User's Manual

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Chapter 3
Care and Maintenance
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Other Travel Hints
Before extended use in the field or long trips away from AC power,
adjust the Power properties to maximize battery conservation. Right-
click the Power Meter icon in the system tray to open the Power
Options Properties dialog box. Then adjust the options. For more infor-
mation, refer to “Helpful Hints: Battery and Power Management ” on
page 36.
For international travel, obtain and use the appropriate adapters for your
destination’s electrical outlets. A current converter is not necessary.
You may want to carry proof of ownership or a merchandise passport
when traveling internationally.
Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn
about emergency travel assistance in the event your Tablet PC becomes
lost or disabled.
SYSTEM
REPAIR/
RECOVERY
PROCEDURE
You may never need to perform this procedure, but in the event that your
system shows signs of instability or corruption, it may become necessary. In
most cases, once initiated, this procedure lets you repair the Tablet PC hard
disk drive and retain the original system data, applications, passwords, and
settings with no data loss.
In those cases where no repair is possible, this procedure overwrites your
system data. You can cancel the procedure before the recovery process
begins. In this case, you may want to contact your system administrator for
assistance.
1. If possible, back up your data files.
2. Turn off your Tablet PC.
3. Insert the Motion Tablet PC Operating System Recovery CD (Win-
dows XP Professional Service Pack 2) into the CD-ROM drive and
start the Tablet PC.
4. When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD.
5. On the Set Up screen, select ENTER to set up Windows XP.
NOTE: Do not select R=Repair before you accept the End
User License Agreement (EULA). If you do, you must exit this
procedure, shut down and restart your Tablet PC, then accept
the EULA before proceeding.
6. Press F8 to accept the terms of the End User License Agreement.
7. When the next options appear, select from the following:
IMPORTANT: If Windows XP cannot repair your system, this
procedure automatically skips to the second option, ESC =
Don’t Repair (reformatting):
• R = Repair option — Installs Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 on
your system, preserving your system data, applications, passwords,
and settings
• ESC = Don’t Repair (reformatting) option — Reformats your hard
disk drive. If Windows XP automatically skips to this option (that is,
no repair is possible), you must decide whether to reformat now or