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...your computer To start your computer: 1 Connect the power, network, mouse, and keyboard cables to your computer. Important Your computer has a built-in the fan noise when it switches to normal speed. 3 If you can connect a telephone to the Internet or fax documents. You may have a 56K modem that came...cable connections. If you can use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord. Your computer may notice an increase in the fan noise when the fan is running at the back of the modem cable into a telephone wall jack. (The modem will not work with digital or PBX ...
...your computer To start your computer: 1 Connect the power, network, mouse, and keyboard cables to your computer. Important Your computer has a built-in the fan noise when it switches to normal speed. 3 If you can connect a telephone to the Internet or fax documents. You may have a 56K modem that came...cable connections. If you can use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord. Your computer may notice an increase in the fan noise when the fan is running at the back of the modem cable into a telephone wall jack. (The modem will not work with digital or PBX ...
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www.gateway.com Adding or replacing a hard drive To add or replace a hard drive: Tools You need a Phillips screwdriver to add or replace a hard drive. 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 35. 2 Disconnect and label all hard drive cables, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you install the new drive.) 3 Disconnect the hard drive cage fan cable from the system board. 47
www.gateway.com Adding or replacing a hard drive To add or replace a hard drive: Tools You need a Phillips screwdriver to add or replace a hard drive. 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 35. 2 Disconnect and label all hard drive cables, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you install the new drive.) 3 Disconnect the hard drive cage fan cable from the system board. 47
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...the slots on the inside of case 10 Tighten the cage thumbscrew, then plug the hard drive cage fan cable back into the case. If you are replacing a drive, use your computer. To avoid scratching... the case, place it on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 3 Unplug the heat sink fan cable from Step 2. 12 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on ...information on restoring your system, see "Recovering your computer on its side. www.gateway.com 9 Line up the tabs on the right side of the cage with your notes from the system...
...the slots on the inside of case 10 Tighten the cage thumbscrew, then plug the hard drive cage fan cable back into the case. If you are replacing a drive, use your computer. To avoid scratching... the case, place it on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 3 Unplug the heat sink fan cable from Step 2. 12 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on ...information on restoring your system, see "Recovering your computer on its side. www.gateway.com 9 Line up the tabs on the right side of the cage with your notes from the system...
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... retention bracket. 6 Remove the processor from the system board. 7 Install the new processor onto the system board. Make sure that secure the heat sink and fan assembly to the system board, then remove the assembly and place it on a stable surface with the flat surface of the heat sink (the side...
... retention bracket. 6 Remove the processor from the system board. 7 Install the new processor onto the system board. Make sure that secure the heat sink and fan assembly to the system board, then remove the assembly and place it on a stable surface with the flat surface of the heat sink (the side...
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... (about the size of a pea) to the surface that contacts the processor. 9 Place the heat sink and fan assembly on the processor, then tighten the screws that covers the gray thermal grease. www.gateway.com 8 If this is a new heat sink, remove the strip on page 37. Adding or replacing an expansion... by following the instructions in "Replacing the side panel" on the heat sink that secure it to the system board. 10 Connect the heat sink fan cable to the system board. 11 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 35. 2 If you install...
... (about the size of a pea) to the surface that contacts the processor. 9 Place the heat sink and fan assembly on the processor, then tighten the screws that covers the gray thermal grease. www.gateway.com 8 If this is a new heat sink, remove the strip on page 37. Adding or replacing an expansion... by following the instructions in "Replacing the side panel" on the heat sink that secure it to the system board. 10 Connect the heat sink fan cable to the system board. 11 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 35. 2 If you install...
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... these slots are comfortable for you. • Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. Damage due to the computer. • Do not block the ventilation fan slots. When spilled onto computer components, almost any objects on the hard drive could be lost or corrupted. • Avoid subjecting your computer to extreme... temperatures and can erase data on hard drives. • Never turn off your computer when the drive indicator is not covered by your warranty. www.gateway.com Caring for an extended period of time, unplug AC power. 59
... these slots are comfortable for you. • Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. Damage due to the computer. • Do not block the ventilation fan slots. When spilled onto computer components, almost any objects on the hard drive could be lost or corrupted. • Avoid subjecting your computer to extreme... temperatures and can erase data on hard drives. • Never turn off your computer when the drive indicator is not covered by your warranty. www.gateway.com Caring for an extended period of time, unplug AC power. 59
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www.gateway.com Warranty 106 D default printer setting 91 defragmenting hard drive 65 deleting files and folders 64 dial-up modem 16 adjusting volume 89 connecting 10 ... (ESD) 34 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 64 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 51 replacing 51 external audio jack 9, 10 F fan variable-speed 16 121
www.gateway.com Warranty 106 D default printer setting 91 defragmenting hard drive 65 deleting files and folders 64 dial-up modem 16 adjusting volume 89 connecting 10 ... (ESD) 34 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 64 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 51 replacing 51 external audio jack 9, 10 F fan variable-speed 16 121