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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 31 Preventing static electricity discharge 32 Adding or replacing memory 32 Replacing the DVD drive 35 Replacing the hard drive kit 38 Replacing the keyboard 40 Removing the keyboard 40 Installing the keyboard 45 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 47 Index 59 ii
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 31 Preventing static electricity discharge 32 Adding or replacing memory 32 Replacing the DVD drive 35 Replacing the hard drive kit 38 Replacing the keyboard 40 Removing the keyboard 40 Installing the keyboard 45 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 47 Index 59 ii
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CHAPTER 3 Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook • Preventing static electricity discharge • Adding or replacing memory • Replacing the DVD drive • Replacing the hard drive kit • Replacing the keyboard 31
CHAPTER 3 Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook • Preventing static electricity discharge • Adding or replacing memory • Replacing the DVD drive • Replacing the hard drive kit • Replacing the keyboard 31
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...the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 32 Tools Required You need a small Phillips screwdriver to add or replace a memory module. Before installing or replacing components, follow these guidelines: ■ Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). The... components on page 32. 2 Turn off your notebook. Avoid touching the edge connectors. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Preventing static electricity discharge Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your ...
...the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 32 Tools Required You need a small Phillips screwdriver to add or replace a memory module. Before installing or replacing components, follow these guidelines: ■ Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). The... components on page 32. 2 Turn off your notebook. Avoid touching the edge connectors. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Preventing static electricity discharge Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your ...
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CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com 8 If you are removing a module, gently press outward on the clip at each end of the memory module until the module tilts upward. 9 Pull the memory module out of the slot. 34
CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com 8 If you are removing a module, gently press outward on the clip at each end of the memory module until the module tilts upward. 9 Pull the memory module out of the slot. 34
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...cover opposite of the thumb notch. 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it . CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up. 36 Screw Screw Screw Screw Keyboard screw Screw Screw 8 Use the thumb notch ...to break off the tabs located on your notebook over so the top is marked with a K. Be careful not to lift the memory bay ...
...cover opposite of the thumb notch. 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it . CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up. 36 Screw Screw Screw Screw Keyboard screw Screw Screw 8 Use the thumb notch ...to break off the tabs located on your notebook over so the top is marked with a K. Be careful not to lift the memory bay ...
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... your finger along the front edge of the keyboard into the slots under the palm rest. The keyboard should be damaged when you removed the memory bay cover in Step 15, replace it, then tighten the screws. 12 Replace the keyboard screw. 13 Insert the battery, then turn on the cover... keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into their corresponding slots. Be careful to not damage the LCD panel. 6 Replace the keyboard cover. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com 4 Insert the tabs on the keyboard keys along the cover and find no loose spots.
... your finger along the front edge of the keyboard into the slots under the palm rest. The keyboard should be damaged when you removed the memory bay cover in Step 15, replace it, then tighten the screws. 12 Replace the keyboard screw. 13 Insert the battery, then turn on the cover... keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into their corresponding slots. Be careful to not damage the LCD panel. 6 Replace the keyboard cover. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com 4 Insert the tabs on the keyboard keys along the cover and find no loose spots.
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www.gateway.com Index Standby mode 15, 19 status box 19 status indicator 6 turning off notebook 15 turning on notebook 15 printer inkjet 30 laser 30 USB port 8 programs closing unresponsive 16 opening 22 R RAM See memory rebooting notebook 16 recalibrating battery 29 replacing See installing resetting notebook 16 ... objects 22 turning off notebook 15, 16 wireless network 19, 23 turning on notebook 15 wireless network 19, 23 TV out (S-Video out) jack 7 U upgrading 31 USB port 8 V VGA port 9 video S-Video out jack 7 volume adjusting 20, 22 controls 22 muting 20, 22 system keys 20 W waking ...
www.gateway.com Index Standby mode 15, 19 status box 19 status indicator 6 turning off notebook 15 turning on notebook 15 printer inkjet 30 laser 30 USB port 8 programs closing unresponsive 16 opening 22 R RAM See memory rebooting notebook 16 recalibrating battery 29 replacing See installing resetting notebook 16 ... objects 22 turning off notebook 15, 16 wireless network 19, 23 turning on notebook 15 wireless network 19, 23 TV out (S-Video out) jack 7 U upgrading 31 USB port 8 V VGA port 9 video S-Video out jack 7 volume adjusting 20, 22 controls 22 muting 20, 22 system keys 20 W waking ...