Gateway E-4400 User Manual

E-4400 Desktop

System Manual

Contents

Preface

1 System Features

2 System Setup

3 Case Access

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Conventions used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Getting additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

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Standard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Vertical desktop feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

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Setting up your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Starting your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Understanding the Power-On Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting up the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning off your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Resetting your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Static electricity precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Replacing and Adding Drives

Preparing to replace or add a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Drive cabling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.5-inch diskette or CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Removing and replacing the 3.5-inch diskette or CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing an additional 3.5-inch device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Hard drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Removing and replacing the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adding a second hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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5 System Components

Removing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Replacing the processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Adding or replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Adding an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Troubleshooting the battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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6 Using the BIOS Setup Utility

About the BIOS Setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Updating the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Setting the system board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Recovery mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

7 Managing Your System

Protecting against power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Surge suppressors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Line conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Uninterruptible power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Maintaining and managing your hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Hard drive maintenance utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Hard drive management practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

System integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Protecting against viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Checking system health with LANDesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Creating a startup diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Keeping a record of system configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Using your System Restoration CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

System power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

About soft-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Using Standby in Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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8 Cleaning Your System

Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Cleaning the monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Cleaning the computer and monitor cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

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9 Troubleshooting

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Troubleshooting checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Verifying your configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Troubleshooting guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

CD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Memory/processor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Modem problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Peripheral/adapter problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

System problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Video problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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10 Safety, Regulatory, and Notices
A Specifications

Index

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Preface

Con ventions used in this manual

Throughout this manual, you will see the following conventions:

Convention Description

NTER

E

TRL+ALT+DEL

C

Setup Commands to be entered, options to select, and messages that

User’s Guide

Important A note labeled important informs you of special

Caution A caution warns you of possible damage to equipment or

Warning A warning indicates the possibility of personal injury.

Keyboard key names are printed in small capitals.
A plus sign means to press the keys at the same time.

appear on your monitor are printed in bold.
Names of publications are printed in italic.

circumstances.

loss of data.

Conventions used in this manual

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Getting additional inf ormation

Log on to the Gateway Support Center at

www.gateway.com/support

to find
information about your system or other Gateway products. Some types of
information you can access are:

Hardware driver and software application updates

■

Technical tips

■

■ Service agreement information

Technical documents and component information

■

■ Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Documentation for peripherals or optional components

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Online access to technical support

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System Features

Standard f eatures

■ Intel

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■ Two Rambus™ in-line memory module (RIMM™) sockets that support

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■ Three PCI slots

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■ Keyboard port, mouse port, serial port, parallel port, two Universal Serial

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Pentium III processor with 133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)

Desktop to tower conversion

up to 1 Gigabyte (GB) of Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
(RDRAM)

Intel 820 Camino chipset

4X AGP graphics video add-on card

One 3.5 inch 1.44 MB diskette drive, one CD drive, and one hard drive

Bus (USB) ports, RJ-45 Ethernet port, and audio line-out, audio line-in
and audio microphone-in ports

Integrated audio using Analog Devices AD1881 Digital Audio Codec
controller

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Standard features

1

Front panel

The desktop case front panel includes the following features:

Hard drive LED

Power button

Pow e r L E D

Reset
button

CD volume
control

Audio-out
jack

CD drive

Diskette
drive

CD eject
butto n

Diskette
eject button

Audio-out jack connects headphones or powered speakers that let you listen
to an audio CD (directly from the CD drive.)

CD drive plays data or audio CDs.

CD eject button ejects a CD from the CD drive.

CD volume control controls the volume of an audio CD.

Diskette drive writes to and reads from 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskettes.

Diskette eject button ejects diskettes from the diskette drive.

Hard drive LED lights when the hard drive is active.

Power button turns the computer on and off.

Power LED lights when the computer is turned on. The green light means

your computer is using full power. The amber light means your computer is
in sleep mode.

Reset Button restarts a system that becomes non-responsive.

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System Features

Rear panel

The desktop case rear panel includes the following Input/Output (I/O) ports,
connectors, and switches:

Kensington lock slot

Power connector

Voltage selector

RJ-45 LAN connector
and indicator LEDs

Thumbscrew

Line-out

Microphone-in

Line-in

USB ports

Serial port 1

Keyboard port

Parallel (printer) port

Mouse
port

Serial port 2

Video port

Kensington lock slot permits the use of a cable lock to secure the system.

®

Keyboard port connects a Personal System/2

(PS/2) compatible keyboard.

Microphone-in, Line-out, and Line-in audio jacks connect audio devices
such as speakers, tape players, and microphones.

