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Replacing the AC Adapter

Technical Support

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Care Information. See your hardware guide for important 
safety, regulatory, and legal information.

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Replacing the AC Adapter

To connect the AC adapter:

1

Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.

2

Connect the AC adapter to your notebook’s power 
connector.

3

Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. The battery 
charge indicator turns on.

If the battery charge indicator does not turn on, 
unplug the adapter from your notebook, then plug 
it back in.

Caution

Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged. 
The replacement cord must be of the same type 
and voltage rating as the original cord or your 
notebook may be damaged.

Warning

Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. 
The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or 
user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter 
has dangerous voltages that can cause serious 
injury or death. Contact Gateway about returning 
defective AC adapters.

Important

If the battery charge indicator does not turn blue 
after three hours, contact Gateway Customer 
Care at the Web address or telephone number 
shown on the label on the bottom of your 
notebook.

Power indicator

Summary of Contents for MX3311

Page 1: ...3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet The battery charge indicator turns on If the battery charge indicator does not turn on unplug the adapter from your notebook then plug it back in Caution Repla...

Page 2: ...lock to the unlocked position 5 Slide the battery release latch 6 Slide the battery out of the notebook 7 Slide a battery into the notebook until it snaps into place 8 Slide the battery lock to the lo...

Page 3: ...bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object Replacing the CD or DVD drive To replace the CD or DVD drive 1 Follow the guidelines under Preventing static electricity discharge 2 Make...

Page 4: ...a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object Replacing the hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit 1 If possible create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc For more infor...

Page 5: ...el side up onto the bracket so the screw holes line up 12 Replace the screws that secure the bracket to the drive 13 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook then replace the screws that secure...

Page 6: ...nch or other grounded connection Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object Removing the old keyboard To remove the old keyboard 1 Follow the guidelines under Preventing sta...

Page 7: ...to the back of the notebook insert the cable into the connector then slide the brown connector clip forward to lock the connectors in place 3 Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the keyboa...

Page 8: ...ts by their edges Avoid touching the edge connectors Never slide components over any surface Wear a grounding wrist strap available at most electronics stores and attach it to a bare metal part of you...

Page 9: ...respective companies 9 Pull the memory module out of the slot 10 Hold the new or replacement module at a 30 degree angle and insert it into the empty memory slot This module is keyed so it can only be...

Page 10: ...d touching the edge connectors Never slide components over any surface Wear a grounding wrist strap available at most electronics stores and attach it to a bare metal part of your workbench or other g...

Page 11: ...of the slot 11 Hold the new module at a 30 degree angle and insert it into the empty slot This module is keyed so it can only be inserted in one direction If the module does not fit make sure that the...

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