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Batteries

If you run your notebook on battery power for extended periods, you may want to buy an additional main battery or a secondary battery so you can swap batteries when necessary. See “Changing batteries” on page 59 for more information about using an additional battery.

Bay modules

Your notebook’smodular bay supports different bay modules, such as a CD drive, DVD drive, combination DVD/CD-RW drive, DVD±RW drive, a second hard drive, a diskette drive, a secondary battery, ora weightsaver. A weightsaveris a device designed to reduce the weight of your notebook. See “Changing modules” on page 42 for more information.

Carrying cases

Gateway has large-capacity carrying cases if you need additional space for accessories or supplies.

Hard drives

If you want to increase your internal storage space, try replacing your existing hard drive with a larger drive. See “Replacing the hard drive kit” on page 89 for more information.

Memory

Large programs, such as multimedia games or graphics programs, use a lot of memory. If your programs are running more slowly than you think they should, try adding more memory. See “Adding or replacing memory modules” on page 85 for more information.

Port replicators

Although you can attach devices directly to your notebook, a port replicator lets you make all of those connections at one time. When you travel with your notebook, you merely disconnect from the port replicator instead of unplugging all the devices.

A port replicator also provides additional ports and other expansion features not included with your notebook. See the user guide for the port replicator for more information about using a port replicator with your notebook.

Printers

You can attach almost any type of printer to your notebook. The most common types are inkjet and laser printers, which print in color or black and white.

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