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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.

13

Replace the four screws that secure the cover to the 
drive.

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Slide the new hard drive into your notebook, then 
replace the cover screws.

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Insert the batteries and turn your notebook over.

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Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and 
network cable.

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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. Insert the 

Operating System Recovery CD/DVD

 when prompted.

Screws

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Summary of Contents for S-7310M

Page 1: ...onnector 3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet The power indicator turns on If the power indicator does not turn on unplug the adapter from your notebook then plug it back in Caution Replace the po...

Page 2: ...then slide the battery out of the notebook 7 Slide the replacement battery into the notebook until it snaps into place 8 Slide the battery lock to the lock position 9 Turn your notebook over 10 Recon...

Page 3: ...ce the hard drive kit 1 If possible create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc For more information see Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs in the online User Guide 2 Follow the guid...

Page 4: ...he hard drive cover 11 Remove the cover from the old drive 12 Place the new drive label side up onto the cover so the screw holes line up 13 Replace the four screws that secure the cover to the drive...

Page 5: ...other grounded connection Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object To remove the old keyboard 1 Follow the guidelines under Preventing static electricity discharge 2 Turn...

Page 6: ...nnectors then slide the black clips to lock the connectors in place 3 Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the keyboard is almost face up 4 Insert the tabs on the front edge of the keyboard...

Page 7: ...Avoid touching the edge connectors Never slide components over any surface Wear a grounding wrist strap available at most electronics stores and attach it to a bare metal part of your workbench or ot...

Page 8: ...of the module until the module tilts upward 10 Pull the memory module out of the slot 11 Hold the new or replacement module at a 30 degree angle and slide it into the empty memory slot This module is...

Page 9: ...ores and attach it to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object Replacing the wireless network module To re...

Page 10: ...e module out of the slot 12 Hold the new module at a 30 degree angle and slide it into the empty slot This module is keyed so it can only be inserted in one direction If the module does not fit make s...

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