3
www.gateway.com
2
Obtain these additional items:
■
A Phillips screwdriver.
■
A grounding wrist strap (available at most electronic stores).
■
The red
Drivers
CD,
System Restoration Kit
, or
System Restoration
CD that
came with your computer.
■
A small container to hold hardware parts, such as screws, while you
are working.
■
The documentation that came with your computer.
3
If you are replacing a working hard drive, back up any files that you want
to save.
4
Determine which operating system your computer uses by right-clicking
the
My Computer
icon (located on the Desktop or the Start menu), then
clicking
Properties
. The name and version of your operating system are
listed on the General tab of the
System Properties
dialog box. You will need
this information to partition the hard drive.
Important
If you do not have printed documentation, go to the
Gateway Web site (
) and print the
appropriate document before starting the installation procedure.
