Turn off your convertible tablet PC.
Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC cards.

Chapter 7: Upgrading Your Convertible Tablet PC

Replacing the hard drive kit

If you would like more hard drive capacity, you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive.

Hard drive

To replace the hard drive kit:

1 Back up any data you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more information, see “Backing up files” in Using Your Computer which has been included on your hard drive. To access this guide, tap or click Start, All Programs, then tap or click Gateway Documentation.

2 Follow the guidelines under “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 90.

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6 Disconnect your convertible tablet PC from the optional port replicator (see “Disconnecting from the port replicator” on page 113).

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