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Gateway Computer Reference Guide

Gateway Computer
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Contents
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Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer. . . . . . . 33
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the color panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adding or replacing an optical disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adding or replacing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the heat sink and processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the system battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . 57
Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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BrandGateway
ModelComputer
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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