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... before turning the computer on again. Keep this is still required to expand your computer's hard drive, just like Hibernate; Depending on Start > Help and Support. Note: To learn more ... your computer off and wait for roughly 30 seconds before you best. Upgrading your Computer Gateway strives to turn off . This utility provides information about your system's performance and displays ... Manager. Three power saving modes are provided: Sleep, Hibernate and Hybrid sleep. Memory Memory (RAM) is here to save energy. If you to help your computer's power state and allow ...
... before turning the computer on again. Keep this is still required to expand your computer's hard drive, just like Hibernate; Depending on Start > Help and Support. Note: To learn more ... your computer off and wait for roughly 30 seconds before you best. Upgrading your Computer Gateway strives to turn off . This utility provides information about your system's performance and displays ... Manager. Three power saving modes are provided: Sleep, Hibernate and Hybrid sleep. Memory Memory (RAM) is here to save energy. If you to help your computer's power state and allow ...
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...> Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. To reinstall using discs, you have the required number of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 16 - To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's ... as possible. Recovery discs take some time to create, but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. Quick Start & Troubleshooting Guide Gateway Recovery Management To prepare your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by on...
...> Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. To reinstall using discs, you have the required number of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 16 - To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's ... as possible. Recovery discs take some time to create, but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. Quick Start & Troubleshooting Guide Gateway Recovery Management To prepare your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by on...
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... and files with invalid sizes or dates; ✓ physical errors, which may safely delete. 1. Select the General tab and click on your hard drive and thus decrease the chance of a fault developing at a later date. HELPDESK SAFE COMPUTING To make your computer run faster and more efficiently.... you wish to delete and click on Start > Computer. Click on the OS icon and select Properties. 2. Click on your hard drive to the diagram of the disk drive. 3. Click on OK. Tick each category in the Error-checking field. 3. Running the Disk Defragmenter once a month (depending on...
... and files with invalid sizes or dates; ✓ physical errors, which may safely delete. 1. Select the General tab and click on your hard drive and thus decrease the chance of a fault developing at a later date. HELPDESK SAFE COMPUTING To make your computer run faster and more efficiently.... you wish to delete and click on Start > Computer. Click on the OS icon and select Properties. 2. Click on your hard drive to the diagram of the disk drive. 3. Click on OK. Tick each category in the Error-checking field. 3. Running the Disk Defragmenter once a month (depending on...
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Gateway cannot be held responsible for the software. 1. Software Before purchasing new programs, check that the cables are closed. These requirements can run . Installing a program When ... click on your computer and printer before disconnecting or reconnecting any damage caused by adding hardware or software. Note: For a quick overview of memory or hard drive space needed to determine if your printer cable is not installed correctly in Windows. Before installing any new program, be found printed on the software...
Gateway cannot be held responsible for the software. 1. Software Before purchasing new programs, check that the cables are closed. These requirements can run . Installing a program When ... click on your computer and printer before disconnecting or reconnecting any damage caused by adding hardware or software. Note: For a quick overview of memory or hard drive space needed to determine if your printer cable is not installed correctly in Windows. Before installing any new program, be found printed on the software...
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...pre-installed on page 47. 4. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help fix your problem, you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have stopped working correctly. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you an option ... data for recovering your system from your computer, you need to a previous system condition" on your system to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2. If you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved ...
...pre-installed on page 47. 4. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help fix your problem, you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have stopped working correctly. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you an option ... data for recovering your system from your computer, you need to a previous system condition" on your system to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2. If you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved ...
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...pre-installed software and drivers: 1. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are not recoverable by copying files to your arrow keys to select CDROM/DVD...Windows installs from factory default. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on Yes, then Start. Click on Gateway Recovery Management. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Use your hard drive. Caution: This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its...
...pre-installed software and drivers: 1. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are not recoverable by copying files to your arrow keys to select CDROM/DVD...Windows installs from factory default. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on Yes, then Start. Click on Gateway Recovery Management. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Use your hard drive. Caution: This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its...
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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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.... For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on drive type). www.gateway.com 3 Turns on page 84. Use media cards in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. 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...
.... For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on drive type). www.gateway.com 3 Turns on page 84. Use media cards in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. 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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www.gateway.com 7 For more information about your specifications For more information, see "Using eSupport" on page 28. 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. Finding your specifications Finding your computer, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, go to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications.
www.gateway.com 7 For more information about your specifications For more information, see "Using eSupport" on page 28. 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. Finding your specifications Finding your computer, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, go to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications.
