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Contents Creating discs 27 Using the memory card reader 28 Memory card types 28 Using a memory card 28 Using the diskette drive 29 Adjusting the volume 30 Configuring the audio jacks 31 Installing a printer, scanner, or other device 32 Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer 33 Preventing static electricity discharge 34 Opening the case 34 Removing the...
Contents Creating discs 27 Using the memory card reader 28 Memory card types 28 Using a memory card 28 Using the diskette drive 29 Adjusting the volume 30 Configuring the audio jacks 31 Installing a printer, scanner, or other device 32 Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer 33 Preventing static electricity discharge 34 Opening the case 34 Removing the...
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CHAPTER4 Upgrading Your Computer • Preventing static electricity discharge • Opening the case • Closing the case • Replacing the color panel • Installing memory • Adding or replacing an optical disc drive • Replacing the memory card reader • Adding or replacing a hard drive • Replacing the heat sink and processor • Adding or replacing an expansion card • Replacing the system battery • Replacing the system board 33
CHAPTER4 Upgrading Your Computer • Preventing static electricity discharge • Opening the case • Closing the case • Replacing the color panel • Installing memory • Adding or replacing an optical disc drive • Replacing the memory card reader • Adding or replacing a hard drive • Replacing the heat sink and processor • Adding or replacing an expansion card • Replacing the system battery • Replacing the system board 33
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Your computer uses DIMM memory. www.gateway.com Installing memory When you upgrade the computer memory, make sure that you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module and remove it on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 3 Find the memory module banks on its side...
Your computer uses DIMM memory. www.gateway.com Installing memory When you upgrade the computer memory, make sure that you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module and remove it on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 3 Find the memory module banks on its side...
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The amount of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click (Start), right-click Computer, then click Properties. When the module is displayed. 42 CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer 5 Align the notches on the new DIMM with the ...notches on your computer. The tabs on the sides of memory in your computer is secure, you hear a click. 6 Replace the side panel...
The amount of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click (Start), right-click Computer, then click Properties. When the module is displayed. 42 CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer 5 Align the notches on the new DIMM with the ...notches on your computer. The tabs on the sides of memory in your computer is secure, you hear a click. 6 Replace the side panel...
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... by following the directions in "Adding or replacing an expansion card" on page 51. 3 Remove all memory modules by following the directions in Step 3. 15 Save all your settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility. CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer 9 Make sure that the positive (+) side of your computer. 54 The main menu... the power and data cables from the system board, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you wrote down in "Installing memory" on your computer. 13 While your computer starts, press and hold the F1 key.
... by following the directions in "Adding or replacing an expansion card" on page 51. 3 Remove all memory modules by following the directions in Step 3. 15 Save all your settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility. CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer 9 Make sure that the positive (+) side of your computer. 54 The main menu... the power and data cables from the system board, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you wrote down in "Installing memory" on your computer. 13 While your computer starts, press and hold the F1 key.
