Gateway 600YG2 Optical Drive Installation/Replacement Instructions

Warning: Disconnect the power adapter, disconnect the modem and network cables, and remove the battery. Replace the cover before restoring power or reconnecting the modem and network cables.

Note: Before beginning, review electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions.

Changing Bay Modules

1. If you are removing a DVD, recordable CD, or floppy disk drive, verify that the drive is empty.


2. On the taskbar, click the remove hardware icon, select the drive you are removing, and then click Stop.
   -OR
   Turn off the computer (do not place it in Standby or Hibernate mode).


3. Close the LCD panel. If necessary, disconnect the computer from the optional port replicator and turn the computer over.
4. Slide the bay module latch and press the bay module release button.
   


5. Slide the bay module out.


6. Firmly push the new bay module straight into the bay until the latch clicks into place.
   


7. Open the computer.


8. Start the computer.
   • If the computer is on, click OK to continue working on the computer.
   • If the computer is off, turn it on.
   
   

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