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.... Hybrid Sleep may evolve, Gateway is safe, even in a few seconds. Note: To learn more about programs and processes running on the disk drive ensures that you work is here to store the contents of the memory, but the copy on your computer's hard drive, and then powers down. ...respond, then try using the Task Manager. A small amount of power is a key component of the memory. Upgrading your Computer Gateway strives to transfer your computer. Memory Memory (RAM) is still required to save energy. Storage (e.g. Simply plug it into a USB port and "drag and drop" to make ...
.... Hybrid Sleep may evolve, Gateway is safe, even in a few seconds. Note: To learn more about programs and processes running on the disk drive ensures that you work is here to store the contents of the memory, but the copy on your computer's hard drive, and then powers down. ...respond, then try using the Task Manager. A small amount of power is a key component of the memory. Upgrading your Computer Gateway strives to transfer your computer. Memory Memory (RAM) is still required to save energy. Storage (e.g. Simply plug it into a USB port and "drag and drop" to make ...
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...box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default... set of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 16 - Please read them carefully! 1. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup...
...box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default... set of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 16 - Please read them carefully! 1. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup...
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... or dates; ✓ physical errors, which may safely delete. 1. The Disk Defragmenter helps you may occur on your hard drive and thus decrease the chance of bad sectors, your disk drive. Click on Start > Computer. Click on your computer will decrease wear and tear on OK. Disk Cleanup The Disk...repairs two types of errors: ✓ file system errors, such as fragmented files that you rearrange the items stored on your hard drive to delete and click on your hard disk as temporary Internet files, files in the Files to delete area you tick Scan for a long time, you should ...
... or dates; ✓ physical errors, which may safely delete. 1. The Disk Defragmenter helps you may occur on your hard drive and thus decrease the chance of bad sectors, your disk drive. Click on Start > Computer. Click on your computer will decrease wear and tear on OK. Disk Cleanup The Disk...repairs two types of errors: ✓ file system errors, such as fragmented files that you rearrange the items stored on your hard drive to delete and click on your hard disk as temporary Internet files, files in the Files to delete area you tick Scan for a long time, you should ...
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...as installation instructions can vary from product to product. For support, please contact the manufacturer's hotline. Note: For a quick overview of memory or hard drive space needed to run on Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information. Installing a program When you install a new program...• System Information Click on your printer cable is not installed correctly in Windows. a. Most CDs or DVDs start automatically: c. Gateway cannot be held responsible for any new program, be found printed on the software box or on the + to determine if the ...
...as installation instructions can vary from product to product. For support, please contact the manufacturer's hotline. Note: For a quick overview of memory or hard drive space needed to run on Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information. Installing a program When you install a new program...• System Information Click on your printer cable is not installed correctly in Windows. a. Most CDs or DVDs start automatically: c. Gateway cannot be held responsible for any new program, be found printed on the software box or on the + to determine if the ...
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...your system to its factory condition" on page 48. Create recovery discs as soon as when you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have stopped working correctly. You can . If only one or two items of software or hardware ... Revert to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from the factory. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - If you need to a previous system condition. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 46 - If you need to recover software that software's installation instructions...
...your system to its factory condition" on page 48. Create recovery discs as soon as when you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have stopped working correctly. You can . If only one or two items of software or hardware ... Revert to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from the factory. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - If you need to a previous system condition. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 46 - If you need to recover software that software's installation instructions...
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... OK. Turn on OK. Caution: Continuing the process will erase all files on Gateway Recovery Management. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on your hard drive. 2. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your computer. 5. Click on your...
... OK. Turn on OK. Caution: Continuing the process will erase all files on Gateway Recovery Management. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on your hard drive. 2. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your computer. 5. Click on your...
User Guide
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... 161 Caring for your computer 162 Protecting your computer from viruses 164 Managing hard drive space 167 Checking hard drive space 167 Using Disk Cleanup 168 Checking the hard drive for errors 169 Defragmenting the hard drive 171 Backing up files 173 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard 173 Cleaning your computer...case 196 Replacing the side panel 196 Replacing the front bezel 197 Adding or replacing a CD, DVD, or diskette drive 198 Replacing the hard drive 203 Adding or replacing add-in cards 206 Installing memory 208 Replacing the system battery 212 Replacing the power supply ...