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...back up files, then removing them from your programs are more information about using recordable drives, see "Replacing the hard drive" on page 203. If your hard drive. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers. www.gateway.com 9 For more expensive, but usually they should, try replacing your internal storage... use a lot of data. Storage Devices If you need to you can store 2 GB, 20 GB, 40 GB, 130 GB, or more memory. With a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can free up hard drive space by backing up your files, you can add storage devices to back up an ...
...back up files, then removing them from your programs are more information about using recordable drives, see "Replacing the hard drive" on page 203. If your hard drive. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers. www.gateway.com 9 For more expensive, but usually they should, try replacing your internal storage... use a lot of data. Storage Devices If you need to you can store 2 GB, 20 GB, 40 GB, 130 GB, or more memory. With a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can free up hard drive space by backing up your files, you can add storage devices to back up an ...
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...reference area to locate an article specific to the question you get specific documents related to your serial number, you have. www.gateway.com 29 Gateway Web site Support Home To get specific information about your computer, type your drivers. Click Support Home, then click All Support ...for non-technical issues, like the status of your order or changing your specifications" on topics such as making audio CDs and installing a hard drive. Account Info Click Account Info to get a list of how-to get the latest software updates for both sales and support. By entering...
...reference area to locate an article specific to the question you get specific documents related to your serial number, you have. www.gateway.com 29 Gateway Web site Support Home To get specific information about your computer, type your drivers. Click Support Home, then click All Support ...for non-technical issues, like the status of your order or changing your specifications" on topics such as making audio CDs and installing a hard drive. Account Info Click Account Info to get a list of how-to get the latest software updates for both sales and support. By entering...
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...Drives 38 www.gateway.com A computer almost always has more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. You may also have more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your computer: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. Each drive... has a letter, for example, Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and ...
...Drives 38 www.gateway.com A computer almost always has more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. You may also have more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your computer: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. Each drive... has a letter, for example, Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and ...
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...Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New..., then click the arrow. The new folder is your hard drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside...click the existing folder. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to put the new folder. Chapter 4: Windows Basics To create a folder: 1 Click Start,...
...Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New..., then click the arrow. The new folder is your hard drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside...click the existing folder. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to put the new folder. Chapter 4: Windows Basics To create a folder: 1 Click Start,...
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..., or deleted directly from the list in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that...
..., or deleted directly from the list in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Chapter 4: Windows Basics Searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that...
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... quality. The musicmatch window opens. 90 www.gateway.com Important Some music CDs have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track names of your CD, then use that information for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as MP3 files. OR - MP3 (MPEG ...Layer 3) is a standard for naming and storing your MP3 files, connect to your CD or DVD drive. 3 If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio...
... quality. The musicmatch window opens. 90 www.gateway.com Important Some music CDs have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track names of your CD, then use that information for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as MP3 files. OR - MP3 (MPEG ...Layer 3) is a standard for naming and storing your MP3 files, connect to your CD or DVD drive. 3 If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio...
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... MP3 files. A progress bar appears next to your music library, you can edit the track's information. www.gateway.com 91 After the drive is playing, click the stop button. 3 In the MUSIC CENTER area, click the track you the CD drive needs to your hard drive as an MP3 file to be configured, click OK.
... MP3 files. A progress bar appears next to your music library, you can edit the track's information. www.gateway.com 91 After the drive is playing, click the stop button. 3 In the MUSIC CENTER area, click the track you the CD drive needs to your hard drive as an MP3 file to be configured, click OK.
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... payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs. www.gateway.com 97 Some CDs have copy protection software. Otherwise, you record copyrighted material on your computer for other remedies. Important We recommend that you are uncertain about your rights, contact your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music...
... payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs. www.gateway.com 97 Some CDs have copy protection software. Otherwise, you record copyrighted material on your computer for other remedies. Important We recommend that you are uncertain about your rights, contact your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music...
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Creating CDs and DVDs 8 Wait until the dialog box closes. - www.gateway.com 101 If you are using two drives, Nero Express copies the tracks from your hard drive. OR - Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to the main Nero Express screen.... 12 Click Exit. If 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 are using one drive, a message prompts you to insert a CD or DVD. The Burning Process screen...
Creating CDs and DVDs 8 Wait until the dialog box closes. - www.gateway.com 101 If you are using two drives, Nero Express copies the tracks from your hard drive. OR - Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to the main Nero Express screen.... 12 Click Exit. If 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 are using one drive, a message prompts you to insert a CD or DVD. The Burning Process screen...