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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook

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Component Icon
Ventilation fan
Modem jack
IEEE 1394 port
Power connector
Component Icon
Port replicator
alignment mark
Power connector
Ethernet jack
Description
Helps cool internal components.
Warning: Do not work for long periods with the notebook resting on your
lap. If the air vents are blocked, the notebook may become hot enough to
harm your skin.
Caution: Do not block or insert objects into these slots. If these slots are
blocked, your notebook may overheat resulting in unexpected shutdown or
permanent damage to the notebook.
Caution: Provide adequate space around your notebook so air vents are not
obstructed. Do not use the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar
surface.
Plug a dial-up modem cable into this jack. For more information, see
"Connecting the dial-up modem" on page
Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
camcorder) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port.
Description
Align this mark with the corresponding mark on the port replicator before
connecting the notebook to the port replicator.
Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.
Plug an Ethernet network cable into this jack. The other end of the cable
can be plugged into a cable modem, DSL modem, or an Ethernet network
jack. For more information, see "Connecting to a cable or DSL modem or to
an Ethernet network" on page 13.
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Port replicator alignment mark
Ethernet jack