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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Technical Support
See the label on the bottom of the notebook for Customer
Care Information. See your hardware guide for important
safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive
to the hard drive cover.
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Remove the cover from the old drive.
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Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so
the screw holes line up.
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Replace the four screws that secure the cover to the
drive.
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Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook,
then replace the cover screws.
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Insert the battery and turn your notebook over.
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Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and
network cable.
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Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC
Cards.
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Turn on your notebook.
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If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with
the operating system, applications, and drivers
installed, you will see the Windows startup screen.
-OR-
If you see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then
press
F11
while your computer is starting.
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Insert the
Operating System Recovery CD/DVD
when
prompted, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Screws
Screws
