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Storage, Hard drive, Optical drive – Gateway M500 User Manual

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Storage

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Storage

This notebook supplies you with the following media storage:

High-capacity Enhanced-IDE hard drive

Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW drive

Secure Digital (SD) slot

Hard drive

The high-capacity hard drive is the answer to your storage needs. This is where
your programs and data are stored.

Optical drive

A high-speed optical drive (DVD/CD-RW drive) gives you portable multimedia
access and at the same time lets you burn your data onto a recordable CD.

Inserting the disc

This notebook features a slot-loading optical drive. To insert a disc into the
optical drive, gently push the disc into the slot and the drive will lock the disc
in place and pull it inside.