Gateway has been around for quite a few years and they are known for the cow-colored boxes they ship their computers in. There is a variety of desktop computers made by Gateway, but removing a hard drive is pretty similar for all of them. You might want to remove the hard drive if you are getting rid of the computer and want to keep your data safe or use it in a new computer. This can be easily done, but might leave the new owner with a bit of work to get a new drive. Writer Bio
