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Gateway DX4200 User Manual

Gateway DX4200
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Contents
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Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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 left side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing the right side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the side panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the color panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adding or replacing an optical disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adding or replacing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . 51
Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Creating system recovery discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Deleting unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Gateway DX4200 Specifications

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BrandGateway
ModelDX4200
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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