Gateway FX User Manual download pdf (Page 62)

CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer

9 Make sure that the positive (+) side of the new battery

is facing up (usually the side that the battery type and

model number are etched into), then press the battery

into the socket until it snaps into place.

10 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in

“Replacing the side panel” on page 40.

11 Reconnect all external cables and the power cord.

12 Turn on your computer.

13 While your computer starts, press and hold the F1 key.

The main menu of the BIOS Setup utility opens.

14 In the BIOS Setup utility, restore any settings that you

wrote down in Step 3.

15 Save all your settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Replacing the system board

To replace the system board:

1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in

“Removing the side panel” on page 37.

2 Remove all expansion cards by following the directions

in “Adding or replacing an expansion card” on page 53.

3 Remove all memory modules by following the directions

in “Installing memory” on page 43.

4 Disconnect all the power and data cables from the

system board, noting their locations and orientation.

(You will reconnect the cables after you install the new

board.)

5 Remove the four screws that secure the power supply to

your computer, then slide it out of your computer.

Tip

You can label each cable with tape to make it easier to re-connect

them later.

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