Gateway Profile 5 Service Manual

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Replacing drives
Replacing the optical drive
Time to complete: 4.5 minutes
To replace the optical drive:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2Remove the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8.
3Remove the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O 
panel” on page 10.
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5Push the drive out of its bay toward the front of the computer.
6From the front of the computer, pull the drive out of the computer.
7Slide the new drive into the drive slot until the front of the drive is flush 
with the front panel of the computer.
8Secure the drive to the chassis using the screw you removed previously.
9Plug the drive’s ribbon cable into the new drive. 

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10Reinstall the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O 
panel” on page 10.
11Reinstall the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8.
Replacing the diskette drive
Time to complete: 4.5 minutes
To replace the diskette drive:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
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4Slide the brown locking clip up on the ribbon cable connector, then slide 
the ribbon cable out of the connector.
5Remove the screw that secures the diskette drive to the chassis.
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6Push the drive out of its bay toward the front of the computer.
7From the front of the computer, pull the drive out of the computer.
8Slide the new drive into the drive slot until the front of the drive is flush 
with the front panel of the computer.
9Secure the drive to the chassis using the screw you removed previously.
10Make sure that the drive connector’s brown locking clip is up, then slide 
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11Lock the ribbon cable into place by sliding the brown locking clip down.
12Reinstall the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O 
panel” on page 10.
13Reinstall the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8. 

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Replacing the hard drive
Time to complete: 5 minutes
To replace the hard drive:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2Remove the back panel of the computer by following the instructions in 
“Replacing the back panel” on page 8.
3Press the drive cage release latch.
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4While holding the latch, pull the drive cage out of the computer.
5Disconnect the drive cable and power cable from the hard drive. 

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6Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive cage.
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7Remove the drive.
8Make sure that the jumpers on the new drive are set the same as the drive 
you are replacing.
9Insert the new drive into the drive cage and secure it with the four screws 
removed earlier.
10Connect the drive cable and power cable to the drive.
11Slide the drive cage into the computer until it clicks into place. Make sure 
that the drive cage’s rails engage the rail guides in the top of the hard drive 
cage bay.
12Reinstall the back panel by...