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Replacing the hinge covers

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Replacing the hinge covers

Tools you need to complete this task:

Screws removed during this task:

To replace the hinge covers:

1

Disconnect the power cord, remove the battery, and prepare your 
notebook by following the instructions in “Preparing your notebook” on 
page 5.

2

Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in “Replacing 
the keyboard cover” on page 19.

3

Open the LCD panel all the way, so that it lies flat on the table.

Phillips #0 screwdriver

Scribe or non-marring tool

2 black 2.5 × 5 mm
(left hinge cover)
1 chrome 2.5 × 6 mm
(right hinge cover)

Summary of Contents for Solo 1450

Page 1: ...Gateway Solo 1450 Service Guide ...

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Page 3: ...6 Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive kit 8 Adding or replacing memory modules 11 Replacing the modem 15 Replacing the keyboard cover 19 Replacing the hinge covers 21 Replacing the LCD panel assembly 24 Replacing the LCD lid latch 27 Replacing the keyboard 32 Replacing the cooling assembly 37 Replacing the CD or DVD drive 42 Replacing the palm rest assembly 45 Replacing the diskette drive 5...

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Page 5: ...hnical support safety notices and regulatory notices see your Gateway user s guide If you have suggestions regarding the content of this guide send an e mail with the subject Service Guide Comments to channel services gateway com 2002 Gateway Inc All rights reserved Gateway Gateway Country the Gateway stylized logo and the black and white spot design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gate...

Page 6: ...Thank you for purchasing this Factory Service Manual CD DVD from servicemanuals4u com Please check out our eBay auctions for more great deals on Factory Service Manuals servicemanuals4u ...

Page 7: ...second number indicates screw length Use this chart to identify the main components of your notebook For a complete list of replaceable parts see Contents on page i LCD panel assembly see page 24 Keyboard see page 32 CD or DVD drive see page 42 Palm rest assembly see page 45 Cooling assembly see page 37 Diskette drive see page 51 System board see page 56 LCD panel latch see page 27 ...

Page 8: ... screws lay them toward the rear of your work surface behind your notebook or far enough to the side that your arms do not accidentally brush components onto the floor To help keep track of screws try the following Place each component s screws in their own section of a parts sorter Place each component s screws next to the component on your work surface Print the first page of each task then plac...

Page 9: ...arpeted 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 memory modules and modems by their edges but avoid touching the edge connectors and components on the cards Never slide any component over any...

Page 10: ...l devices and remove any PC Cards Turn off your notebook and unplug the power cable if attached Turn over your notebook and remove the battery Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts turn off your notebook remove the battery and unplug the power cord and modem cable before opening the case Replace the cover before you restore power or reconnect the modem cable ...

Page 11: ...lete this task Screws removed during this task To replace the hard drive kit 1 Disconnect the power cord remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Turn your notebook over so that the bottom is facing up Phillips 0 screwdriver 2 black 2 5 5 mm hard drive ...

Page 12: ...drive kit www gateway com 3 Remove the two black screws that secure the hard drive kit to your notebook 4 Slide the hard drive kit out of your notebook 5 Insert the new hard drive kit and replace the two screws Black screws ...

Page 13: ...ring this task To install a new hard drive into the kit 1 Disconnect the power cord remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the hard drive kit by following the instructions in Replacing the hard drive kit on page 6 Phillips 0 screwdriver 4 chrome 3 3 5 mm hard drive 2 black 2 5 5 mm hard drive ...

Page 14: ...rive in the hard drive kit www gateway com 3 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive kit bracket 4 Remove the old drive from the bracket Chrome screw Chrome screw Chrome screw Chrome screw Bracket ...

Page 15: ...ww gateway com 5 Insert the new drive into the bracket so that the screw holes line up 6 Replace the four screws that secure the bracket to the drive 7 Insert the hard drive kit into your notebook and replace the two screws that secure the kit to your notebook ...

Page 16: ...task To add or replace memory modules 1 Disconnect the power cord remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Turn your notebook over so that the bottom is facing up Important Use only PC100 100 MHz or PC133 133 MHz memory modules Phillips 0 screwdriver ...

Page 17: ...g Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 3 Loosen the captive screw that secures the memory cover The screw cannot be removed 4 Tilt the screw side of the cover upward then slide the cover out Captive screw ...

