Gateway Solo 1450 User manual

Gateway Solo 1450

Service Guide

Contents

Replacing components in your Gateway Solo 1450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Identifying components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Preparing your work space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Preparing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Replacing the hard drive kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adding or replacing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Replacing the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Replacing the keyboard cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the hinge covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing the LCD panel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Replacing the LCD lid latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Replacing the cooling assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing the CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Replacing the palm rest assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Replacing the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Replacing the base assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Replacing

components in

your Gateway

Solo 1450

About this guide

Use this service guide to help plan your maintenance tasks

for the Gateway Solo 1450 notebook. All tasks covered in

this guide can be performed by a field technician without

jeopardizing your notebook’s warranty.

For information on your notebook’s general maintenance,

technical support, safety notices, and regulatory notices,

see your Gateway user’s guide.

If you have suggestions regarding the content of this

guide, send an e-mail with the subject “Service Guide

Comments” to channel.services@gateway.com.

stylized logo, and the black-and-white spot design are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other

brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective companies.

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Identifying components

Where screw measurements are shown, the first number indicates screw head

width, and the second number indicates screw length.

Use this chart to identify the main components of your notebook.

LCD panel assembly

(see page 24)

Keyboard

(see page 32)

CD or DVD drive

(see page 42)

Palm rest assembly

(see page 45)

Cooling assembly

(see page 37)

Diskette drive

(see page 51)

Base assembly

(see page 56)

LCD panel latch

(see page 27)

Preparing your work space

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Preparing your work space

Before performing maintenance on your notebook, make sure your work space

and your notebook are correctly prepared.

■Wear a grounding (ESD) wrist strap.

■Use a grounded or dissipative work mat.

■Use a stable and strong table.

■Make sure the table top is large enough to hold each component as you

remove it.

■Use bright lighting to make part identification easier.

■Keep your work surface free from clutter and dust that may damage

components.

■Use a magnetized screwdriver for removing screws.

■As you remove components and screws, lay them toward the rear of your

work surface (behind your notebook) or far enough to the side that your

arms do not accidentally brush components onto the floor.

■To help keep track of screws, try the following:

■Place each component’s screws in their own section of a parts

sorter.

■Place each component’s screws next to the component on your

work surface.

■Print the first page of each task, then place the page toward the

rear of your work surface. As you remove screws, place the screws

in their respective boxes on the page. Where screw measurements

are shown, the first number indicates screw head width, and the

second number indicates screw length.

■When you place flat-headed screws on your work surface, stand

them on their heads to prevent the screws from rolling off the table.

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Preventing static electricity discharge

The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive to static

electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD).

Before replacing components, follow these guidelines:

■Turn off your notebook power.

■Remove the battery and unplug the power cord.

■Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards.

■Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores) and

attach it to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded

connection.

■Touch a bare metal surface on your workbench or other grounded object.

■Avoid static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors, plastic, and packing

foam.

■Remove components from their antistatic bags only when you are ready

to use them. Do not lay components on the outside of antistatic bags

because only the inside of the bags provide electrostatic protection.

■Always hold memory modules and modems by their edges, but avoid

touching the edge connectors and components on the cards.

■Never slide any component over any surface.

Caution ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge

sensitive components in your notebook. Prevent ESD

damage by following ESD guidelines every time you open

your notebook case.

Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and

moving parts, turn off your notebook, remove the battery,

and unplug the power cord and modem cable before

opening the case.

Warning To prevent risk of electric shock, do not insert any object

into the vent holes of your notebook.

Preparing your work space

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Preparing your notebook

To prepare your notebook for maintenance:

■Make sure the CD or DVD drive and the diskette drive are empty.

■Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards.

■Turn off your notebook and unplug the power cable (if attached).

■Turn over your notebook and remove the battery.

Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and

moving parts, turn off your notebook, remove the battery,

and unplug the power cord and modem cable before

opening the case. Replace the cover before you restore

power or reconnect the modem cable.

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Replacing the hard drive kit

Tools you need to complete this task:

Screws removed during this task:

To replace the hard drive kit:

1Disconnect the power cord, remove the battery, and prepare your

notebook by following the instructions in “Preparing your notebook” on

page 5.

2Turn your notebook over so that the bottom is facing up.

Phillips #0 driver

2 black 2.5 × 5 mm

(hard drive)

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