Gateway Profile 4 Repair Manual

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16Remove the six back case cover screws.
17Place your computer face down. Avoid scratching the computer display by 
placing it on a towel or other non-abrasive surface.
Screws
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18Use a flat-blade screwdriver to push out the four side screw caps from inside 
the case, then use the screwdriver to remove the screw caps (two on each 
side of the case).
Screw capsScrew caps
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19Use a Philips screwdriver to remove the four case cover side screws (two 
on each side of the case).
Screws
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20Push up slightly on the stand so you can release the two case retaining 
tabs on the bottom of the computer.
21Press in on the case cover to release the six case retaining tabs.
Bottom case retaining tabs
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22Lift the case cover straight up, then set it aside.
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23Disconnect the hard drive, power, and LED cables from the system board. 
Disconnect the speaker and headphone/microphone jack cables from the 
audio card. Note the location and orientation of each cable. You will 
reconnect these cables later.
Hard drive cablePowe r c a ble
Speaker cablesHeadphone/Microphone jack cable
LED cable
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24Remove the five screws holding the hard drive suspension plate to the 
system board, then remove the plate.
Hard drive suspension plate
Screws
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25Remove the two screws holding the card retention plate to the computer 
chassis, then remove the plate.
Screws
Card retention plate
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26Remove the three screws securing the two gray card brackets to the system 
board.
27Remove the two gray card brackets.
28Remove the three cards from the system board. Note each card’s location 
and orientation. You will reinstall these cards later. You can slightly seesaw 
the card end-to-end as you work it out of the slot, but do not bend the 
card sideways.
ScrewScrews
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29Disconnect the LCD video, LCD power, diskette drive, and optical drive 
cables from the system board. Note the location and orientation of each 
cable. You will reconnect these cables later.
Diskette drive cable LCD video cable
LCD power cable Optical drive cable
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