156Chapter 9: Traveling with Your Gateway M405www.gateway.comPacking your notebook■ Remove all peripheral devices and cables. Remember to pack those you willneed while traveling.■ Pack your notebook securely into a briefcase or hand-carried luggage, andkeep it separate from toiletries, liquids, and food. Do not pack it in checkedluggage.■ Keep your notebook stable during travel. Secure it to prevent it from slidingaround in overhead bins and car trunks.Traveling by air■ Prepare for airport security by charging the battery in case Security asksyou to start your notebook.■ Have your notebook hand-inspected or sent through the X-ray scanner,but never carry it through the metal detector.■ Turn off your notebook for takeoff and landing.■ Do not check your notebook as baggage.Modem■ Take a telephone cord to connect the modem to telephone jacks. If youare traveling internationally, take telephone jack adapters or an acoustichandset coupler.■ Take a telephone line protector.■ Take a telephone line tester to check for unsafe lines, especially if you aretraveling internationally.■ Take remote access information with you so you can connect to your ISPwhile outside of your usual calling area. A list of country dialing codes maybe especially useful if you are traveling internationally.
