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CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 86
CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 86
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... or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC...
... or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC...
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...and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at the factory. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 If you want to return your system to its factory condition" on page ...92. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-...
...and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at the factory. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 If you want to return your system to its factory condition" on page ...92. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-...
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...perform this is the case, you may not be expecting to need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system... recovery discs, then click Next. 93 However, if you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and...
...perform this is the case, you may not be expecting to need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system... recovery discs, then click Next. 93 However, if you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and...
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...Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. The disc recording begins. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you are completed. If you need to... label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created...
...Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. The disc recording begins. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you are completed. If you need to... label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created...
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... your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.
... your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.
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OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96
OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96
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..., try another disc. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD...
..., try another disc. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98
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... device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your notebook. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook...
... device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your notebook. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook...
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... your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - You also need... software that you can still run Windows, back up your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of the system recovery. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard ...
... your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - You also need... software that you can still run Windows, back up your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of the system recovery. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard ...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104
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... bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver...
... bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver...
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As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the ...
As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the ...
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www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting volume 132 diagnostics 131 ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD...
www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting volume 132 diagnostics 131 ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD...
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... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
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... 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 Recycle Bin deleting... emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 102 drivers...
... 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 Recycle Bin deleting... emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 102 drivers...
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... opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12, 14 jack...
... opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12, 14 jack...
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...replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed... it to static electricity, also known as carpeted floors, plastic, and packing foam. • Remove components from their edges. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal...
...replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed... it to static electricity, also known as carpeted floors, plastic, and packing foam. • Remove components from their edges. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal...
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Screw Screw Screw Screw Technical Support See the label on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. Screw Screw 13 Using the plastic tab, slide .... All rights reserved. Replacing the hard drive 2 12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. All other countries. in Step 12. 20 Replace the hard drive...
Screw Screw Screw Screw Technical Support See the label on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. Screw Screw 13 Using the plastic tab, slide .... All rights reserved. Replacing the hard drive 2 12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. All other countries. in Step 12. 20 Replace the hard drive...