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...-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. need a little extra ... to find what you need additional help? If you 're looking for. Just click (Start), then click Help and Support. Gateway's Web support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible.
...-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. need a little extra ... to find what you need additional help? If you 're looking for. Just click (Start), then click Help and Support. Gateway's Web support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible.
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To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. Before you..., it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21
To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. Before you..., it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21
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... questions about your new computer. We sincerely hope that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of -class...-of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Help and Support opens. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with the outstanding...
... questions about your new computer. We sincerely hope that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of -class...-of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Help and Support opens. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with the outstanding...
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... type of Ethernet you are using a router If you are available in a different order (different colors, left to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with eight pins) on the bottom. A router lets you will be connecting your network to a high-speed Broadband...Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have not already done so. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. The router can assign IP addresses to ISP. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable...
... type of Ethernet you are using a router If you are available in a different order (different colors, left to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with eight pins) on the bottom. A router lets you will be connecting your network to a high-speed Broadband...Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have not already done so. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. The router can assign IP addresses to ISP. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable...
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...change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of up to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that you have connected the network cabling. This means that your broadband ...and personal online banking information. If you do not set up your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already ...
...change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of up to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that you have connected the network cabling. This means that your broadband ...and personal online banking information. If you do not set up your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already ...
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...to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer. Sharing resources With a network, you are unable to connect to install the printer drivers on each of the devices, then power them back on. • Refer to the network. Important To share a printer among the computers...Internet Web site. Select Diagnose and Repair on network printers 50 Take any firewall software on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is plugged in the Search Help box, then...
...to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer. Sharing resources With a network, you are unable to connect to install the printer drivers on each of the devices, then power them back on. • Refer to the network. Important To share a printer among the computers...Internet Web site. Select Diagnose and Repair on network printers 50 Take any firewall software on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is plugged in the Search Help box, then...
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...to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you transfer information between these devices without the use Bluetooth to communicate with your computer does not have a Bluetooth...your computer. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. If your printer or from . www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to the...
...to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you transfer information between these devices without the use Bluetooth to communicate with your computer does not have a Bluetooth...your computer. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. If your printer or from . www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to the...
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... projector as a "mirror" (duplicate) of the primary display, or as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. A large number appears on the screen of each monitor. 8 To use a projector or additional monitor: 1 Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector... windows. Tip To help identify your multiple monitors in this monitor. 69 Shortcut Right-click an empty space on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
... projector as a "mirror" (duplicate) of the primary display, or as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. A large number appears on the screen of each monitor. 8 To use a projector or additional monitor: 1 Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector... windows. Tip To help identify your multiple monitors in this monitor. 69 Shortcut Right-click an empty space on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
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www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
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... on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. See your printer's user guide for device problems" on adding additional memory. • Contact your computer. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56.
... on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. See your printer's user guide for device problems" on adding additional memory. • Contact your computer. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56.
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... the system tray. For instructions, see "Checking for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. Your mouse uses optical sensors that the optical sensor is 1, and the regional code for device problems" on these surfaces. The DVD regional code for...
... the system tray. For instructions, see "Checking for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. Your mouse uses optical sensors that the optical sensor is 1, and the regional code for device problems" on these surfaces. The DVD regional code for...
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... device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of problems on -screen prompts. - www.gateway.com Checking for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help pinpoint the problem. To check for future reference and troubleshooting. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the...have available if you call Customer Care. 87 A device type with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to expand the list of devices. Write down this information for device problems: 1 Click (Start), type device manager, then press...
... device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of problems on -screen prompts. - www.gateway.com Checking for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help pinpoint the problem. To check for future reference and troubleshooting. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the...have available if you call Customer Care. 87 A device type with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to expand the list of devices. Write down this information for device problems: 1 Click (Start), type device manager, then press...
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... recovering your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page...additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you can. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting...
... recovering your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page...additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you can. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting...
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...all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To... create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems...
...all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To... create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems...
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... Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. Continue...
... Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. Continue...
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..." on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on page 87. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 To recover your...
..." on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on page 87. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 To recover your...
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... for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-to complete the installation. To return to one of your system running again. Type windows system restore ...in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, ...
... for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-to complete the installation. To return to one of your system running again. Type windows system restore ...in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, ...
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www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering ... you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you may restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your system. This process may take several minutes, and...
www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering ... you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you may restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your system. This process may take several minutes, and...