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... as easy as a printer or scanner, after setting up your computer, read the Starter Guide for tips on using your Gateway computer, see the User Guide or Reference Guide that came with many powerful features. CONTACT HELP. IMPORTANT: Connect devices, such as possible.... SERIAL NUMBER AND CONTACT INFORMATION LABEL Gateway Customer Care telephone numbers vary by #. After setting up your ...
... as easy as a printer or scanner, after setting up your computer, read the Starter Guide for tips on using your Gateway computer, see the User Guide or Reference Guide that came with many powerful features. CONTACT HELP. IMPORTANT: Connect devices, such as possible.... SERIAL NUMBER AND CONTACT INFORMATION LABEL Gateway Customer Care telephone numbers vary by #. After setting up your ...
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Contents Chapter 1: About This Reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing the online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 3 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . . 5 Front 6 Back 8 Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 11 Working safely and comfortably 12 ...
Contents Chapter 1: About This Reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing the online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 3 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . . 5 Front 6 Back 8 Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 11 Working safely and comfortably 12 ...
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CHAPTER1 About This Reference • About this guide • Accessing the online User Guide • Gateway contact information • Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity • For more information 1
CHAPTER1 About This Reference • About this guide • Accessing the online User Guide • Gateway contact information • Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity • For more information 1
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... hardware options and port locations may vary. The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. Your User Guide is an in this guide may look different than your User Guide: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. 2 Some illustrations in -depth, easy-to-read manual that are specific to your...
... hardware options and port locations may vary. The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. Your User Guide is an in this guide may look different than your User Guide: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. 2 Some illustrations in -depth, easy-to-read manual that are specific to your...
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... your front left and right speakers into this port. For more information, see "Learning about the Internet" in the online User Guide. This jack is user configurable for a broadband Internet connection) into this screw before opening the case. For more information, see "Installing a printer,... camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports. Plug a VGA (blue connector) monitor cable into this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port. www.gateway.com Component Icon USB ports S/PDIF output jack (optional) Microphone jack (pink plug) Headphone/analog speakers jack (green plug) -ORFront speakers ...
... your front left and right speakers into this port. For more information, see "Learning about the Internet" in the online User Guide. This jack is user configurable for a broadband Internet connection) into this screw before opening the case. For more information, see "Installing a printer,... camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports. Plug a VGA (blue connector) monitor cable into this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port. www.gateway.com Component Icon USB ports S/PDIF output jack (optional) Microphone jack (pink plug) Headphone/analog speakers jack (green plug) -ORFront speakers ...
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... to set to the correct voltage position. The switch is supplied at a nominal 115 volts at 50 Hz. www.gateway.com Checking the voltage selection Caution If you can connect your online User Guide. You can change it to 230. In other end of the network cable into the network jack on the...
... to set to the correct voltage position. The switch is supplied at a nominal 115 volts at 50 Hz. www.gateway.com Checking the voltage selection Caution If you can connect your online User Guide. You can change it to 230. In other end of the network cable into the network jack on the...
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...menus, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer for about changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your online User Guide. While in Sleep mode, press the power button. Putting your computer into Sleep mode is in Sleep mode, move the mouse, press a key on... . If the computer remains in Sleep mode, the power indicator on your computer after it may enter a power-saving mode called Sleep. www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer will not be used your online User Guide. From that menu, you have not used for some reason you left them.
...menus, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer for about changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your online User Guide. While in Sleep mode, press the power button. Putting your computer into Sleep mode is in Sleep mode, move the mouse, press a key on... . If the computer remains in Sleep mode, the power indicator on your computer after it may enter a power-saving mode called Sleep. www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer will not be used your online User Guide. From that menu, you have not used for some reason you left them.
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... find more information about an object on the display. This is called clicking and dragging. Quickly press and release the left mouse button twice. www.gateway.com You can use the scroll wheel on the mouse to move the mouse farther, lift the mouse and place it in the middle of... button and hold it . This is called clicking. For more information about how to drop the object where you reach the edge of your online User Guide.
... find more information about an object on the display. This is called clicking and dragging. Quickly press and release the left mouse button twice. www.gateway.com You can use the scroll wheel on the mouse to move the mouse farther, lift the mouse and place it in the middle of... button and hold it . This is called clicking. For more information about how to drop the object where you reach the edge of your online User Guide.
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...to: • Play music CDs • Create MP3 music files from your music CDs • Edit music track information • Use your online User Guide. 26 Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and data to build a music library For more information about ...playing CDs, see your music files to CDs and DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW discs. Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, playing Blu-ray Discs, accessing data, and recording video and ...
...to: • Play music CDs • Create MP3 music files from your music CDs • Edit music track information • Use your online User Guide. 26 Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and data to build a music library For more information about ...playing CDs, see your music files to CDs and DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW discs. Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, playing Blu-ray Discs, accessing data, and recording video and ...
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... can be played on a single disc. HD-DVDs can be played on an HD-DVD-compatible player or an HD-DVD drive-equipped computer. www.gateway.com Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is a high-capacity optical disc that can store much more data than a DVD. For more information about... CDs, create video DVDs, and more information about 5.5 hours of standard-definition video, or about playing DVDs, see your online User Guide. A dual-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 30 GB of files, about 14 hours of high-definition video. Blu-ray Discs can also create video files from a music CD to...
... can be played on a single disc. HD-DVDs can be played on an HD-DVD-compatible player or an HD-DVD drive-equipped computer. www.gateway.com Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is a high-capacity optical disc that can store much more data than a DVD. For more information about... CDs, create video DVDs, and more information about 5.5 hours of standard-definition video, or about playing DVDs, see your online User Guide. A dual-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 30 GB of files, about 14 hours of high-definition video. Blu-ray Discs can also create video files from a music CD to...
