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6Chapter 2: Removing an Existing Drivewww.gateway.comRemoving drive softwareIf you are installing a diskette, CD, or DVD drive, you do not need to rem

7Removing drive softwarewww.gateway.com4 Click Add/Remove or Remove and follow the on-screen instructions. If you are asked to remove any shared files

8Chapter 2: Removing an Existing Drivewww.gateway.comRemoving the driveTo remove the existing drive:1 Turn off your computer, then remove the computer

9Removing the drivewww.gateway.com4 Disconnect the front panel USB round data cable from the back of the flash memory drive. Make sure that you pull t

10Chapter 2: Removing an Existing Drivewww.gateway.com5 Disconnect the flash memory drive’s round data cable from the system board. Make sure that you

11Removing the drivewww.gateway.com6 Disconnect the power cable from the back of the drive. Make sure that you pull the connector, not the cable. Move

12Chapter 2: Removing an Existing Drivewww.gateway.com

313Installing aNew DriveRead this chapter to learn how to: Configure IDE and SCSI drives Install the drive

14Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comIdentifying connectorsThe following illustrations identify basic drive connectors.CD, DVD, diskette,

15Identifying connectorswww.gateway.com Jumper block. The jumper block is used to configure your IDE drive as a master, slave, or cable select drive,

16Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comConfiguring the new IDE driveYou can configure CD, DVD, diskette, and Zip drives as bootable drives.

17Configuring the new IDE drivewww.gateway.comMaster drivesIf the drive you are installing is on the end of the cable, it is the master drive. Master

18Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comSetting the IDE jumpersIDE drives contain a jumper block. A jumper block is a set of pins located on

19Configuring the new IDE drivewww.gateway.comTo set the jumpers for an IDE drive:1 Look at the jumper label to find the jumpers for setting a master,

20Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comConfiguring the new SCSI driveIf your computer contains SCSI devices, they are connected to a SCSI h

21Configuring the new SCSI drivewww.gateway.comSCSI IDsIn addition to recognizing the ends of the SCSI chain, your computer needs to designate the ord

22Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.com5 Check SCSI termination.If your drive will be the last device on the SCSI cable or the only device

23Installing a drivewww.gateway.comInstalling a driveThis section tells you how to install the drive and how to attach the cables.To install a drive:1

24Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.com4 If you are installing a CD, DVD, diskette, tape, or Zip drive, connect the data cable to the back

25Installing a drivewww.gateway.com5 Connect the front panel USB round data cable to the back of the flash memory drive. Be careful not to force the c

iContents1 Preparing to Install Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Preparing your work area .

26Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.com6 Connect the flash memory drive’s round data cable to the Front Panel USB connector on the system b

27Installing a drivewww.gateway.com10 Turn on your computer. If you installed a flash memory drive, you are finished. Stop here. If you installed a

28Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comConfiguring the BIOSIf you are installing a SCSI drive, you do not need to configure the BIOS. The i

29Configuring the BIOSwww.gateway.com5 Specify which devices you want to boot from, and in which order. To specify your 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette dr

30Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.comInstalling Zip drive softwareIf you installed a Zip drive, you need to install additional software.

31Installing Seagate tape drive softwarewww.gateway.comInstalling Seagate tape drive softwareIf you installed a Seagate tape drive, you need to instal

32Chapter 3: Installing a New Drivewww.gateway.com

433TroubleshootingThis chapter provides some solutions to common drive problems. Read this chapter to learn how to: Understand general troubleshootin

34Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.comGeneral troubleshooting guidelinesIf your computer does not recognize the new drive, try these troubleshoot

35CD or DVD drivewww.gateway.comCD or DVD driveSome of the steps in this section may require you to remove the computer case cover. Follow “Preventing

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36Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.comAudio CD does not produce sound. Make sure that the CD label is facing up, then try again. Some CDs have

37Diskette drivewww.gateway.comDiskette driveSome of the steps in this document may require you to remove the computer case cover. Follow “Preventing

38Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.com3 Right-click the icon for the diskette drive, click Format, then click Start.Your computer does not recogn

39Diskette drivewww.gateway.com If you have checked the BIOS settings and the settings are correct, the problem may be a poor connection between the

40Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.com If you have recently added any hardware to the computer, such as a tape backup unit, sound card, scanner,

41Diskette drivewww.gateway.comDiskette drive error messagesDiskette Drive 0 Failure or Diskette Drive 1 FailureThis error is usually seen as the comp

42Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.comFlash memory driveSome of the steps in this document may require you to remove the computer case cover. Fol

43Zip drivewww.gateway.comCannot copy songs from a Secure Digital memory card to my computer.Secure Digital memory cards have copy protection algorith

44Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.com Make sure that the software drivers for the Zip drive are correctly installed. See “Installing Zip drive

45Tape drivewww.gateway.comTape driveSome of the steps in this section may require you to remove the computer case cover. Follow “Preventing static el

11Preparing toInstall Your DriveThis guide provides the information you need to install a new or replacement: CD or DVD drive Diskette drive Flash

46Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.comCleaning a tape drive.The tape drive needs to be cleaned. You can clean the drive using one of two methods:

47Tape drivewww.gateway.comYour computer does not recognize your new SCSI tape drive or other SCSI devices: Make sure that you have correctly install

48Chapter 4: Troubleshootingwww.gateway.comGetting technical supportIf none of these solutions resolve your drive problems, contact Gateway Technical

A49Safety,Regulatory, andLegal InformationRegulatory compliance statementsUnited States of AmericaFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentiona

50Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Informationwww.gateway.comThis equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if n

51Regulatory compliance statementswww.gateway.comLaser safety statementAll Gateway systems equipped with CD and DVD drives comply with the appropriate

52Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Informationwww.gateway.comNoticesCopyright © 2003 Gateway, Inc.All Rights Reserved14303 Gateway PlacePoway

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2Chapter 1: Preparing to Install Your Drivewww.gateway.comTo install a drive, follow these steps:1 Remove drive software (if replacing a Zip or tape d

3Preparing your work areawww.gateway.comPreventing static electricity dischargeThe components inside your computer are extremely sensitive to static e

4Chapter 1: Preparing to Install Your Drivewww.gateway.com

25Removing anExisting DriveRead this chapter to learn how to remove an existing drive. You need to remove an existing drive if you are replacing a dri