Gateway SYSMAN017AAUS External Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive, Hard disk drive HDD release latch

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External Floppy Drive

The system accepts an optional external floppy disk drive. This drive connects to the floppy/parallel port on the back of the unit as shown below. (It also connects to the floppy/parallel port on the docking bar. See page 24.) This connection requires a floppy drive cable:

Step 1:

Step 2:

connect the cable’s parallel connector

connect the cable’s other connec-

to the unit’s (or the docking bar’s)

tor to the floppy drive’s connector

floppy/parallel port.

(not shown).

When the floppy disk drive is installed and active, the floppy disk drive LED lights on the external floppy disk drive. (External drives do not affect status display bar icons.)

Hard Disk Drive

The system’s hard disk drive (HDD) may be removed from the unit for replacement or for switching between different hard drives.

Hard disk drive:

HDD release latch:

The instructions on the following page detail the procedure for removing and replacing the hard disk drive:

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