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Adding a second hard drive – Gateway E-4400 User Manual

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Hard drives

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9

Close the case (see “Closing the case” on page 19.)

10

Reconnect the power and modem cords, and turn on the system.

Adding a second hard drive

The system comes with a metal drive-mounting bracket you can use to install
an additional internal hard drive. Due to difficulties in routing the existing
IDE connector cable to this drive, you will need to purchase a PCI IDE drive
controller add-in card and an additional IDE connector cable to complete the
installation.

To install a second hard drive:

1

Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if
installed), and all external peripheral devices.

2

Open the case (see “Opening the case” on page 17), observing the “Static
electricity precautions” on page 15.

3

Locate and remove the two screws that attach the mounting bracket to
the front of the chassis.

4

Remove the CD drive from the chassis so you can access the mounting
bracket. (see “3.5-inch diskette or CD drives” on page 24, for instructions
on removing the CD drive.)

Mounting bracket

Screws