Mouse port connects a PS/2-compatible mouse.

Parallel (printer) port connects a printer or other parallel device.

Power connector connects the computer power cord. The other end of the

power cord plugs into an AC outlet or power strip.

RJ-45 LAN connector lets you connect to a network, and the Indicator LEDs
show LAN activity (yellow LED) and 100 Mb/sec speed (green LED.)

Serial ports connect to serial devices.

Thumbscrew must be loosened to remove the cover from the system.

USB ports connect external Plug-and-Play devices.

Voltage selector sets the voltage for your area, either 115 V or 230 V.

Video port connects the monitor’s interface cable.

Rear panel

3

V ertical desktop feature

You can set up your desktop to sit vertically by using a stand included with
your accessory kit. This setup saves space and transforms your desktop into
a minitower computer. See the illustrated instructions included with your
accessory kit or the illustration below for more information.

Groove for

stand

Important If you set your system up vertically, make sure to use a

CD drive with retaining clips. You can use these clips to
hold the CD in place when using the vertical desktop
feature. The CD drive that ships with y our system includes
these clips.

To convert your computer to a tower:

1 Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if

installed), and all external peripheral devices.

2 Lift the right side of the computer until it rests vertically on its left side.
3 Lift the front of the computer by pushing on the top front, rocking it

back, and place the plastic stand in the grooves provided for that purpose.

4 Lower the front of the computer, allowing it to balance on the stand.
5 Reconnect the power cord and cables you disconnected.

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System Features

System board

The following figure and list identify system board components.

N

M

A

L

K

B

C

D
E

F
G

H

I

J

A AGP slot
B Parallel port
C

Serial port 2

D Serial port 1
E Mouse port
F Keyboard port
G USB ports (2)
H Audio line-out

System board

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I Microphone-in
J Audio line-in
K Configuration jumper (J5K1)
L Battery
M Slot 1 connector
N RIMM sockets (2)

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System Features

Riser card

The riser card is mounted to the chassis by brackets at its base and two screws
at the top. The two screws attach the riser card to a bracket attached to the
power supply cage. The riser card contains most of the connectors and slots
used by the internal system components.

Front

A

H

J

G

A SW1: Chassis intrusion switch
B
C JP11: SCSI LED connector
D Front panel control and chassis fan connector
E NLX system board edge connector
F 10 Mb/sec LED (Amber)
G CN4: CD/DVD audio connector
H PCI slots (3)

I

F

ATX power connector

K

E

B

L

C

D

I CN3: TAD/Speakerphone connector
J JP7: Wake-on-LAN connector
K JP8: Ring-in connector
L JP9: Power supply fan connector

Riser card

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Back

Pin 1 position on
each connector

A

B

C

D

E

A Primary IDE connector
B Secondary IDE connector
C Floppy Drive connector
D RJ-45 LAN connector
E Ethernet LAN Indicator LEDs (Green = 100 Mb/sec. Yellow = LAN

activity)

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System Features

System Setup

Setting up your system

Follow the instructions on the poster that came with your system for assembly
instructions. You can prepare a safer working environment before assembling
your system by following the guidelines listed below.

Provide a clean, flat, and stable surface for your system. Allow at least

■

12 inches at the rear of the computer for cabling and air circulation.

Obtain a grounded (three-prong) AC surge-protected power strip. A

■

surge-protected power strip helps protect against AC line spikes.

■ Protect your system from extreme temperature and humidity. Do not

expose your system to direct sunlight, heater ducts, or other
heat-generating objects.

Keep your computer away from equipment that generates magnetic

■

fields, such as unshielded stereo speakers. Even a telephone placed too
close to the computer may cause interference.

Plug the computer into a wall outlet or power strip that is easily

■

accessible. When you turn off the computer with the power button, some
electricity still flows through the computer. To remove all power from
the computer, you need to unplug it.

2

Important Keep the product carton and packing material, in case you

need to send the system out for repair. If you return your
system to the factory in different packaging, y our warr anty
may be void.

Setting up your system

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Starting your system

Before you start your system for the first time:

Make sure that the voltage selector switch on the back of the computer

■

is still set to the correct voltage for your area. This switch is set at the
factory to the correct voltage (see “Rear panel” on page 3 for voltage
selector switch location.)

Make sure all cables are firmly connected to the proper ports on the rear

■

panel of the computer.

Caution Make sure your computer and peripherals are turned off

and unplugged from the power outlet when you connect
peripherals to the computer.

■ Make sure the computer and monitor are plugged into an AC outlet or

power strip.