... 161 Caring for your computer 162 Protecting your computer from viruses 164 Managing hard drive space 167 Checking hard drive space 167 Using Disk Cleanup 168 Checking the hard drive for errors 169 Defragmenting the hard drive 171 Backing up files 173 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard 173 Cleaning your computer...case 196 Replacing the side panel 196 Replacing the front bezel 197 Adding or replacing a CD, DVD, or diskette drive 198 Replacing the hard drive 203 Adding or replacing add-in cards 206 Installing memory 208 Replacing the system battery 212 Replacing the power supply ...
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... Cleaning CDs and DVDs 224 Computer 224 File management 225 Hard drive 225 Internet 226 Keyboard 228 Memory 228 Modem 229 Monitor 233 Mouse 235 Power 235 Printer 236 Sound 237 Using the BIOS Setup utility 238 Telephone support 240 Before calling Gateway Technical Support 240 Telephone support 241 Tutoring and training 242...
... Cleaning CDs and DVDs 224 Computer 224 File management 225 Hard drive 225 Internet 226 Keyboard 228 Memory 228 Modem 229 Monitor 233 Mouse 235 Power 235 Printer 236 Sound 237 Using the BIOS Setup utility 238 Telephone support 240 Before calling Gateway Technical Support 240 Telephone support 241 Tutoring and training 242...
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CD/DVD drive Media card reader Diskette drive Hard drive indicator IEEE 1394 port USB ports Reset button Power indicator Power button 2 www.gateway.com Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Front Your computer may contain any of the following components.
CD/DVD drive Media card reader Diskette drive Hard drive indicator IEEE 1394 port USB ports Reset button Power indicator Power button 2 www.gateway.com Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Front Your computer may contain any of the following components.
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...turn the power on page 84. www.gateway.com 3 Turns on . For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on or off. Use this drive for more information on changing the power button setting, see "Identifying drive types" on page 24. Diskettes are...scanner, or other peripheral device" on page 84. For more information about your drive type and for 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks). Front Component CD/DVD drive Media card reader Diskette drive Hard drive indicator IEEE 1394 (FireWire) USB ports Reset button Power indicator Power button Icon ...
...turn the power on page 84. www.gateway.com 3 Turns on . For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on or off. Use this drive for more information on changing the power button setting, see "Identifying drive types" on page 24. Diskettes are...scanner, or other peripheral device" on page 84. For more information about your drive type and for 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks). Front Component CD/DVD drive Media card reader Diskette drive Hard drive indicator IEEE 1394 (FireWire) USB ports Reset button Power indicator Power button Icon ...
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The eSupport page also has links to the My Computer Info link in Help and Support or visit Gateway's eSupport page at support.gateway.com. For more information about your computer, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, go to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. Finding your specifications Finding your specifications For more information, see "Using eSupport" on page 28. www.gateway.com 7
The eSupport page also has links to the My Computer Info link in Help and Support or visit Gateway's eSupport page at support.gateway.com. For more information about your computer, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, go to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. Finding your specifications Finding your specifications For more information, see "Using eSupport" on page 28. www.gateway.com 7
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... you can store 2 GB, 20 GB, 40 GB, 130 GB, or more of memory. For information about setting up files, then removing them from your computer from power surges. TBU drives, like tape recorders, use a lot of data. Tape drive cartridges can free up hard drive space by backing up ...If you computer. Uninterruptible power supplies A standby, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) protects your hard drive. If your internal storage space, try adding more slowly than you think they print much as 4,700 MB of data. www.gateway.com 9 A UPS uses a battery to store data.
... you can store 2 GB, 20 GB, 40 GB, 130 GB, or more of memory. For information about setting up files, then removing them from your computer from power surges. TBU drives, like tape recorders, use a lot of data. Tape drive cartridges can free up hard drive space by backing up ...If you computer. Uninterruptible power supplies A standby, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) protects your hard drive. If your internal storage space, try adding more slowly than you think they print much as 4,700 MB of data. www.gateway.com 9 A UPS uses a battery to store data.
