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Gateway Solo™ 2100 Multimedia Notebook
Swapping modules
The floppy disk drive module and the battery pack are ”hot-swappable“ in
the modular option bay. This means that you can change between battery
packs or from battery pack to floppy disk drive and back again without
having to reboot the system.
This does not, however, apply to the CD-ROM.
To ensure that the system can recognize and read it, the CD-ROM must
already be installed when you boot up the system. If the system is on when
you install or remove the CD-ROM, the operating system will not ”recognize“
or ”find“ it.
To switch between the CD-ROM module and another module:
1. Save all work.
2. Press the power button, or press and hold the power button for two
seconds if you configured the power button for Suspend/Resume mode
to turn the system completely off.
3. Close the cover and turn the system over.
4. Locate the modular bay access latch, and slide the latch to the right.
5. Hold the latch in place, then place your fingers over the raised bar next
to the latch.
6. Pull the CD-ROM module straight out and away from the system.
7. Turn the floppy disk drive module or battery pack over. The system was
turned over, so the module being installed must be turned over as well.
8. Push the module straight into the bay until the latch locks into place.
9. Restart the system.
Modular
option bay
release latch
Figure 23. Locating the Release Latch
Figure 24. Removing the Module