Page 18: ... Adding or replacing memory modules www gateway com 5 To remove a module press outward on the clips at both ends of the memory module until the module tilts upward 6 Pull the memory module out of the slot ...

Page 19: ...ment module at a 30 degree angle and press it into the empty memory slot This module is keyed so that it can only be inserted in one direction If the module does not fit make sure the notch in the module lines up with the tab in the memory bay 8 Replace the memory cover then tighten the captive screw ...

Page 20: ...d during this task To replace the modem 1 Disconnect the power cord remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Turn your notebook over so that the bottom is facing up Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 2 black 2 5 4 mm modem ...

Page 21: ...ng Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 3 Loosen the captive screw that secures the modem cover The screw cannot be removed 4 Tilt the screw side of the cover upward then slide the cover out Captive screw ...

Page 22: ... Replacing the modem www gateway com 5 Remove the two black screws that secure the modem to your notebook 6 Use a scribe or small flat blade screwdriver to lift the modem out of your notebook Black screws ...

Page 23: ...ct the modem cable from the modem 8 Connect the modem cable to the new modem then align the modem s screw holes with the holes on your notebook and press the modem into place 9 Replace the two black screws that secure the modem to your notebook 10 Replace the cover then tighten the captive screw ...

Page 24: ... Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Open your notebook 3 Insert a flat blade screwdriver or non marring tool into the small notch in the bottom of the keyboard cover just above and between the Ins and Del keys then carefully pry the cover up Important To prevent damage to your notebook while using a screwdriver insert a piece of cloth between the screwdriver the keyboard and your notebook case Fl...

Page 25: ...ateway com 4 Lift the right end of the cover then slide the cover off to your right 5 Slide the left edge of the new cover into the left side of your notebook above the keyboard 6 Press down at the locations shown until the cover clicks into place Press Press Press ...

Page 26: ...remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 3 Open the LCD panel all the way so that it lies flat on the table Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 2 black 2 5 5 mm left hinge cover 1 chrome 2 5 6 mm right hinge cover ...

Page 27: ... Chapter Replacing Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 4 Remove the two black screws on the left hinge cover and the single chrome screw on the right hinge cover Black screws Chrome screw ...

Page 28: ...small screwdriver or non marring tool underneath the hinge covers When you remove the left hinge cover make sure you pry near the hinge not near the screw holes 6 Pry the hinge covers up 7 Snap the new covers into place over the hinges then replace the screws ...

Page 29: ...ing the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 3 Open the LCD panel all the way so that it lies flat on the table 4 Remove the hinge covers by following the instructions in Replacing the hinge covers on page 21 Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 1 chrome 2 4 mm LCD cable 4...

Page 30: ...25 Replacing the LCD panel assembly www gateway com 5 Remove the screw on the LCD cable plug 6 Use a scribe or small flat blade screwdriver to carefully unplug the LCD cable Chrome screw ...

Page 31: ...ur chrome hinge screws two on each hinge The LCD panel is now completely detached from your notebook 8 Place the new LCD panel assembly onto your notebook then replace the four hinge screws 9 Plug the LCD video cable into your notebook 10 Reassemble your notebook Chrome screws Chrome screws ...

Page 32: ...uctions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 3 Remove the hinge covers by following the instructions in Replacing the hinge covers on page 21 Needle nose pliers Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 6 black 2 5 4 mm LCD panel face plate 1 chrome 2 4 mm LCD cable 4 chrome 2 5 6 mm hinges...

Page 33: ...cing the LCD panel assembly on page 24 5 Move your notebook to the side and place the LCD panel assembly directly in front of you on the table 6 Use a scribe or other non marring tool to remove the six screw cover pads Place the pads on a clean metal or plastic area of your work table 7 Remove the six black screws on the LCD panel assembly Flat pads Rounded pads ...

Page 34: ...cing the LCD lid latch www gateway com 8 Insert a scribe or other non marring tool behind the face plate then carefully pry up the face plate until it completely detaches from the rest of the LCD panel assembly ...

Page 35: ... the latch and spring assembly away from the panel 10 Remove the latch button from the panel Important The LCD latch assembly contains small parts and a strong spring While removing the assembly be careful to keep the spring on its mounting post or it will fall off the post and will be difficult to find You can use a small piece of tape to help keep the spring in place ...

