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How to use your personal laptop in the library

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Advice below:

• Please use supplied AC adapter and power cord. Do not rely on battery power!
• Laptop should be turned off and placed in its folded position any time that it is to be moved
• Do not carry the laptop when it is ON
• Transporting the laptop in its carrying case is advisable
• Traveling inside the library by elevator is also advisable
• Do not touch the LCD screen
• Do not plug in or unplug an external device such as a mouse unless the computer and the external device are both turned off
• Do not expose the laptop to any magnetic fields that could damage the contents of the hard disk
• You can access to the campus fileserver [student H: drive], but you must first connect to the network with the laptop's VPN Client. VPN Client software is loaded on each laptop, and the logon prompt is located on the Start Menu under Programs
• Neither the Fullerton College Library, nor Academic Computing Technologies is responsible for files remaining on the disk once the laptop is returned by the user, or for any loss of or damage to a user's files as a consequence of use of the laptop
• If you must use the battery:
  • The battery when fully charged should last approximately 3 hours. However extensive use of software applications drains the battery faster
  • When you are using battery power, there is a small "battery" icon on the task-bar in the lower right-hand side of the Windows desktop. Holding the cursor over this icon will result in a small label displaying the percentage of power or the amount of time left on the battery. A single click on this icon presents a pop-up menu that allows you to toggle between a status display of percentage or number of hours remaining
  • The laptop will notify you via a pop-up dialog box when the battery begins to run low. At that point, you should save any work to a flashdrive or send it as an attachment to your e-mail account and shut down the laptop. Remember if the laptop is shut down, all files saved to the desktop or harddrive will be deleted.
  • If you wish to continue working after a low battery warning, without shutting down, you should power the laptop with the AC adapter and power cord to an student carrel or desk outlet. When the laptop is plugged in, the battery will begin recharging.

Last update: December 14, 2007