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Replacing the AC Adapter
To connect the AC adapter:
1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged.
Caution
2 Connect the AC adapter to your notebook’s power
connector.
The replacement cord must be of the same type
and voltage rating as the original cord or your
notebook may be damaged.
Replacing the AC Adapter
3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. The battery
charge indicator turns on.
Battery charge indicator
If the battery charge indicator does not turn on,
unplug the adapter from your notebook, then plug
it back in.
Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter.
The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or
Warning
Important
user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter
has dangerous voltages that can cause serious
injury or death. Contact Gateway about returning
defective AC adapters.
If the battery charge indicator does not turn blue
after three hours, contact Gateway Customer
Care at the Web address or telephone number
shown on the label on the bottom of your
notebook.
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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Replacing the Main Battery
Tips & Tricks
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Battery latch
If your notebook is connected to AC power, you can
replace the battery while the notebook is turned on.
Battery
Battery lock
Replacing the Main Battery
4 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up.
5 Slide the battery lock to the unlocked position.
6 Slide the battery release latch.
7 Slide the battery out of the notebook.
Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with a battery specifically
manufactured for your notebook. Recycle or
Warni ng
dispose of the battery as hazardous waste.
The battery used in this device may present a
fire or chemical burn hazard if mishandled. Do
not disassemble, heat above 212°F (100°C), or
incinerate.
Keep away from children.
To replace the main battery:
1 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port
replicator.
2 If your notebook is on and i s c onnected to AC power,
go to Step 3.
- OR -
If your notebook is on and is not connected to AC
power, save your work and turn off your notebook.
3 Close the LCD panel.
8 Slide a battery into the notebook until it snaps into
place.
9 Slide the battery lock to the locked position.
10 Turn your notebook over.
11 Reconnect the optional port replicator.
12 Open the LCD panel and press the power button.
If the battery charge indicator does not turn blue
after three hours, contact Gateway Customer
Important
Care at the Web address or telephone number
shown on the label on the bottom of your
notebook.
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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Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace
Tools
Locating Components
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Hard drive
bay
Preventing static electricity discharge
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
Warni ng
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
the hard drive.
You need the operating system disc that came
with your notebook.
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
Replacing the hard drive kit
To replace 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.
If you cannot create a
Important
Recovery
recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with
the drivers and applications already installed.
Contact Gateway Customer Care at the Web
address or telephone number shown on the label
on the bottom of your notebook.
disc, Gateway may send you a set of
2 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
3 Turn off your notebook.
4 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port
replicator.
5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable, if connected to your notebook.
6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your
notebook and remove any PC Cards.
7 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
then remove the main battery and optional
secondary battery. For more information, see
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
8 Remove the keyboard screw.
Drivers and Applications
• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
• Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
• Always hold components by their edges. 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 other grounded connection.
• Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other
grounded object.
Screw
9 Loosen the five hard drive bay cover screws (these
screws cannot be removed).
Screw
Screw
Screw
Screw
Screw
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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10 Use the thumb notch to lift the hard drive bay cover,
then remove it. Be careful not to break off the tabs
located on the end of the cover opposite of the
thumb notch.
11 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive
to the notebook.
Screw
Screw
12 Pull on the plastic tab to slide the old hard drive
away from the connector, then remove the drive.
Replacing the Hard Drive Kit
14 Remove the bracket from the old drive.
15 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the bracket
so the screw holes line up.
16 Replace the screws that secure the bracket to the
drive.
17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook,
then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit
to the notebook.
18 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the
cover screws.
19 Replace the keyboard screw.
13 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive
to the hard drive bracket.
Screw
Screw
20 Insert the battery(ies), then turn your notebook over.
21 Reconnect the optional port replicator.
-OR-
Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and
the network cable.
22 Reconnect all peripheral devices that were
connected to the notebook and replace any PC
Cards.
23 Turn on your notebook.
24 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
F11 while your computer is starting. Insert the
press
Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted,
then follow the on-screen instructions.
Screw
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.
2
Screw
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Replacing the Keyboard
You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade
Tools
screwdriver to replace the keyboard.
Replacing the Keyboard
7 Remove the three keyboard screws.
Screw
Preventing static electricity discharge
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
Warni ng
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
• Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
• Always hold components by their edges. 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 other grounded connection.
• Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other
grounded object.
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
Screw
Screw
8 Turn your notebook over so the top is facing up.
9 Carefully open the LCD panel to the fully opened
position.
10 Insert the small flat-blade screwdriver or
non-marring tool under the right hinge cover and
gently pry it up.
11 Pull the old cover off the notebook. You will hear
small snapping sounds as the cover comes away
from the notebook.
Removing the old keyboard
To remove the old keyboard:
1 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
2 Turn off your notebook.
3 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port
replicator.
4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable, if connected to your notebook.
5 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your
notebook and remove any PC Cards.
6 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
then remove the main battery and optional
secondary battery. For more information, see
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
12 Gently lift the back edge of the keyboard.
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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13 With the back edge of the keyboard raised, carefully
push it toward the LCD panel to release the keyboard
retaining tabs. Be careful not to damage the LCD
panel.
14 Rotate the keyboard toward you so it lies keys-down
on top of your notebook.
