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... see the User Guide or Reference Guide that came with the device. Memory card reader DVD/CD drive IEEE 1394/ FireWire™ port Headphone jack Microphone jack Power button/ power indicator USB ports DVD/CD drive (optional) Voltage switch Power connector Video jack (optional) PS/2 keyboard port Audio left jack (optional) Audio right jack (optional) USB ports S/PDIF jack Microphone jack Headphone jack Wireless antenna connectors (optional) Case cover thumbscrew PS/2 mouse port Integrated monitor (VGA) port IEEE 1394/ FireWire™ port Ethernet (network) jack Center/subwoofer...
... see the User Guide or Reference Guide that came with the device. Memory card reader DVD/CD drive IEEE 1394/ FireWire™ port Headphone jack Microphone jack Power button/ power indicator USB ports DVD/CD drive (optional) Voltage switch Power connector Video jack (optional) PS/2 keyboard port Audio left jack (optional) Audio right jack (optional) USB ports S/PDIF jack Microphone jack Headphone jack Wireless antenna connectors (optional) Case cover thumbscrew PS/2 mouse port Integrated monitor (VGA) port IEEE 1394/ FireWire™ port Ethernet (network) jack Center/subwoofer...
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... other device 32 Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer 33 Preventing static electricity discharge 34 Opening the case 34 Removing the side panel 35 Removing the front bezel 35 Closing the case 37 Replacing the front bezel 37 Replacing the side panel 37 Replacing the color panel 38 Installing memory 40 Adding or replacing an optical disc drive 43 Replacing the memory card reader 45 Adding or replacing a hard drive 46 Replacing the heat sink and processor 49 Adding or replacing an expansion card 51 Replacing...
... other device 32 Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer 33 Preventing static electricity discharge 34 Opening the case 34 Removing the side panel 35 Removing the front bezel 35 Closing the case 37 Replacing the front bezel 37 Replacing the side panel 37 Replacing the color panel 38 Installing memory 40 Adding or replacing an optical disc drive 43 Replacing the memory card reader 45 Adding or replacing a hard drive 46 Replacing the heat sink and processor 49 Adding or replacing an expansion card 51 Replacing...
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... other software • Controlling audio and video settings • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your computer's label. CHAPTER 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that includes information on your computer because hardware options and port locations may look different than your hard drive. Accessing the online User Guide In addition to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications...
... other software • Controlling audio and video settings • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your computer's label. CHAPTER 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that includes information on your computer because hardware options and port locations may look different than your hard drive. Accessing the online User Guide In addition to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications...
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...-coded pink. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD, Blu-ray, or HD DVD drive. This jack is turned on. You can also configure the power button to these 6-pin IEEE 1394 ports. Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a digital camcorder) into the memory card reader. Connect your drive, see "Identifying optical drive types" on or off. Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire®) devices (such as a USB external drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard...
...-coded pink. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD, Blu-ray, or HD DVD drive. This jack is turned on. You can also configure the power button to these 6-pin IEEE 1394 ports. Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a digital camcorder) into the memory card reader. Connect your drive, see "Identifying optical drive types" on or off. Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire®) devices (such as a USB external drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard...
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...(green plug) -ORFront speakers jack Wireless network antenna (optional) and connectors Case cover thumbscrew PS/2 mouse port Monitor (VGA) port IEEE 1394 port Ethernet (network) jack Center/subwoofer jack (orange plug) (optional) Description Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a digital camcorder) into this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port. For more information, see "Learning about the Internet" in the online User Guide. Plug a VGA (blue connector) monitor cable into this port. For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other device" on page 32. Connect this...
...(green plug) -ORFront speakers jack Wireless network antenna (optional) and connectors Case cover thumbscrew PS/2 mouse port Monitor (VGA) port IEEE 1394 port Ethernet (network) jack Center/subwoofer jack (orange plug) (optional) Description Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a digital camcorder) into this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port. For more information, see "Learning about the Internet" in the online User Guide. Plug a VGA (blue connector) monitor cable into this port. For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other device" on page 32. Connect this...
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... to its user guide. 7 Press the card retention lever back into the expansion slot. If you have added a new expansion card, connect its cables according to loosen the card, but do not bend the card sideways. Dispose of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. If the computer clock does not keep time or the settings in the BIOS Setup utility are replacing an expansion card, remove the old card. You can...
... to its user guide. 7 Press the card retention lever back into the expansion slot. If you have added a new expansion card, connect its cables according to loosen the card, but do not bend the card sideways. Dispose of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. If the computer clock does not keep time or the settings in the BIOS Setup utility are replacing an expansion card, remove the old card. You can...
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... Make sure that your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on and while the modem cable, network cable, and power cord are connected. Help For more information about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword/phrase troubleshooting in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that you use a power...
... Make sure that your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on and while the modem cable, network cable, and power cord are connected. Help For more information about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword/phrase troubleshooting in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that you use a power...
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... connect to make sure that the mouse port works. Contact your online User Guide, or "Ethernet" on page 77. Passwords Your computer does not accept your password • Make sure that interferes with a clean, damp cloth. Try a different mouse pad. Help For more information about network troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrase network troubleshooting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Make sure that the optical...
... connect to make sure that the mouse port works. Contact your online User Guide, or "Ethernet" on page 77. Passwords Your computer does not accept your password • Make sure that interferes with a clean, damp cloth. Try a different mouse pad. Help For more information about network troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrase network troubleshooting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Make sure that the optical...
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... Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the...
... Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the...
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..., your pre-installed software and device drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 94 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your only option for system recovery may be to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have a DVD-compatible drive to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see...
..., your pre-installed software and device drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 94 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your only option for system recovery may be to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have a DVD-compatible drive to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see...
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... your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. You still need to reinstall any software that was not pre-installed on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to recover your computer. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you...
