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Replacing the hard drive kit

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Chapter 6: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing 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 To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Backing up files" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. 2 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 74. 3 Turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 5 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC cards. 6 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port replicator (see "Disconnecting from the port replicator" on page 90). 7 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up. 80 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 6: Upgrading Your Notebook
Replacing 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
Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For
more information, see “Backing up files” in
Using Your Computer
which has been included on your hard drive. To access this guide,
click
Start
,
All Programs
, then click
Gateway Documentation
.
2
Follow the guidelines under
“Preventing static electricity discharge”
on page 74
.
3
Turn off your notebook.
4
Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable.
5
Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC cards.
6
Disconnect your notebook from the optional port replicator (see
“Disconnecting from the port replicator” on page 90
).
7
Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up.
Hard
drive