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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Technical Support
See the label on the bottom of the notebook for Customer
Care Information. See your hardware guide for important
safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Locating Components
Preventing static electricity discharge
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
to static electricity, also known as
electrostatic discharge
(ESD).
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
•
Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
•
Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
•
Always hold components 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 your workbench
or other grounded connection.
•
Touch 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 information, see “Creating Drivers
and Applications Recovery discs” in the online
User
Guide
.
2
Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
3
Turn off your notebook.
4
Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable.
5
Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any
Express cards.
6
Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
then remove the battery. For more information, see
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
7
Remove the two hard drive screws, then slide the old
hard drive out of the notebook.
8
If the replacement drive already has the hard drive
bracket attached, go to Step 13.
-OR-
If you need to transfer the hard drive bracket from
the old hard drive to the new hard drive, go to
Step 9.
Tools
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace
the hard drive.
You need the operating system disc that came
with your notebook.
Warning
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
Hard drive bay
Important
If you cannot create a
Drivers and Applications
Recovery
disc, Gateway may send you a set of
recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with
the drivers and applications already installed.
Contact Gateway Customer Care at the Web
address or telephone number shown on the label
on the bottom of your notebook.
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