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... Customer Care Information. Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. Screws Screws 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are ready to replace the DVD drive. Never slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these...
... Customer Care Information. Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. Screws Screws 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are ready to replace the DVD drive. Never slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these...
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... trademarks of their respective companies. DVD bracket Replacing the DVD Drive 11 Slide the new DVD drive into the drive bay. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 12 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 9. 13...
... trademarks of their respective companies. DVD bracket Replacing the DVD Drive 11 Slide the new DVD drive into the drive bay. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 12 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 9. 13...
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.... All rights reserved. Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see the Windows startup screen. -ORIf you from the old drive. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the screw ... computer is starting. 18 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. See your notebook. 17 If the hard drive was sent to the hard drive cover. All other countries. in the United States and other...
.... All rights reserved. Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see the Windows startup screen. -ORIf you from the old drive. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the screw ... computer is starting. 18 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. See your notebook. 17 If the hard drive was sent to the hard drive cover. All other countries. in the United States and other...
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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... 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... off 23 Using the DVD drive 24 Identifying drive types 24 Inserting a CD or DVD 25 Using the memory card reader 25 Memory card types 25 Inserting a memory card 25 Using a memory card 26 Removing a memory card 26 Adding and removing a PC Card 26...
... 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... off 23 Using the DVD drive 24 Identifying drive types 24 Inserting a CD or DVD 25 Using the memory card reader 25 Memory card types 25 Inserting a memory card 25 Using a memory card 26 Removing a memory card 26 Adding and removing a PC Card 26...
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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 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 ... • Using the keyboard • Using the EZ Pad touchpad • Adjusting the volume • Turning your wireless radio on or off • Using the DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card • Changing batteries • Recalibrating the battery • Ordering accessories 5
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 ... • Using the keyboard • Using the EZ Pad touchpad • Adjusting the volume • Turning your wireless radio on or off • Using the DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card • Changing batteries • Recalibrating the battery • Ordering accessories 5
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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... slide it with a similar drive obtained from Gateway. Replacing the DVD drive Important Replace the DVD drive only with a similar drive provided by Gateway. If your notebook. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 32. 3 Turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 5 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards. 6 Turn...
... slide it with a similar drive obtained from Gateway. Replacing the DVD drive Important Replace the DVD drive only with a similar drive provided by Gateway. If your notebook. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 32. 3 Turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 5 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards. 6 Turn...
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... screw shown in a safe place. Depending on the end of the cover opposite of the thumb notch. 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it . Screw Screw Screw Screw Keyboard screw Screw Screw 8 Use the thumb notch to break off the tabs located on your... the top is marked with a K. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up. 36 Be careful not to lift the memory bay cover, then remove it in the following picture, then loosen the remaining six captive screws (these screws...
... screw shown in a safe place. Depending on the end of the cover opposite of the thumb notch. 9 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it . Screw Screw Screw Screw Keyboard screw Screw Screw 8 Use the thumb notch to break off the tabs located on your... the top is marked with a K. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook www.gateway.com Tips & Tricks The keyboard screw hole is facing up. 36 Be careful not to lift the memory bay cover, then remove it in the following picture, then loosen the remaining six captive screws (these screws...
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... over so the bottom is facing up. 15 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the paper clip to eject the drive tray, then pull the drive tray open. 12 Carefully slide the drive out of the drive bay. 13 Slide the new DVD drive into the DVD drive's manual eject hole, push in Step 9. 16 Replace the memory... Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 19 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on your notebook. 37 www.gateway.com Replacing the DVD drive 11 Insert a straightened paper clip into the...
... over so the bottom is facing up. 15 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the paper clip to eject the drive tray, then pull the drive tray open. 12 Carefully slide the drive out of the drive bay. 13 Slide the new DVD drive into the DVD drive's manual eject hole, push in Step 9. 16 Replace the memory... Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 19 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on your notebook. 37 www.gateway.com Replacing the DVD drive 11 Insert a straightened paper clip into the...
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... memory card 25 inserting PC Card 26 memory card slot 8 PC Card slot 8 removing memory card 25 removing PC Card 26 slots 25, 26 types of memory cards supported 25 carrying case 29 CD inserting 25 CD drive See DVD drive cellular phone memory cards 25 Certificate of Authenticity 3 clicking 22 closing unresponsive program 16...
... memory card 25 inserting PC Card 26 memory card slot 8 PC Card slot 8 removing memory card 25 removing PC Card 26 slots 25, 26 types of memory cards supported 25 carrying case 29 CD inserting 25 CD drive See DVD drive cellular phone memory cards 25 Certificate of Authenticity 3 clicking 22 closing unresponsive program 16...
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...keys 18 G Gateway model number 2, 10 serial number 2, 3 Support 3 H hard drive bay 10 indicator 17 installing 38 replacing 38 headphone jack 6 hot-swapping 26 I i.Link port 8 IEEE 1394 port 8 indicators See status indicators inkjet printer 30 installing battery 27 DVD drive 35 hard drive 38 keyboard ...LCD panel release latch 6 switching display 19 LCD/CRT system key 19 lock Kensington cable 7 M memory bay 10 installing 32 purchasing 29 removing 32 replacing 32 memory card reader locating 8 memory card types supported 25 using 25 microphone jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 model ...
...keys 18 G Gateway model number 2, 10 serial number 2, 3 Support 3 H hard drive bay 10 indicator 17 installing 38 replacing 38 headphone jack 6 hot-swapping 26 I i.Link port 8 IEEE 1394 port 8 indicators See status indicators inkjet printer 30 installing battery 27 DVD drive 35 hard drive 38 keyboard ...LCD panel release latch 6 switching display 19 LCD/CRT system key 19 lock Kensington cable 7 M memory bay 10 installing 32 purchasing 29 removing 32 replacing 32 memory card reader locating 8 memory card types supported 25 using 25 microphone jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 model ...