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... cord into a wall outlet. Important If the battery charge indicator does not turn on the bottom of your notebook's power connector. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Warning Do not attempt to the AC adapter. The power indicator turns on the...has dangerous voltages that can cause serious injury or death. All rights reserved. See your notebook, then plug it becomes damaged. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Power indicator If the power indicator does not turn blue after three hours, ...
... cord into a wall outlet. Important If the battery charge indicator does not turn on the bottom of your notebook's power connector. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Warning Do not attempt to the AC adapter. The power indicator turns on the...has dangerous voltages that can cause serious injury or death. All rights reserved. See your notebook, then plug it becomes damaged. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Power indicator If the power indicator does not turn blue after three hours, ...
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...battery: 1 If your hardware guide for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for your notebook over . 9 Plug your notebook is turned on. The battery used in the United States and other brands and ...AC power, go to AC power, you can replace the battery while the notebook is connected to Step 2. - www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. See your notebook is incorrectly replaced. Warning Danger of explosion if the battery is on the bottom...
...battery: 1 If your hardware guide for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for your notebook over . 9 Plug your notebook is turned on. The battery used in the United States and other brands and ...AC power, go to AC power, you can replace the battery while the notebook is connected to Step 2. - www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. See your notebook is incorrectly replaced. Warning Danger of explosion if the battery is on the bottom...
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... screw and put it in your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Technical Support See the label on your notebook are extremely sensitive to use them. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in a safe place. Screws Screws 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the...
... screw and put it in your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Technical Support See the label on your notebook are extremely sensitive to use them. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in a safe place. Screws Screws 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the...
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See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 12 Secure ...rights reserved. 10 Slide the DVD drive out of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Technical Support See the label on your notebook over. 16 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn your notebook. 17 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any ...
See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 12 Secure ...rights reserved. 10 Slide the DVD drive out of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Technical Support See the label on your notebook over. 16 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn your notebook. 17 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any ...
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...Customer Care Information. Screws Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the cover. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical ...a component. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic...
...Customer Care Information. Screws Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the cover. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical ...a component. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic...
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... Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. 8 Remove the four screws that ... all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn on your notebook. 17 If the hard drive was sent to the hard drive cover. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. All ...
... Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. 8 Remove the four screws that ... all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn on your notebook. 17 If the hard drive was sent to the hard drive cover. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. All ...
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...slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed), then remove the bay covers. 8 If your workbench or other countries. in a safe place. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Memory bay Wireless network bay Keyboard screw... sensitive to a bare metal part of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Keyboard Tools You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the fully opened position. Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal ...
...slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed), then remove the bay covers. 8 If your workbench or other countries. in a safe place. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Memory bay Wireless network bay Keyboard screw... sensitive to a bare metal part of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Keyboard Tools You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the fully opened position. Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal ...
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...your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. Important Inserting a piece of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. The keyboard should be damaged when you so it clicks in the United States and...Replace the keyboard screw. 12 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 13 Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable, then turn on top of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their corresponding slots. ...
...your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. Important Inserting a piece of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. The keyboard should be damaged when you so it clicks in the United States and...Replace the keyboard screw. 12 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 13 Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable, then turn on top of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their corresponding slots. ...
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... inside of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their edges. Before working with a K. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Warning To avoid exposure to replace the memory module. Avoid touching the edge connectors...
... inside of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their edges. Before working with a K. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Warning To avoid exposure to replace the memory module. Avoid touching the edge connectors...
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.... 14 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 15 Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable. 16 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 17 Turn on your hardware guide for your Gateway notebook. 11 Gently push the module down until the... module tilts upward. 9 Pull the memory module out of the notebook for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. All other countries. 8 If you are ...
.... 14 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 15 Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable. 16 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 17 Turn on your hardware guide for your Gateway notebook. 11 Gently push the module down until the... module tilts upward. 9 Pull the memory module out of the notebook for Customer Care Information. All rights reserved. All other countries. 8 If you are ...
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... trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by Gateway, or a Gateway authorized representative, explicitly for Customer Care Information. Screw Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their respective companies. 1 All rights reserved. Before working with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic...
... trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by Gateway, or a Gateway authorized representative, explicitly for Customer Care Information. Screw Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their respective companies. 1 All rights reserved. Before working with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic...
