Before disposing of your home server – Sony VGF-HS1 User Manual

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Cleaning your Home Server

Be sure to turn off your Home Server and

disconnect the power cord before cleaning.

Use a dry cloth to wipe off dust.

Be sure to use a dry, soft cloth to clean your

Home Server. If you find it difficult to clean,

blow on the spot and rub with a dry cloth; or

wipe with a slightly moistened cloth and then

use a dry cloth to wipe away the moisture.

Do not use any solvents, such as benzene,

acetone, alcohol, or thinner, as it will damage

the finish on your Home Server.

Be sure to read the instructions before using a

chemical cloth.

Unplug the power cord and connection

cables before moving your Home Server.

Moving your Home Server with the power cord

and other cables connected may damage the

cables, resulting in a fire or an electric shock. It

may also cause personal injuries by knocking

down devices connected to your computer. Take

extra care not to drop your computer.

Make sure that connectors are firmly

plugged.

Do not drop metal debris into a receptacle, as it

may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire.

Plug a connector straight into a receptacle to

avoid a short circuit and a possible fire.

If the connector is equipped with tabs or screws

for securing, be sure to tighten them to avoid

loose connection.

Before Disposing of Your

Home Server

Before disposing of your Home Server, be sure to

erase your valuable data.

The Home Server Settings Page provides a way to

restore the state of the Home Server at the time of

delivery. You can click “Restore system” on the

Reset page to restore the system settings and

delete all the data you previously stored. This

process, however, only changes the management

data on the hard disk drive to make the stored

data disabled for access from the operating

system, Linux for example, and does not really

erase the data. If you dispose of your Home Server

in this state, therefore, a third person could access

and restore your data with special software; and

then use it for unethical purposes.

It is crucial that you completely erase your data on

the hard disk drive at your own risk before

disposing of your Home Server to avoid

information leaks.

To completely erase your data, expose the hard

disk drive to magnetic fields to destroy the data on

the drive and then physically destroy the drive.

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