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Bottom view This is the bottom view of the notebook.

Component Icon Description
A. Battery   This battery was shipped partially charged. Use the AC adapter right away to charge the battery. Allow three hours for the battery to fully charge.

Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge gets low, change the battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing any unsaved work.

If your notebook unexpectedly goes into Standby mode while you are using it but the battery charge is not low, you may need to recalibrate your battery. You should also recalibrate the battery periodically to maintain the accuracy of the battery gauge.

Conserving Battery Power
Recalibrating the Battery

B. Battery latch Battery icon Unlock the battery and then slide this latch to release the battery.
C. Modular bay latch   Slide to release the module.
D. Battery lock Battery lock icon Slide the battery lock to the locked position when the battery is installed.
E. Docking port   Connect the optional port replicator to this port.

Warning: Power is passed through this port. This docking connection is certified to UL 1950 for use only with port replicators designed for your Gateway notebook.
F. Memory bay and Hard drive bay Memory icon
Hard drive icon 		This notebook uses DDR2 Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMMs). Two sockets are located in this bay.

Adding or Replacing Memory Modules

The hard drive bay is accessed from the bottom of the notebook. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive.

Replacing the Hard Drive
F. System label   The system label including the product model number is located here.
G. Mini PCIe bay   Access bay for Mini PCI Express card.