Adding Or Replacing A Cd Or Dvd Drive - Gateway GM5260 Hardware Reference Manual

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Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive

Tips & Tricks
You need a Phillips screwdriver to add or
replace a CD or DVD drive.
Important
The color and shape of your replacement
drive's front cover may vary from your
original drive.
Make sure that the positive (+) side of the new battery is facing up, then
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press the battery into the socket until it snaps into place.
Replace the side panel by following the instructions in
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panel" on page 16.
Reconnect all external cables and the power cord.
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Turn on your computer.
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Open the BIOS Setup utility.
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In the BIOS Setup utility, restore any settings that you wrote down in
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Step 3.
Save all your settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
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To add replace a CD or DVD drive:
Remove the side panel by following the instructions in
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panel" on page 14.
Remove the front bezel by following the instructions in
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front bezel" on page
If you are installing a new drive (not replacing an old one), remove the two
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drive retention screws in the drive bay, then go to
of the screws, see the photo in
If you are replacing an existing drive, disconnect the cables from the drive,
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noting their locations and orientation. You will reconnect the cables after
you install the new drive. (CD/DVD drive shown.)
Note any jumper settings on the old drive and set the jumper on the new
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drive to be the same.
Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive
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Step 6.
"Replacing the side
"Removing the side
"Removing the
Step 7. For the location
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