Replacing the Keyboard
Installing the new keyboard
To install the new keyboard:
1 Place the new keyboard keys-down on your
notebook with the space bar away from you.
2 Make sure the black keyboard connector clip is fully
raised, insert the cable into the connector, then
lower the black connector clip back to lock the
connector in place.
The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if it is
Important
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 into
the slot under the palm rest. You may need to press
down on the keyboard keys along the front edge of
the keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into their
corresponding slots.
5 Gently press the keyboard down until it is flat all the
way across. The keyboard should easily fall into
place. Be careful to not damage the LCD panel.
not twisted.
15 Lift the black connector clip, then remove the cable.
Be careful not to touch or damage any other
components.
Connector
6 Replace the keyboard cover. Press down on the cover
in several places until it clicks in place. The cover is
correctly mounted when you can run you finger
along the cover and find no loose spots. The cover
should be flat all the way across.
If the cover is not correctly replaced, your
Caution
notebook could be damaged when you try to
close the LCD panel.
7 Close the LCD panel, then turn your notebook over
so the bottom is facing up.
8 Replace the three keyboard screws.
9 Insert the battery(ies), then turn your notebook over.
10 Reconnect the optional port replicator.
-OR-
Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and
the network cable.
11 Reconnect all peripheral devices that were
connected to the notebook and replace any PC
Cards.
12 Turn on your notebook.
16 Lift the old keyboard away from the notebook.
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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Replacing the Memory Module
Replacing the Memory Module
5 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your
notebook and remove any PC Cards.
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace
Tools
the memory module.
Locating Components
Memory
bay
Preventing static electricity discharge
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
Warni ng
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
6 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
then remove the main battery and optional
secondary battery. For more information, see
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
7 Remove the keyboard screw.
Screw
8 Loosen the five memory bay cover screws (these
screws cannot be removed).
Screw
Screw
Screw
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
• Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
• Always hold components by their edges. 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 other grounded connection.
• Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other
grounded object.
Replacing the memory module
To replace the memory module:
1 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
2 Turn off your notebook.
3 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port
replicator.
4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable, if connected to your notebook.
Screw
Screw
9 Use the thumb notch to lift the memory bay cover,
then remove it. Be careful not to break off the tabs
located on the end of the cover opposite of the
thumb notch.
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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eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other brands and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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10 Gently press outward on the clip at each end of the
memory module until the module tilts upward.
Clip
Replacing the Memory Module
12 Hold the replacement module at a 30-degree angle
and insert it into the empty memory slot. This
module is keyed so it can only be inserted in one
direction. If the module does not fit, make sure that
the notch in the module lines up with the tab in the
memory bay.
13 Gently push the module down until it clicks in
place.
14 Replace the memory bay cover, then tighten the
cover screws.
15 Replace the keyboard screw.
16 Insert the battery(ies), then turn your notebook over.
17 Reconnect the optional port replicator.
-OR-
Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and
the network cable.
18 Reconnect all peripheral devices that were
connected to the notebook and replace any PC
Cards.
19 Turn on your notebook.
Clip
11 Pull the memory module out of the slot.
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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Replacing the Wireless Network Module
Replacing the Wireless
Network Module
By law, only approved wireless modules
Caution
Tools
Locating Components
provided by Gateway, or a Gateway authorized
representative, explicitly for your notebook may
be installed in this notebook.
You need a small Phillips screwdriver to replace
the wireless network module.
Replacing the wireless network module
To replace the wireless network module:
1 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static
electricity discharge.”
2 Turn off your notebook.
3 Disconnect your notebook from the optional port
replicator.
4 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and
network cable, if connected to your notebook.
5 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your
notebook and remove any PC Cards.
6 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up,
then remove the main battery and optional
secondary battery. For more information, see
“Changing Batteries” in your online hardware guide.
7 Loosen the wireless network bay cover screw (this
screw cannot be removed), then remove wireless
network bay cover.
Wireless network bay
Preventing static electricity discharge
The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive
to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).
ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive
components in your notebook.
To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical
voltages and moving parts, turn off your
Warni ng
Before working with notebook components, follow these
guidelines:
• Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors,
plastic, and packing foam.
• Remove components from their antistatic bags only when
you are ready to use them. Do not lay components on the
outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the
bags provide electrostatic protection.
• Always hold components by their edges. 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 other grounded connection.
• Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other
grounded object.
notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem
cable, and network cable before replacing a
component.
Screw
8 Unplug the two antenna cables.
Technical Support
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safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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9 Move the antenna cables out of the way.
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10 Remove the wireless network card screws.
Screw
Screw
11 Pull the module out of the slot.
Replacing the Wireless Network Module
12 Hold the new module at a 30-degree angle and insert
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 sure that the notch in the module lines
up with the tab in the module slot.
13 Move the antenna wires out of the way.
14 Replace the wireless network card screws.
15 Reattach the black antenna cable to the connector
labelled MAIN or M, then reattach the light gray
antenna cable to the connector labelled AUX or A.
16 Replace the wireless network bay cover, then tighten
the cover screw.
17 Insert the battery(ies), then turn your notebook over.
18 Reconnect the optional port replicator.
-OR-
Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and
the network cable.
19 Reconnect all peripheral devices that were
connected to the notebook and replace any PC
Cards.
20 Turn on your notebook.
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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