Gateway Profile 5 Service Manual

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6Press outward on the two Mini PCI retaining clips until the card flips up.
7Remove the Mini PCI card from the slot.
8Insert the new Mini PCI card into the slot, then press it down until the 
retaining clips snap into place. The card must be fully seated in the slot 
before the retaining clips will snap into place. 

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9Plug the antenna cables back into the Mini PCI card. The gray cable 
connects to the post labeled 
MAIN, and the black cable connects to the post 
labeled 
AUX.
10If you removed a video board, reinstall it by following the instructions in 
“Replacing the video board” on page 33.
11Reinstall the blower assembly by following the instructions in “Replacing 
the blower assembly” on page 14.
12Reinstall the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing...

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Replacing the speakers
Time to complete: 9 minutes
To replace the speakers:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2Remove the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8.
3Remove the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O 
panel” on page 10.
4Unplug the speaker wires from the system board.
Right
speaker wire...

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5Remove the front panel and speaker grille by following the instructions 
in “Replacing the front panel and speaker grille” on page 5.
6Remove the two screws that secure the front control circuit board to the 
computer.
7Pull the front control circuit board away from the computer to expose the 
left speaker wires that run underneath it.
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8Remove the two screws from the speaker you are replacing. 
9Pull the speaker out of the computer while carefully threading the speaker 
wire out of the wire access port.
10Insert the replacement speaker into the computer, then secure it using the 
two screws you removed previously.
11Thread the speaker wire along the inside of the front panel area, then 
thread the speaker wire connector through the wire access port.
Screws
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12Plug the wire into the appropriate connector on the system board.
13Replace the speaker grille and the front panel by following the instruction 
in “Replacing the front panel and speaker grille” on page 5.
14Reinstall the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O 
panel” on page 10.
15Reinstall the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8.
Right
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Replacing the LCD panel assembly
Time to complete: 8 minutes
To replace the LCD panel assembly:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2Remove the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the 
back panel” on page 8.
3Remove the blower assembly by following the instructions in “Replacing 
the blower assembly” on page 14.
4Remove the reusable cable ties that...

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5Disconnect the video signal (LVDS) cable and video power cable from the 
system board.
6Thread the two video cables through the hole at the top center of the 
chassis.
7Rotate the LCD panel upward as far as it will go.
Video signal 
(LVDS) cable Video power 
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8Rotate the top of the hinge cover toward you, then pull it away from the 
computer.
9Slide the LCD panel down about one inch. 

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10Slide the LCD hinge plate cover to the left, then pull the cover away from 
the computer. If the cover is difficult to remove, make sure all six hooks 
on the cover have disengaged from the LCD panel.
LCD hinge plate cover