Replacing The Hard Drive Kit - Gateway MX7118 Hardware Reference Manual

CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook

Replacing the hard drive kit

Tools Required
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to
replace the hard drive kit.
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Secure the DVD drive with the two screws removed in
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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, then turn
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on your notebook.
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:
Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. For more information, see
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"Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in the online User
Guide.
Print the "Recovering Your System" chapter from the online User Guide for
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use in Step 19.
Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more
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information, see "Backing up files" in the User Guide.
Follow the guidelines under
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page 34.
Turn off your notebook.
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Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable.
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Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC cards.
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Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the
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battery. For more information, see
www.gateway.com
Hard drive bay
"Preventing static electricity discharge" on
"Changing batteries" on page
Step 7.
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