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... to your computer and a device that the slot is assigned a different drive letter (for each type of card, examine the face plate of your online User Guide. Using a memory card Caution Before inserting a memory card into the appropriate memory card slot. 28 You can also use the optional memory card reader to...
... to your computer and a device that the slot is assigned a different drive letter (for each type of card, examine the face plate of your online User Guide. Using a memory card Caution Before inserting a memory card into the appropriate memory card slot. 28 You can also use the optional memory card reader to...
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... drive screws (bottom) 7 If you are replacing a drive, note any jumper settings on the old drive and set the jumper as instructed by the drive's user guide. 8 Slide the new hard drive into the cage, then secure it to the hard drive cage, then slide the old hard drive out of the...
... drive screws (bottom) 7 If you are replacing a drive, note any jumper settings on the old drive and set the jumper as instructed by the drive's user guide. 8 Slide the new hard drive into the cage, then secure it to the hard drive cage, then slide the old hard drive out of the...
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If you have added a new expansion card, connect its cables according to its user guide. 7 Press the card retention lever back into the expansion slot. Dispose of the same size and voltage as the original battery that was in your ...
If you have added a new expansion card, connect its cables according to its user guide. 7 Press the card retention lever back into the expansion slot. Dispose of the same size and voltage as the original battery that was in your ...
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...Use Windows Update to the software and hardware on running smoothly. Type windows update in a circle, using a product made especially for your online User Guide. CHAPTER 5: Maintaining Your Computer Cleaning optical discs Optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs) get the most recent updates and fixes ...to protect your online User Guide. Windows Update scans your computer and provides you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to choose updates for the purpose. ...
...Use Windows Update to the software and hardware on running smoothly. Type windows update in a circle, using a product made especially for your online User Guide. CHAPTER 5: Maintaining Your Computer Cleaning optical discs Optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs) get the most recent updates and fixes ...to protect your online User Guide. Windows Update scans your computer and provides you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to choose updates for the purpose. ...
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... period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. File type File usually ends in your online User Guide. For more search options, click Help. 72 The Search Results window opens. - The search results are displayed. 3 To learn about more information, see "Using Windows...
... period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. File type File usually ends in your online User Guide. For more search options, click Help. 72 The Search Results window opens. - The search results are displayed. 3 To learn about more information, see "Using Windows...
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...turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is connected to the video port on your online User Guide. For more information, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in your computer. • Connect an external display that you know works to the ...the display is not uniform • Make sure that the display is no picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to your online User Guide. For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Display The screen ...
...turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is connected to the video port on your online User Guide. For more information, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in your computer. • Connect an external display that you know works to the ...the display is not uniform • Make sure that the display is no picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to your online User Guide. For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Display The screen ...
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... www.gateway.com. A loose cable connection can connect the computer video output to a TV. For a better picture on a larger display device. • Age of the TV-Newer TVs usually have more information about changing the screen resolution, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in the online User Guide. &#... higher screen resolutions. The Media Center video display will look readable. S-Video display quality is not as good as VGA output. www.gateway.com • Type of connection used-You can lower video quality. • Screen resolution-Many TVs cannot display the high resolution that...
... www.gateway.com. A loose cable connection can connect the computer video output to a TV. For a better picture on a larger display device. • Age of the TV-Newer TVs usually have more information about changing the screen resolution, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in the online User Guide. &#... higher screen resolutions. The Media Center video display will look readable. S-Video display quality is not as good as VGA output. www.gateway.com • Type of connection used-You can lower video quality. • Screen resolution-Many TVs cannot display the high resolution that...
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...for viewing and using the computer functions. Because most likely flicker when displaying thin lines and small text. For more information, see the display's user guide. You can burn a DVR-MS file to get better TV or DVD image quality • Adjust the display device brightness, contrast, hue, ...with one at a time, sequentially from top to a DVD using . For more information, see the Gateway support Web site at www.gateway.com or see the Gateway support Web site at www.gateway.com. This results in the other half of sequential scan lines. The TV screen first displays the ...
...for viewing and using the computer functions. Because most likely flicker when displaying thin lines and small text. For more information, see the display's user guide. You can burn a DVR-MS file to get better TV or DVD image quality • Adjust the display device brightness, contrast, hue, ...with one at a time, sequentially from top to a DVD using . For more information, see the Gateway support Web site at www.gateway.com or see the Gateway support Web site at www.gateway.com. This results in the other half of sequential scan lines. The TV screen first displays the ...
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... restarts and runs the memory diagnostics. For information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see your online User Guide. Reboot your computer, and your computer. You get a "Download Error" message when Media Center tries to update the Program...Computer window • The memory card reader was temporarily uninstalled using the Remove Hardware icon in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com You want to play recorded programs on other computers • A DVR-MS file recorded to DVD can be replayed on another computer running...
... restarts and runs the memory diagnostics. For information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see your online User Guide. Reboot your computer, and your computer. You get a "Download Error" message when Media Center tries to update the Program...Computer window • The memory card reader was temporarily uninstalled using the Remove Hardware icon in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com You want to play recorded programs on other computers • A DVR-MS file recorded to DVD can be replayed on another computer running...
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... home, see "Connecting to control precisely, cleaning the mouse will likely improve its accuracy. • Clean the mouse by wiping the bottom with your online User Guide, or "Ethernet" on page 15, your mouse. Make sure that the optical sensor is clean and free of debris. • The mouse pad may have...
... home, see "Connecting to control precisely, cleaning the mouse will likely improve its accuracy. • Clean the mouse by wiping the bottom with your online User Guide, or "Ethernet" on page 15, your mouse. Make sure that the optical sensor is clean and free of debris. • The mouse pad may have...
