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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Replacing the hard drive kit
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace
To replace the hard drive kit:
the hard drive.
Tools
You need the operating system disc that came
1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery
with your notebook.
disc. For more information, see “Creating Drivers
Locating Components
and Applications Recovery discs” in the online User
Guide.
If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications
Recovery disc, Gateway may send you a set of
recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with
Important
the drivers and applications already installed.
Contact Gateway Customer Care at the Web
address or telephone number shown on the label
on the bottom of your notebook.
2 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
3 Turn off your notebook.
Hard drive
bay
4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable.
5 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any
PC Cards.
Preventing static electricity discharge
6 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
then remove the battery. For more information, see
to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
7 Remove the two hard drive bay cover screws, slide
the hard drive bay cover, then remove it. The hard
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
drive is attached to the back of the cover.
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
Warning
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
•
Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
•
Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
Screws
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
•
Always hold components by their edges. Avoid touching
the edge connectors. Never slide components over any
surface.
•
Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics
stores) and attach it to a bare metal part of your workbench
or other grounded connection.
•
Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other
grounded object.
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