Table Of Contents - Gateway E-420 Maintaining & Troubleshooting

Contents
Preface ..................................................................................... iii
Conventions used in this guide .............................................................. iv
Safety instructions ................................................................................... v
Additional information sources ............................................................. vi
The Gateway Support Center.......................................................... vi
The System Restoration CD ......................................................... vii
Case Access ............................................................................ 1
Static electricity precautions ................................................................... 2
Identifying your computer case .............................................................. 3
Opening the case...................................................................................... 4
Removing the desktop case cover ................................................... 4
Removing the mid-tower case cover............................................... 6
Removing the tower case cover....................................................... 7
Replacing the cover................................................................................. 9
Replacing the desktop case cover.................................................... 9
Replacing the mid-tower case cover.............................................. 10
Replacing the tower case cover...................................................... 11
System Components ............................................................. 13
Locating components ............................................................................ 14
Desktop components...................................................................... 14
Mid-tower components.................................................................. 15
Tower components......................................................................... 16
System board ......................................................................................... 17
I/O connectors........................................................................................ 19
Front panel I/O connections........................................................... 20
Setting the jumpers................................................................................ 21
Recovery mode............................................................................... 22
Replacing the processor ........................................................................ 23
Installing memory.................................................................................. 29
Installing and replacing drives .............................................................. 31
Replacing and installing drives in your desktop computer........... 32
Replacing and installing drives in your mid-tower computer ...... 40
Replacing and installing drives in your tower computer .............. 45
Adding an expansion card..................................................................... 55
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