To start the system:

1 If you have connected the system components to a power strip, make

sure all the system components are turned off, then turn on the power
strip.

2 Turn on the monitor by pressing the power button.
3 Turn on the computer by pressing the power button. The power

light-emitting diode (LED) on the front panel is lit when the power is on.

4 Turn on any other components connected to the computer, such as

speakers, a printer, or a scanner.

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System Setup

Pow e r b u t to n

Pow er L E D

If nothing happens when you turn on the system:

■ Recheck the power cables to make sure that they are securely

plugged in and that your power strip (if you are using one) is
plugged in and turned on.

■ Make sure the monitor is connected to the computer, plugged into

the power strip or AC outlet, and turned on. You may also need
to adjust the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor.

Wait until the startup procedure is finished before loading a diskette in the
diskette drive, or the computer may search the diskette for startup
information.

Understanding the P ower -On Self-T est

When you turn on your computer, the Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine
checks the system memory and components. To display this information,
press T

The system displays an error message if POST finds any problems. Write down
the error message that appears.

during POST. Press ESC to bypass the remaining memory count.

AB

Setting up the operating system

At initial computer startup, the operating system takes a few minutes to set up.

Refer to your software documentation for specific questions.

To complete the operating system setup:

1 After the computer starts, the start-up wizard opens. Click
2 Type the requested information in the appropriate text boxes. When you

finish entering the information, click

Next

.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions, while selecting the desired options in

the start-up wizard dialog boxes. Continue clicking
the dialog boxes until the wizard tells you to restart your computer.

If you need to return to the previous dialog box to change any of your

Back

entries, click

.

Next

4 Restart your system. The setup is complete.

Starting your system

Next

to move through

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Turning off y our system

Every time you turn off your system, shut down the operating system first.
You may lose data if you do not follow the proper procedure.

To turn off your system in Windows NT or Windows 98:

1 Click

computer?

Start

, then select

(Windows 98 or Windows NT.)

Shut Down

(Windows 98) or

Shut down the

2 Click

OK

. The computer turns off. If you see a message saying

safe to turn off your computer

Windows NT only), turn off the computer

by pressing the power button.

3 Turn off the monitor and all peripheral devices.

Warning When you turn the computer off by pressing the power

button, some electric current still flows through the
computer. Before opening the computer case or
connecting or removing any peripherals, turn off the
computer, then unplug the power cord and modem cord
(if installed.)

Important You can use the power button to turn off your system if it

does not respond. However, you must hold the power
button in for 4 seconds to turn it off (Windows 98 only.)

It is now

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System Setup

Resetting your system

If your computer does not respond to keyboard or mouse input, you may have
to close a program or programs that may not be responding. If closing
unresponsive programs does not restore your computer to normal operation,
you may have to reset the system.

To reset your system in Windows 98:

1 Press C

is not responding.

TRL+ALT+DEL

2 Highlight a program that displays a “not responding” message, then click

End Task

. Close the program by following any additional screen prompts.

3 If the computer does not respond, restart the computer by pressing the

reset button.

4 After displaying some of the startup screens, a message appears asking if

you would like to run ScanDisk.

5 Run ScanDisk by pressing any key. Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the checks are finished, Windows starts.

To reset your system in Windows NT:

1 Press C

that is not responding.

TRL+ALT+DEL

. A window opens that lets you close a program that

. A window opens that lets you to close a program

2 Click
3 Close the program by clicking

Task Manager

, then select the program that is not responding.

End Task

.

4 If the computer does not respond, press the reset button to restart the

computer.

As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status
automatically runs. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.

Resetting your system

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System Setup

Case Access

Static electricity precautions

Static electricity can permanently damage electronic components in your
computer. When opening your computer case, always perform the following
procedure.

Caution Prevent electrostatic damage to your computer by

following static electricity precautions ev ery time you open
your computer case.

To avoid static electricity discharge:

1

Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores.)

2 Turn off the computer power.
3 Discharge any static electricity by touching a bare metal surface on the

back of the case.

4 Unplug all power cords from AC outlets and disconnect the modem cable

(if installed.)

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Static electricity precautions

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Follow these precautions to avoid electrostatic damage to your computer
components:

Avoid static-causing surfaces such as plastic and packing foam in your

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work area.

Remove the parts from their antistatic bags only when you are ready to

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use them. Do not lay parts on the outside of antistatic bags since only
the inside of a bag provides antistatic protection.

■ Always hold cards by their edges or their metal mounting brackets. Avoid

touching components on the cards and the edge connectors that connect
to expansion slots.

Never slide cards or other parts over any surface.

