Gateway 7450R User Manual
Replacing and Adding Internal Devices
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6
Remove the two screws that secure the riser card to the bracket.
7
Slide the riser card to the left on the bracket to free it from the pins on
the bracket, then pull the riser card off of the bracket.
the bracket, then pull the riser card off of the bracket.
8
Place the new riser card on the bracket and secure it with the two screws
you removed in Step 6.
you removed in Step 6.
9
Insert the new riser card assembly into the chassis and insert the system
board edge connector into the connector on the back of the riser card.
board edge connector into the connector on the back of the riser card.
10
Secure the riser card with the four screws you removed in Step 4.
11
Replace any expansion cards you removed in Step 3.
12
Close the case. See “Closing the case” on page 20.
13
Reconnect all peripherals and the power cord, then turn on the system.
Replacing the system board
The system board integrates the other elements of the system, such as the
processor, memory, storage, networking, and communications.
processor, memory, storage, networking, and communications.
To replace the system board:
1
Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord and all external
peripheral devices.
peripheral devices.
2
Open the case. See “Opening the case” on page 18 and “Preventing static
electricity discharge” on page 17.
electricity discharge” on page 17.
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