Page 36: ...re the thickest end of the button is on the right 12 If you have placed tape onto the spring to help keep it in place remove it 13 Replace the LCD face plate by lining up the edges and pressing it into place 14 Replace the six screws that secure the LCD face plate 15 Replace the two rounded pads near the hinges then replace the four flat pads near the top of the panel 16 Reassemble your notebook ...

Page 37: ...ing this task To remove the keyboard 1 Disconnect the power cord remove the battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 2 chrome 2 5 3 mm keyboard ...

Page 38: ... that secure the keyboard to your notebook 4 Raise the back edge of the keyboard slightly then carefully slide the keyboard back until the five tabs on the front edge of the keyboard are free from their slots Be careful not to damage the LCD panel Chrome screw Chrome screw ...

Page 39: ...34 Chapter Replacing Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 5 Slowly rotate the keyboard toward you so that it lies keys down on top of your notebook Be careful not to damage the LCD panel ...

Page 40: ...oard keys down on your notebook with the space bar away from you 8 Pull up on the keyboard connector tabs to verify the connector is in the raised position 9 Slide the end of the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector 10 Use two fingers to press down on the keyboard connector tabs This locks the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector Important The keyboard cable should slide easily into th...

Page 41: ... on the front edge of the keyboard into the corresponding slots under the palm rest Be careful not to damage the LCD panel 12 Carefully press the keyboard down until it is flat all the way across The keyboard should easily fall into place 13 Replace the two keyboard screws 14 Reassemble your notebook Tabs ...

Page 42: ...eparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 3 Remove the keyboard by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard on page 32 4 Remove the left hinge cover by following the instructions in Replacing the hinge covers on page 21 Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 2 black 2 5 5 mm left cover...

Page 43: ...lo 1450 www gateway com 5 Remove the four black screws and one chrome screw on the cooling fan then remove the six chrome screws on the heat sink Black screws Black screws Chrome screws 3 and 6 Chrome screws 1 and 2 Chrome screws 4 and 5 Fan Heat sink ...

Page 44: ...39 Replacing the cooling assembly www gateway com 6 Unplug the cooling fan ...

Page 45: ...s closest to you then pull it out toward you 8 Insert the new cooling assembly into your notebook then plug in the cooling fan Important If the cooling assembly gets stuck under the plastic near the heat sink s screw hole marked 2 use a scribe or other non marring tool to carefully pry the plastic away from the assembly ...

Page 46: ...ling assembly screws Make sure you tighten the heat sink s chrome screws in numerical order Each screw hole has a numeral next to it 10 Reassemble your notebook Warning When replacing the heat sink s chrome screws into the numbered holes tighten them in numerical order ...

Page 47: ... battery and prepare your notebook by following the instructions in Preparing your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 3 Remove the keyboard by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard on page 32 Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 1 chrome 2 4 mm CD or DVD drive top 1 black 2 5 4 mm CD or...

Page 48: ...43 Replacing the CD or DVD drive www gateway com 4 Remove the chrome screw and the black screw that secure the CD or DVD drive to your notebook Chrome screw Black screw ...

Page 49: ...ents in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 5 Slide the CD or DVD drive out of your notebook 6 Insert the new CD or DVD drive 7 Replace the two screws that secure the CD or DVD drive to your notebook 8 Reassemble your notebook ...

Page 50: ...uring this task Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 1 chrome 2 4 mm LCD cable 4 chrome 2 5 6 mm hinges 2 black 2 5 5 mm left hinge cover 1 chrome 2 5 6 mm right hinge cover 13 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest bottom 3 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest back 2 chrome 2 5 6 mm palm rest top 2 black 2 5 5 mm hard drive 2 chrome 2 5 3 mm keyboard ...

Page 51: ... kit by following the instructions in Replacing the hard drive kit on page 6 3 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 4 Remove the keyboard by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard on page 32 5 Remove the hinge covers by following the instructions in Replacing the hinge covers on page 21 6 Remove the LCD panel by following ...

Page 52: ...n the bottom of your notebook If you can loosen the screw nearest the memory cover but you cannot completely remove it either leave it in place or use a scribe or other non marring tool to remove it Black screws Black screws Black screws Black screws Black screw nearest to the memory cover ...

Page 53: ... in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 8 Turn your notebook over then remove the three black screws on the back of your notebook 9 Remove the chrome screws above the touchpad and next to the left hinge Black screws Chrome screws ...