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...the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable. 18 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 19 Turn on your notebook. If your card is held by a screw, remove the screw. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Replacing the Wireless Network .... in one direction. All rights reserved. Screw 11 Hold the new module at each side of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the module until it can only be inserted...
...the power adapter, the modem cable, and the network cable. 18 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 19 Turn on your notebook. If your card is held by a screw, remove the screw. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Replacing the Wireless Network .... in one direction. All rights reserved. Screw 11 Hold the new module at each side of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the module until it can only be inserted...
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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Contents Chapter 1: About this reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing the online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 2 Gateway model and serial number 2 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 For more information 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook 5 Identifying features 6 Front 6 Left 7 Right 8 Back 9 Bottom 10 Keyboard area 11 Connecting the AC adapter 12 Protecting from power source problems...
Contents Chapter 1: About this reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing the online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 2 Gateway model and serial number 2 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 For more information 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook 5 Identifying features 6 Front 6 Left 7 Right 8 Back 9 Bottom 10 Keyboard area 11 Connecting the AC adapter 12 Protecting from power source problems...
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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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...: ■ Help and technical support ■ Using and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide. The label on your notebook model and its features. Gateway contact information Gateway model and serial number Important The label shown in -depth, easy-to-read manual... that are specific to this guide, the online User Guide has been included on the bottom of Gateway notebook. For all other software ■ Controlling audio and video settings ■ Using the Internet ■ Protecting your files ■ Playing ...
...: ■ Help and technical support ■ Using and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide. The label on your notebook model and its features. Gateway contact information Gateway model and serial number Important The label shown in -depth, easy-to-read manual... that are specific to this guide, the online User Guide has been included on the bottom of Gateway notebook. For all other software ■ Controlling audio and video settings ■ Using the Internet ■ Protecting your files ■ Playing ...
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For more information For more information about your notebook, visit Gateway's Support page at support.gateway.com or the Web address shown on the bottom of your notebook includes the product key code for your notebook's label. www.gateway.com Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on your operating system. The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. 3
For more information For more information about your notebook, visit Gateway's Support page at support.gateway.com or the Web address shown on the bottom of your notebook includes the product key code for your notebook's label. www.gateway.com Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on your operating system. The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. 3
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CHAPTER 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook • Identifying features • Connecting the AC adapter • Connecting the dial-up modem • Connecting to a cable or DSL modem or to an Ethernet network • Starting your notebook • Turning off your notebook • Restarting (rebooting) your notebook • Using the status indicators • Using the keyboard •...
CHAPTER 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook • Identifying features • Connecting the AC adapter • Connecting the dial-up modem • Connecting to a cable or DSL modem or to an Ethernet network • Starting your notebook • Turning off your notebook • Restarting (rebooting) your notebook • Using the status indicators • Using the keyboard •...
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... off - battery is on - battery is very low. ■ LED solid red - notebook is charging. ■ LED blinking red - Headphone jack Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. The built-in speakers are turned ...9632; LED on . ■ LED blinking - battery is in . Slide to open the LCD panel. ■ LED blue - CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook Identifying features Front www.gateway.com Speaker LCD panel release latch Headphone jack Battery charge Microphone jack indicator Power indicator Speaker Component Icon Speakers LCD panel release latch...
... off - battery is on - battery is very low. ■ LED solid red - notebook is charging. ■ LED blinking red - Headphone jack Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. The built-in speakers are turned ...9632; LED on . ■ LED blinking - battery is in . Slide to open the LCD panel. ■ LED blue - CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook Identifying features Front www.gateway.com Speaker LCD panel release latch Headphone jack Battery charge Microphone jack indicator Power indicator Speaker Component Icon Speakers LCD panel release latch...
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... jack. For more information, see "Using the DVD drive" on page 24. Caution: Provide adequate space around your notebook so air vents are blocked, your notebook may become hot enough to harm your notebook. www.gateway.com Left Identifying features Kensington lock slot S-Video out jack Ventilation fan DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington...
... jack. For more information, see "Using the DVD drive" on page 24. Caution: Provide adequate space around your notebook so air vents are blocked, your notebook may become hot enough to harm your notebook. www.gateway.com Left Identifying features Kensington lock slot S-Video out jack Ventilation fan DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington...