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www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Replacing the hard drive kit Tools Required You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace the hard drive kit. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay Online Support: Tech Support Phone: Hours: Model: S/No: To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in the online User Guide. 2 Print the "Recovering Your System" chapter from the online User Guide for use in Step 25. 3 Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Backing up files" in the online User Guide. 4 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 36. 5 Turn off your notebook. 6 Disconnect from the optional port replicator. 7 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable if they are connected to the notebook. 8 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any PC cards. 9 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the main battery and optional secondary battery. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 31. 41

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Replacing the hard drive kit
www.gateway.com
41
Replacing the hard drive kit
Tools Required
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to
replace the hard drive kit.
If you would like more hard drive capacity, you can replace your original drive
with a higher-capacity drive.
To replace the hard drive kit:
1
Create a
Drivers and Applications Recovery
disc. For more information, see
“Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs” in the online
User
Guide
.
2
Print the “Recovering Your System” chapter from the online
User Guide
for
use in
Step 25
.
3
Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more
information, see “Backing up files” in the online
User Guide
.
4
Follow the guidelines under
“Preventing static electricity discharge” on
page 36
.
5
Turn off your notebook.
6
Disconnect from the optional port replicator.
7
Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable if they are
connected to the notebook.
8
Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove
any PC cards.
9
Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the main
battery and optional secondary battery. For more information, see
“Changing batteries” on page 31
.
Online Support:
Tech Support Phone:
Hours:
Model:
S/No:
Hard
drive bay