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...for Customer Care Information. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in . Caution Replace the power cord if it back in the United... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook's power connector. All other countries. Important If the battery charge indicator ...
...for Customer Care Information. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in . Caution Replace the power cord if it back in the United... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook's power connector. All other countries. Important If the battery charge indicator ...
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... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Locating Components Battery Replacing the Battery 3 Turn your notebook is turned on. To replace the battery: 1 If your notebook over . 9 Plug your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for Customer Care Information. See your hardware guide...
... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Locating Components Battery Replacing the Battery 3 Turn your notebook is turned on. To replace the battery: 1 If your notebook over . 9 Plug your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for Customer Care Information. See your hardware guide...
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... Replacing the DVD Drive 7 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the DVD drive. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of ...remove the battery. Screw Technical Support See the label on your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other countries. Before working with a K. Preventing static ...
... Replacing the DVD Drive 7 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the DVD drive. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of ...remove the battery. Screw Technical Support See the label on your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other countries. Before working with a K. Preventing static ...
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... replace any PC Cards. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 9. 13 Replace the memory bay cover, then tighten the six...
... replace any PC Cards. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 9. 13 Replace the memory bay cover, then tighten the six...
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...as carpeted floors, plastic, and packing foam. • Remove components from their antistatic bags only when you a set of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their ... a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the cover. The hard drive is facing up, then remove the battery. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are ready to the back of Gateway, Inc. in your hardware guide for...
...as carpeted floors, plastic, and packing foam. • Remove components from their antistatic bags only when you a set of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their ... a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the cover. The hard drive is facing up, then remove the battery. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are ready to the back of Gateway, Inc. in your hardware guide for...
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Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. See your computer is starting. 18 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen ...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. All other countries. All rights reserved. Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will ...
Technical Support See the label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. See your computer is starting. 18 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen ...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. All other countries. All rights reserved. Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will ...
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... cable, and network cable before replacing a component. Screw Screw To remove the old keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the bottom of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Memory bay Wireless network bay Keyboard screw 7 Loosen the six memory bay cover screws and one wireless network bay screw (these...
... cable, and network cable before replacing a component. Screw Screw To remove the old keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the bottom of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Memory bay Wireless network bay Keyboard screw 7 Loosen the six memory bay cover screws and one wireless network bay screw (these...
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...cover in place. The cover should easily fall into the slot under the right end of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in place. All other countries. Press down on the bottom of the keyboard cover ...keyboard. 16 Slowly rotate the keyboard toward you so it up. Important Inserting a piece of the keyboard into place. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their corresponding slots. 15 Lift the back edge of the keyboard slightly, then slowly ...
...cover in place. The cover should easily fall into the slot under the right end of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. in place. All other countries. Press down on the bottom of the keyboard cover ...keyboard. 16 Slowly rotate the keyboard toward you so it up. Important Inserting a piece of the keyboard into place. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their corresponding slots. 15 Lift the back edge of the keyboard slightly, then slowly ...
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...with a K. Never slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed), then remove the memory bay cover. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in a safe... Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it to replace the memory module. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Screws Screws To replace the memory module: 1 ...
...with a K. Never slide components over so the bottom is marked with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed), then remove the memory bay cover. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in a safe... Phillips screwdriver, remove the keyboard screw and put it to replace the memory module. See your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. Screws Screws To replace the memory module: 1 ...
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...the notch in the module lines up with the tab in one direction. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important Use only memory modules designed 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 important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. All rights reserved. All other countries. 8 If you are removing a memory module, ...
...the notch in the module lines up with the tab in one direction. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important Use only memory modules designed 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 important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. All rights reserved. All other countries. 8 If you are removing a memory module, ...
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...other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the outside of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your workbench or other grounded object. 7 Unplug the two antenna cables. 8 Move the antenna cables... or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in this notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to use them. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off...
...other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the outside of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your workbench or other grounded object. 7 Unplug the two antenna cables. 8 Move the antenna cables... or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1 ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in this notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to use them. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off...
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... module down until the module tilts upward. 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 clicks into the empty... at a 30-degree angle and insert it can only be inserted in the module slot. 12 Move the antenna wires out of Gateway, Inc. If your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the slot. -ORIf your card is held by a screw, remove the screw.
... module down until the module tilts upward. 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 clicks into the empty... at a 30-degree angle and insert it can only be inserted in the module slot. 12 Move the antenna wires out of Gateway, Inc. If your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the slot. -ORIf your card is held by a screw, remove the screw.
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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... Maintenance and troubleshooting To access the online User Guide: ■ Click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. The label on your model of your notebook contains information that includes information on the following topics: ■ Help and technical support ■ Using ...and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your notebook model and its features. Accessing the online User Guide In addition to this guide, the online User Guide has been included on the bottom of Gateway notebook. Online Support: Tech Support Phone: Hours: ...
... Maintenance and troubleshooting To access the online User Guide: ■ Click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. The label on your model of your notebook contains information that includes information on the following topics: ■ Help and technical support ■ Using ...and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your notebook model and its features. Accessing the online User Guide In addition to this guide, the online User Guide has been included on the bottom of Gateway notebook. Online Support: Tech Support Phone: Hours: ...
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The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. 3 www.gateway.com Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity The Microsoft Certificate of your notebook includes the product key code for your notebook's label. 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 Authenticity label found on your operating system.
The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. 3 www.gateway.com Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity The Microsoft Certificate of your notebook includes the product key code for your notebook's label. 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 Authenticity label found on your operating system.
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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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... in . battery is on - 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 ... output when headphones or amplified speakers are plugged into this jack. battery charge is charging. ■ LED blinking red - Plug a microphone into this jack. 6 notebook is fully charged. ■ LED purple - Slide to open the LCD panel. ■ LED blue - battery is very low. ■ LED solid red...
... in . battery is on - 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 ... output when headphones or amplified speakers are plugged into this jack. battery charge is charging. ■ LED blinking red - Plug a microphone into this jack. 6 notebook is fully charged. ■ LED purple - Slide to open the LCD panel. ■ LED blue - battery is very low. ■ LED solid red...
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... information, see "Using the DVD drive" on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on your lap. S-Video out jack ..., into this slot. If the air vents are not obstructed. www.gateway.com Left Identifying features Kensington lock slot S-Video out jack Ventilation fan DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington™ lock slot Secure your notebook to an object by connecting a Kensington cable lock to this optional jack...
... information, see "Using the DVD drive" on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on your lap. S-Video out jack ..., into this slot. If the air vents are not obstructed. www.gateway.com Left Identifying features Kensington lock slot S-Video out jack Ventilation fan DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington™ lock slot Secure your notebook to an object by connecting a Kensington cable lock to this optional jack...