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Warning Avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and

moving parts, by turning off your computer and unplugging
the power cord and modem cord before removing the
computer cover.

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Case Access

Opening the case

To work on the internal components of the computer, you must open the
case, which has two removable parts:

A chassis cover, that surrounds the sides and top of the chassis

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A front bezel (faceplate) that covers the front of the chassis

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Because the components inside your computer are extremely sensitive to static
electricity, make sure to observe the precautions (see “Static electricity
precautions” on page 15) to avoid static electricity damage.

War nin g Avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and

moving parts by turning off your computer and unplugging
the power cord and modem cable (if installed) before
removing the chassis cover.

To remove the chassis cover:

1 Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if

installed), and all external peripheral devices.

2 Remove the thumbscrew or lock on the back of the case.
3 With the front of the computer facing you, locate the latches at the rear

sides of the case and pull both latches out until they clear the chassis.)

Latch

Thumbscrew

Latch

Opening the case

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4 Lift up the rear of the cover and slide the cover toward the rear of the

computer until the lip on the cover is free of the front bezel. Remove
the cover.

Side view

To remove the front bezel:

1 Lift the three upper tabs and push them through the slots in the chassis.

The top of the bezel unlatches out and away from the chassis.

2 Lift the front of the chassis until the lower bezel tabs clear the chassis

locking holes. Remove the bezel.

Upper tabs

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Case Access

Closing the case

Replace the chassis cover as soon as you finish installing or removing
components so that dust and dirt (which could damage the computer) do not
collect inside the computer.

To replace the front bezel:

1 Lift the front of the chassis and set the lower chassis tabs into the locking

holes on the bezel.

2 Press the bezel into the chassis until the three upper tabs snap into their

locking holes. Two of the three upper tabs latch underneath the locking
holes. One tab latches over the top of the chassis.

To replace the chassis cover:

1 Place the cover on the computer, making sure the tabs on the front end

are inserted underneath the bezel and the rear of the cover is in a raised
position.

2 Lower the rear of the cover onto the computer chassis until the side

latches snap into place.

3 Reinstall the thumbscrew or lock that was removed to open the case.

Closing the case

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Case Access

Replacing and Adding Drives

Preparing to replace or add a drive

One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hard drive, and one CD drive come
with your computer. You can add additional drives of the following types:

Half-height 3.5-inch diskette drives - The riser card has a floppy controller

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that supports up to two diskette drives, one of which is the 3.5-inch
diskette drive that comes with your computer.

Half-height 3.5-inch hard drives - The riser card has two IDE connectors

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that support up to two drives each. To use another type of hard drive,
such as a SCSI drive, install an add-in card.

■ Half-height 3.5-inch tape storage or disk storage devices.

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Preparing to replace or add a drive

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3.5-inch hard drive

5.25-inch CD
drive

3.5-inch
diskette drive

Additional 3.5-inch

hard drive bay

Additional 3.5-inch
drive bay

As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:

To remove and install drives, you need a grounding wrist strap and a

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Phillips screwdriver. If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag.

Before you install a drive, see the drive’s documentation for information

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on configuring the drive, setting any jumpers on the drive, and attaching
cables to the drive.

If you are installing a drive that uses an add-in controller, install the

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add-in card before you install the drive.

IDE hard drives can be configured as single, master, or slave. IDE CD

■

drives can be configured as master or slave. Configure the drives by using
the drive-select jumpers located on the drives.

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Replacing and Adding Drives

■ If only one drive is attached to a controller cable, configure the drive as

single if it is a hard drive or master if it is a CD drive. If two drives of
any type are attached to the cable, configure one as master and one as
slave.

You may need to configure the drives you install using the BIOS Setup

■

utility program. Press F1 at start up to access the BIOS Setup utility
program.

Important If you choose to buy another IDE or SCSI hard drive, you

must also buy the appropriate IDE or SCSI controller card.

Drive cabling information

Three drive cables are included with your system. The diskette drive connector
cable is used to connect diskette drives and other non-IDE devices such as
tape backup drives. The two IDE connector cables are used to connect IDE
devices such as CD drives and hard drives.

If you want to add additional drives, you can replace the drive connector
cables with ones that contain three connectors, which would let you add a
total of four IDE devices or two diskette drives.

To floppy

connector on

riser card

To diskette

drive that

came with

your system

Diskette Drive
Connector Cable

IDE Connector Cables (two cables)

Black to
secondary
IDE connector
on riser card

40 wire cable

Black to connector
on CD drive

Preparing to replace or add a drive

Blue to
primary IDE
connector
on riser
card

80 wire cable

Black to connector
on IDE drive

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