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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A
AC power connector 8
accessories
safety precautions 38
audio
audio in jack 9
center speaker jack 9
front speaker jack 9
headphone jack 9
line in jack 9
line out jack 9
microphone jack 7, 9
rear speaker jack 8
S/PDIF jack 9
side speaker jack 9
subwoofer jack 9
audio in jack 9
B
battery
replacing 17
bezel
removing 14
replacing 14
broadband connection
connecting
8
C
cable modem
connecting
8
cards
adding expansion
31
replacing expansion 31
case
closing
14
opening 12
CD drive
adding 18
locating drive 6
replacing 18
Certificate of Authenticity 3
closing
computer case
14
front bezel 14
connecting
PS/2 keyboard
10
PS/2 mouse 10
to Ethernet network 8
to Internet 8
to network 8
connections
audio in
9
center speaker 9
digital camera 6, 7, 9, 10
digital coaxial audio 9
digital video camera 7, 9
Ethernet 8
external audio 9
external speakers 9
Firewire 7, 9
front speaker 9
headphone 9
i.Link 7, 9
IEEE 1394 7, 9
keyboard 6, 7, 9, 10
line in 9
line out 9
microphone 7, 9
modem 10
monitor 9
mouse 6, 7, 9, 10
network 8
parallel 9
power 8
power cord 8
printer 6, 7, 9
PS/2 keyboard 10
PS/2 mouse 10
rear speakers 8
scanner 6, 7, 9
serial 10
side speaker 9
subwoofer 9
USB 6, 7, 9
video camera 7, 9
Zip drive 6, 7, 9
D
digital audio out 9
digital camera
locating serial port
10
locating USB port 6, 7, 9
digital monitor port 10
digital video camera
locating IEEE 1394 port
7, 9
DIMM
See memory
diskette drive
adding
19
replacing 19
documentation
Using Your Computer
2
drives
CD
6
DVD 6
recordable CD 6
recordable DVD 6
DSL modem
connecting
8
DVD drive
adding
18
locating drive 6
replacing 18
DVI monitor port 10
E
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 12
Ethernet jack 8
expansion card
adding
31
replacing 31
external audio jack 9
F
fan
replacing
23, 25
Firewire port 7, 9
front bezel
removing 14
replacing 14
front I/O panel
replacing
29
G
Gateway contact information 3
H
hard drive
adding 22
replacing 22
headphone jack 7, 9
heat sink
replacing
27
Hibernate mode 7
I
i.Link port 7, 9
IEEE 1394 port 7, 9
installing
battery
17
CD drive 18
diskette drive 19
DVD drive 18
expansion card 31
front bezel 14
front fan 23
front I/O panel 29
hard drive 22
heat sink 27
Index