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Replacing the system board

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CHAPTER 3: Maintenance Basics www.gateway.com Replacing the system board To replace the system board: 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 14. 2 Disconnect any expansion card cables from the cards and from the system board, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you reinstall the cards.) You can also mark the cables with tape labels to simplify reconnecting cables later. 3 Open the card retention lever. Card retention lever 4 Remove any expansion cards. You can slightly seesaw the card end-to-end to loosen the card, but do not bend the card sideways. 32

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CHAPTER 3: Maintenance Basics
www.gateway.com
32
Replacing the system board
To replace the system board:
1
Remove the side panel by following the instructions in
“Removing the side
panel” on page 14
.
2
Disconnect any expansion card cables from the cards and from the system
board, noting their locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the
cables after you reinstall the cards.) You can also mark the cables with tape
labels to simplify reconnecting cables later.
3
Open the card retention lever.
4
Remove any expansion cards. You can slightly seesaw the card end-to-end
to loosen the card, but do not bend the card sideways.
Card retention lever