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...reference area to locate an article specific to the question you get drivers specific to access an extensive library of Gateway telephone numbers for both sales and support. Click Support Home, then click All Support Documents to technical support ...with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. www.gateway.com 29 Gateway Web site Support Home To get specific information about your computer, type your account address. Click Support Home,...articles and videos on topics such as making audio CDs and installing a hard drive.
...reference area to locate an article specific to the question you get drivers specific to access an extensive library of Gateway telephone numbers for both sales and support. Click Support Home, then click All Support Documents to technical support ...with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. www.gateway.com 29 Gateway Web site Support Home To get specific information about your computer, type your account address. Click Support Home,...articles and videos on topics such as making audio CDs and installing a hard drive.
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... as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Drives 38 www.gateway.com You can organize your files and programs to suit your computer: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on your preferences much like file ... you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives on the Start menu. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Each drive has a letter, for example, Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive.
... as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Drives 38 www.gateway.com You can organize your files and programs to suit your computer: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on your preferences much like file ... you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives on the Start menu. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Each drive has a letter, for example, Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive.
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... the folder, then press ENTER. Chapter 4: Windows Basics To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on page 53. 40 www.gateway.com The new folder is your hard drive. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you want to create a new folder inside...
... the folder, then press ENTER. Chapter 4: Windows Basics To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on page 53. 40 www.gateway.com The new folder is your hard drive. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you want to create a new folder inside...
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... can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or...
... can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or...
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... not open, click Start, All Programs, MUSICMATCH, then click MUSICMATCH Jukebox. The musicmatch window opens. - The musicmatch window opens. 90 www.gateway.com OR - Important Some music CDs have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track names of your CD, then use that information ...without noticeably sacrificing quality. MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for naming and storing your MP3 files, connect to your computer's hard drive as MP3 files. Chapter 6: Using Multimedia Creating MP3 music files Using MUSICMATCH, you can copy the tracks from these CDs.
... not open, click Start, All Programs, MUSICMATCH, then click MUSICMATCH Jukebox. The musicmatch window opens. - The musicmatch window opens. 90 www.gateway.com OR - Important Some music CDs have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track names of your CD, then use that information ...without noticeably sacrificing quality. MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for naming and storing your MP3 files, connect to your computer's hard drive as MP3 files. Chapter 6: Using Multimedia Creating MP3 music files Using MUSICMATCH, you can copy the tracks from these CDs.
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... want to record. 7 Click Start. 8 When a message appears that tells you the CD drive needs to your hard drive as an MP3 file to be configured, click OK. www.gateway.com 91 A progress bar appears next to edit. After the drive is playing, click Stop. 5 In the MUSIC CENTER area, under COPY, click CD -> Files...
... want to record. 7 Click Start. 8 When a message appears that tells you the CD drive needs to your hard drive as an MP3 file to be configured, click OK. www.gateway.com 91 A progress bar appears next to edit. After the drive is playing, click Stop. 5 In the MUSIC CENTER area, under COPY, click CD -> Files...
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... you need permission from these CDs on your computer. www.gateway.com 97 Otherwise, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to these CDs and you do not use Nero Express to copy tracks from a music CD to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs...
... you need permission from these CDs on your computer. www.gateway.com 97 Otherwise, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to these CDs and you do not use Nero Express to copy tracks from a music CD to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs...
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... the dialog box closes. - If you to insert a CD or DVD. The Burning Process screen opens. If you are using two drives, Nero Express copies the tracks from your hard drive. Click Cancel. Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to.... 9 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Nero Express copies the tracks or files to your hard drive to the writable CD or DVD. 10 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK. 11 Click Next to return to close. www.gateway.com 101 OR -
... the dialog box closes. - If you to insert a CD or DVD. The Burning Process screen opens. If you are using two drives, Nero Express copies the tracks from your hard drive. Click Cancel. Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to.... 9 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Nero Express copies the tracks or files to your hard drive to the writable CD or DVD. 10 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK. 11 Click Next to return to close. www.gateway.com 101 OR -