Page 54: ...49 Replacing the palm rest assembly www gateway com 10 Unplug the touchpad s ribbon cable from your notebook ...

Page 55: ... 1450 www gateway com 11 Lift the palm rest assembly away from your notebook 12 Place the new palm rest onto your notebook 13 Attach the new palm rest s ribbon cable to your notebook then replace all of the palm rest s screws 14 Reassemble your notebook ...

Page 56: ...s 0 or 1 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 4 black 2 5 4 mm diskette drive 1 chrome 2 4 mm LCD cable 4 chrome 2 5 6 mm hinges 2 black 2 5 5 mm left hinge cover 1 chrome 2 5 6 mm right hinge cover 2 black 2 5 5 mm hard drive 2 chrome 2 5 3 mm keyboard 13 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest bottom 3 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest back 2 chrome 2 5 6 mm palm rest top ...

Page 57: ...your notebook on page 5 2 Remove the hard drive kit by following the instructions in Replacing the hard drive kit on page 6 3 Remove the keyboard cover by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard cover on page 19 4 Remove the keyboard by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard on page 32 5 Remove the palm rest assembly by following the instructions in Replacing the palm re...

Page 58: ...53 Replacing the diskette drive www gateway com 6 Remove the four black screws that secure the diskette drive to your notebook Black screw Black screw Black screw Black screw ...

Page 59: ...54 Chapter Replacing Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 7 Lift the diskette drive a few inches from your notebook 8 Disconnect the diskette drive s ribbon cable and remove the drive ...

Page 60: ...kette drive www gateway com 9 Attach the new diskette drive s ribbon cable to your notebook then line up the drive s screw holes with your notebook s screw holes 10 Replace the four black screws 11 Reassemble your notebook ...

Page 61: ...acing Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com Replacing the system board Tools you need to complete this task Phillips 0 screwdriver Scribe or non marring tool 5 0 mm hex nutdriver Flat blade screwdriver ...

Page 62: ... 2 5 5 mm left hinge cover 1 chrome 2 5 6 mm right hinge cover 2 black 2 5 5 mm hard drive 2 chrome 2 5 3 mm keyboard 13 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest bottom 3 black 2 5 5 mm palm rest back 2 chrome 2 5 6 mm palm rest top 6 chrome 2 4 mm heat sink 4 black 2 5 4 mm 1 chrome 2 5 6 mm fan 6 chrome 5 9 mm rear I O panel 4 black 2 5 4 mm system board LED indicator panel shield ...

Page 63: ...uctions in Replacing the hinge covers on page 21 7 Remove the LCD panel assembly by following the instructions in Replacing the LCD panel assembly on page 24 8 Remove the keyboard by following the instructions in Replacing the keyboard on page 32 9 Remove the cooling assembly by following the instructions in Replacing the cooling assembly on page 37 10 Remove the CD or DVD drive by following the i...

Page 64: ...59 Replacing the system board www gateway com 13 Remove the six chrome hex nuts on the rear I O panel 14 Unplug the left and right speakers from the system board Chrome hex nuts ...

Page 65: ...lacing Components in Your Gateway Solo 1450 www gateway com 15 Remove the black LED indicator panel shield screws numbered 2 4 and 8 then remove the LED indicator panel shield Black LED indicator panel shield screws ...

Page 66: ...61 Replacing the system board www gateway com 16 Remove the black system board mounting screws numbered 1 20 21 and 23 Black system board mounting screws ...

Page 67: ...ay Solo 1450 www gateway com 17 While pushing in on the PC Card eject button remove the system board Make sure the rear I O panel clears the bottom tray shown by the top arrow and the side audio jacks clear the bottom tray shown by the left arrow ...

Page 68: ...63 Replacing the system board www gateway com 18 Use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the processor lock screw turn counter clockwise then remove the processor from the old system board ...

Page 69: ... sure that Pin 1 on the processor indicated by the silk screened arrow on the corner of the processor aligns with Pin 1 on the processor socket indicated by the absence of a pin hole in the processor socket then lock the processor in place by using a flat blade screwdriver to turn the processor lock screw turn clockwise Pin 1 Pin 1 ...

Page 70: ...m board onto your notebook 21 Replace the LED indicator panel shield and the three LED indicator panel shield screws 22 Replace the four system board mounting screws 23 Connect the two speaker wires 24 Replace the six rear I O panel hex nuts 25 Reassemble your notebook ...

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