Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Hardware Basics
- Maintenance Basics
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening the case
- Closing the case
- Adding or replacing memory
- Replacing the system battery
- Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive
- Adding or replacing an optional diskette drive
- Adding or replacing the memory card reader
- Adding or replacing a hard drive
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the I/O board
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the system board
- Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
- Index
CHAPTER 2: Hardware Basics www.gateway.com
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Serial port Plug a serial device into this port. For more information, see your User Guide, which is available on your
hard drive. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway
Documentation
.
PS/2 keyboard port Plug a Personal System/2
®
(PS/2) keyboard into this port.
PS/2 mouse port Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port.
DVI monitor port
(optional)
Plug a digital monitor into this port.
Modem jack (optional) Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more information, see your User Guide, which is available on
your hard drive. To access this guide, click
Start, All Programs, then click Gateway
Documentation
.
Component Icon Description