carefully. They can extend the life of your machine and save you from many disasters!

Things to do for your Notebook

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Things to do: Daily

Back up your files to another physical location - USB Drive, CD, external hard drive, etc.

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Students are provided with a computer backpack that are specially designed to prevent wear and tear on your a notebook during transport. Faculty and staff can request a computer case for McCombs-issued notebook computers. Sliding the laptop into your purse or non-computer backpack allows it to bump into books and other objects as well as jostle while you walk. This extra movement can damage the components of your notebook.

Also, if you accidentally drop your notebook, the padded case can sometimes protect it from severe damage. Dropped notebooksare not covered under warranty, and Tech Support and the SWAT Shop cannot always repair a dropped machine. Protect  A dropped notebook cannot always be repaired. Protect your investment! Students may also wish to purchase insurance against this possibility.

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Keep food and drink away from the laptop.

Notebook warranties typically do not cover spills inside the computer, and Tech Support and the SWAT Shop cannot always repair a machine that had a liquid spilldamage from spills cannot always be repaired. Even a tiny amount of water can cause enough corrosion to ruin a laptop.

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The Training Team can help teach you how to keep your mailbox size under control. You have a limited amount of space on the email server, and if you collect too much email, you won’t be able to send or receive more mail. It’s especially important to delete any letters messages with attachments, as they take up a lot of space.

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A fragmented and overfilled hard drive can slow down or even crash your machine. Windows XP makes it very simple to clean and defragment the drive. Not sure how? Read the Defragmenting Your Hard Drive article.