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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Technical Support
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Care Information. See your hardware guide for important
safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive
to the hard drive kit bracket.
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Remove the bracket from the old drive.
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Place the new drive, label side up, onto the bracket
so the screw holes line up.
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Replace the four screws that secure the bracket to the
drive.
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Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook,
then replace the screw that secures the hard drive kit
to the notebook.
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Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over.
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Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and
network cable.
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Turn on your notebook.
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If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with
the operating system, applications, and drivers
installed, you will see the Windows startup screen.
-OR-
If you see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then
press
F11
while your computer is starting.
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Insert the
Operating System Recovery CD/DVD
when
prompted.
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