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 3: Maintenance Basics www.gateway.com
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15 In the BIOS Setup utility, restore any settings that you wrote down in
Step 3.
16 Save all your settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive
To add or replace a CD or DVD drive:
1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in “Removing the side
panel” on page 12.
2 Remove the front bezel by following the instructions in “Removing the
front bezel” on page 14.
Important
The color and shape of your replacement
drive's front cover may vary from your
original drive.
3 If you are installing a new drive, go to Step 7.
- OR -
If you are replacing an existing drive, disconnect the cables from the drive,
noting their locations and orientation. You will reconnect the cables after
you install the new drive. (CD/DVD drive shown.)
4 Remove the drive thumbscrew from the CD or DVD drive.
5 Slide the drive release latch toward the back of the computer to release
the drive.
6 Slide the drive forward and out of the drive bay.
Drive thumbscrew