... your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. You still need to reinstall any software that was not pre-installed on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to recover your computer. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you...
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... adjusting volume 89 connecting 10 diagnostics 88 dialing properties 86 troubleshooting 85 troubleshooting connection speed 87 digital audio out 9 digital camera locating USB port 7, 9 digital video camera locating IEEE 1394 port 7, 9 DIMM See memory directional keys 20, 21 Disk Cleanup 64 Disk Defragmenter 65 diskette troubleshooting 75 diskette drive 7 identifying 29 troubleshooting 75 using 29 display cleaning 60 troubleshooting 76 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 94, 97 re-installing 93, 94 drives backing up...
... adjusting volume 89 connecting 10 diagnostics 88 dialing properties 86 troubleshooting 85 troubleshooting connection speed 87 digital audio out 9 digital camera locating USB port 7, 9 digital video camera locating IEEE 1394 port 7, 9 DIMM See memory directional keys 20, 21 Disk Cleanup 64 Disk Defragmenter 65 diskette troubleshooting 75 diskette drive 7 identifying 29 troubleshooting 75 using 29 display cleaning 60 troubleshooting 76 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 94, 97 re-installing 93, 94 drives backing up...
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... 64 finding 70 opening 23 transferring 69 troubleshooting 78 types 69 finding files 70 files and folders 69 Firewire port 7, 9, 32 folders opening 23 fragmentation 65 front bezel removing 37 replacing 37 function keys 19, 21 G Gateway contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 96 re-installing programs 96 re-installing software 96 H hard drive adding 46 backing up files 66 checking for errors 64 checking for free space 63 defragmenting...
... 64 finding 70 opening 23 transferring 69 troubleshooting 78 types 69 finding files 70 files and folders 69 Firewire port 7, 9, 32 folders opening 23 fragmentation 65 front bezel removing 37 replacing 37 function keys 19, 21 G Gateway contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 96 re-installing programs 96 re-installing software 96 H hard drive adding 46 backing up files 66 checking for errors 64 checking for free space 63 defragmenting...
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... 7 troubleshooting 90 turning off computer 17 turning on computer 16 power button 7 power supply 15 printer installing 32 setting default 91 troubleshooting 91 USB port 7, 9 programs closing unresponsive 18 opening 23 recovery discs 94, 97 re-installing 93, 94 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 18 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 93, 94 programs 93, 94 software 93, 94 system 93 Windows 93 with Gateway Recovery Center 96 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs...
... 7 troubleshooting 90 turning off computer 17 turning on computer 16 power button 7 power supply 15 printer installing 32 setting default 91 troubleshooting 91 USB port 7, 9 programs closing unresponsive 18 opening 23 recovery discs 94, 97 re-installing 93, 94 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 18 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 93, 94 programs 93, 94 software 93, 94 system 93 Windows 93 with Gateway Recovery Center 96 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs...
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... CD 34 Creating a video DVD 35 Creating and copying data discs 37 Creating a data disc 37 Using Windows Media Center 38 Starting Windows Media Center 38 Using the Media Center remote control 40 Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 41 Introduction to Networking 42 Networking terms you should know 42 Ethernet networking 42 Wired Ethernet networking 42 Wireless Ethernet networking 45 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 47 Testing your network 50 Adding a printer to your network 50 Sharing resources 50 Using the network 52 Bluetooth networking 53 Chapter 6: Protecting...
... CD 34 Creating a video DVD 35 Creating and copying data discs 37 Creating a data disc 37 Using Windows Media Center 38 Starting Windows Media Center 38 Using the Media Center remote control 40 Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 41 Introduction to Networking 42 Networking terms you should know 42 Ethernet networking 42 Wired Ethernet networking 42 Wireless Ethernet networking 45 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 47 Testing your network 50 Adding a printer to your network 50 Sharing resources 50 Using the network 52 Bluetooth networking 53 Chapter 6: Protecting...
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... network. This number will be used to each of a wired Ethernet network. This connection type is an example of these components. Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet Important Check local code requirements before installing Ethernet cable or other wiring in the home. Standard Ethernet runs at 10 Mbps, Fast Ethernet runs at 100 Mbps, and Gigabit Ethernet runs at three different speeds. Example router-based Ethernet network The following is commonly used for the network. A wireless personal area network...
... network. This number will be used to each of a wired Ethernet network. This connection type is an example of these components. Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet Important Check local code requirements before installing Ethernet cable or other wiring in the home. Standard Ethernet runs at 10 Mbps, Fast Ethernet runs at 100 Mbps, and Gigabit Ethernet runs at three different speeds. Example router-based Ethernet network The following is commonly used for the network. A wireless personal area network...
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... wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have Ethernet already installed. Before you change anything about 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with your network as well. 44 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of a router. Use the documentation that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Plug your Ethernet cable into your Internet service...
... wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have Ethernet already installed. Before you change anything about 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with your network as well. 44 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of a router. Use the documentation that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Plug your Ethernet cable into your Internet service...
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... each computer on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your ISP for any required drivers. www.gateway.com Setting up a wired network, make sure that you have connected the network cabling. Each computer name must contain some letters. 6 Type a name for instructions on the network a unique Computer...
... each computer on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your ISP for any required drivers. www.gateway.com Setting up a wired network, make sure that you have connected the network cabling. Each computer name must contain some letters. 6 Type a name for instructions on the network a unique Computer...
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... access point. Type wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each network computer are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of your computers, you can add a printer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information. • Contact your network. After the drives and printers on each of the devices, then power...
... access point. Type wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each network computer are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of your computers, you can add a printer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information. • Contact your network. After the drives and printers on each of the devices, then power...
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... primary monitor (both monitors have the same content), click to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto...
... primary monitor (both monitors have the same content), click to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto...