Gateway DX420, GM5259e, GM5259h, GM5260, GM5266e Quick Reference Guide

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HARDWARE REFERENCE

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Contents

Chapter 1: About This Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Accessing the User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 3: Maintenance Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Replacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Replacing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Replacing the system battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Adding or replacing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing the front fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Replacing the rear fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Replacing the heat sink and processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Replacing the I/O board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 4: Configuring Drives for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

RAID for performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

RAID for security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

RAID for both: performance and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Enabling RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Creating a RAID volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Deleting a RAID volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Resetting drives to non-RAID status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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CHAPTER 1

About This Reference

• Accessing the User Guide

• Gateway contact information

• Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

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About this guide

This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that are specific

to your model of Gateway computer. For all other computer information, see

your online User Guide.

Accessing the User Guide

In addition to this guide, the User Guide has been included on your hard drive.

The User Guide is an in-depth, easy-to-read manual that includes information

on the following topics:

■ Help and technical support

■ Setting up and starting your computer

■ Using and customizing Windows and other software

■ Controlling audio and video settings

■ Using the Internet

■ Protecting your files

■ Playing and recording media

■ Networking

■ Maintenance and troubleshooting

■ Legal notices

To access the User Guide:

■ Click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.

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Gateway contact information

The label on the side of your computer case contains information that identifies your computer model and serial number. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for assistance.

Gateway contact information

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Online support: Tech Support Phone: (U.S.)

Tech Support Hours:

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Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the back or side of your computer includes the product key code for your operating system. If you ever reinstall Windows from the installation CD or DVD, you will need to enter these numbers to activate Windows.

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CHAPTER 2

Hardware Features

•Front

•Back

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Front

Your computer hardware options and

Important

port locations may vary from the

illustration below.

DVD/CD drive

USB port

(optional)

DVD/CD drive (optional)

Diskette drive (optional)

Memory card reader (optional)

Power button/ power indicator

Microphone jack

Headphone jack

Hard drive indicator

USB ports (optional)

IEEE 1394 ports (optional)

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Component Icon Description

Front

DVD/CD drive

Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and programs, watch DVDs, and store large files onto recordable discs (depending on drive type).

This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. To identify your d rive typ e and f or more information about your drive , see your user guide.

USB ports (optional) Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such as a USB printer,

scanner , ca mera , k e yboa rd, or mouse ) into one o f th ese p orts. F or mo re information, see your user guide.

Diskette drive

Insert a standard 3.5-inch diskette into the optional diskette drive.

(optional)

Memory card reader (optional)

Power button and power indicator

Insert a memory card from a digital camera, MP3 player, PDA, cellular telephone, or other devices into the memory card reader.

Press this button to turn the power on or off. You can also configure the power button to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. The power indicator lights when the computer is turned on.

Hard drive indicator Lights when the hard drive is in use.

IEEE 1394 ports (optional)

Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire digital camcorder) into these 6-pin IEEE 1394 ports. For more

or i.Link®) devices (such as a

information, see your user guide.

Headphone jack Plug powered, analog front speakers, an external amplifier, or

headphones into this jack. This jack is color-coded orange.

Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this jack. This jack is color-coded red or pink.

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Back

Your computer matches one of the two following illustrations, and includes the components listed.

Your computer hardware options and

Important

port locations may vary from the

illustrations below.

Power connector

Case cover thumbscrew

Audio in/side speaker jack

Surround left/right speaker jack

Ethernet (network) jack

IEEE 1394/FireWire™/

i.Link™ port

Voltage switch

Headphone/front speaker jack

Microphone jack

S/PDIF jack (optional) Center/subwoofer jack

USB ports

PS/2 mouse port

S-Video out jack

(optional)

TV tuner (optional)

Telephone jack

Case cover thumbscrew

PS/2 keyboard port

Monitor port

Modem (line) jack

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Case cover thumbscrew

Audio in/side speaker jack

Surround left/right speaker

Ethernet (network) jack

Power connector

jack

IEEE 1394/FireWire™/

i.Link™ port

Parallel port

Back

Voltage switch

Headphone/front speaker jack

Microphone jack

S/PDIF jack (optional) Center/subwoofer jack

USB ports

Monitor port

PS/2 mouse port

S-Video out jack

(optional)

TV tuner (optional)

Telephone jack

Case cover thumbscrew

Serial port

PS/2 keyboard port

Monitor port (optional)

Modem jack

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Available ports may vary, depending on your model.

Component Icon Description

Power connector Plug the power cord into this connector.

Case cover thumbscrews

Audio input (Line in) jack (blue plug)

-ORSide speaker jack

Center/subwoofer jack (orange plug)

Ethernet (network) jack

IEEE 1394 ports Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire

Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port. For more

PS/2 mouse port Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port.

Remove these screws before opening the case.

This jack is user configurable for one of the following: Stereo in: Plug an external audio input source (such as a stereo) into this jack so you can record sound on your computer (Default). Stereo out: Plug your side left and right speakers into this jack. For information on configuring this jack, see your user guide.

Plug your center speaker and subwoofer into this jack. For information on configuring this jack, see your user guide.

Plug an Ethernet network cable or a device (such as a DSL or cable modem for a broadband Internet connection) into this jack. For more information, see “Learning about the Internet” in your User Guide which has been incl uded on yo ur hard drive. To access thi s guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.

digital camcorder) into these 6-pin IEEE 1394 ports. For more information, see your user guide.

information, see your user guide.

or i.Link®) devices (such as a

S-Video (TV) out jack (optional)

Telephone (PHONE) jack

Voltage switch Before turning on your computer, make sure that this switch is in the

Headphone/ analog speakers jack (green plug)

-ORFront speakers jack

Microphone jack (pink plug)

Plug a standard S-Video device (such as a television) into this optional jack. Plug the other end of the cable into an S-Video jack on a television.

Plug a telephone’s cable into this jack after connecting the modem (LINE) jack. For more information on modems, see your user guide.

correct position for the correct power available. The switch is preset at the factory with the correct voltage for your area. In the United States, the utility power is supplied at a nominal 115 volts at 60 Hz. The power supply should always be set to this when your computer is operating in the United States. In other areas of the world, such as Europe, t he util ity pow er is suppli ed at 23 0 volts at 50 Hz . If you r computer is operating in an environment such as this, the voltage switch should be moved to 230.

This jack is user configurable for one of the following: Headphone: Plug headphones or amplified speakers into this jack (Default). Stereo out: Plug your front left and right speakers into this jack. For information on configuring this jack, see your user guide.

Plug a microphone into this jack.

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Component Icon Description

Back

S/PDIF optical audio jack

Rear speaker jack (black plug)

USB ports Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB Iomega™ Zip™

Monitor port Plug a monitor into this port.

Serial port Plug a serial device into this port.

PS/2 keyboard port

Modem (LINE) jack Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more information on modems,

Plug an S/PDIF optical audio connection to this jack.

Plug your right rear and left rear speakers into this jack. For information on configuring this jack, see your user guide.

drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports. For more information, see your user guide.

Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port.

see your user guide.

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