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
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Adding or replacing a hard drive
Caution
Before replacing the hard drive in your
computer, you must create restore discs
and print a copy of the restore chapter in
the User Guide. If this is not done, you will
not be able to reinstall your drivers and
programs.
To add or replace a hard drive:
1 Create restore discs and print the restore chapter in the User Guide. To
access the User Guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway
Documentation.
2 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in “Removing the side
panel” on page 12.
3 If you are adding a new drive, go to Step 7.
- OR -
If you are replacing an existing drive, go to the next step.
4 Disconnect the drive cables, noting their locations and orientation. (You
will reconnect the cables after you install the new drive.)
5 Slide the drive release latch in the direction shown.
6 Remove the hard drive by sliding it out of the drive bay.