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www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a ...the name must be activated. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you need to download viruses or view your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings...set up your current setup. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com.
www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a ...the name must be activated. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you need to download viruses or view your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings...set up your current setup. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com.
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...network, you can add a printer to your computer. The Properties dialog box opens. To add a printer to the network, do one of the window. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared ...printer's drivers installed. If you want to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. Choose...
...network, you can add a printer to your computer. The Properties dialog box opens. To add a printer to the network, do one of the window. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared ...printer's drivers installed. If you want to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. Choose...
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...opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-... the network printer. 3 Click Print. Bluetooth lets you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices.
...opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-... the network printer. 3 Click Print. Bluetooth lets you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices.
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...your library 39 creating audio 40 creating data 43 editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52 connecting to Internet 23 to... 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...
...your library 39 creating audio 40 creating data 43 editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52 connecting to Internet 23 to... 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet ...old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 34 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 103
www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet ...old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 34 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 103
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 105 Preventing static electricity discharge 106 Adding or replacing...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 105 Preventing static electricity discharge 106 Adding or replacing...
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...on page 97. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device... (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at the ...
...on page 97. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device... (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at the ...
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... this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important Your notebook may want to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. The What would you may have shipped... you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for any...
... this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important Your notebook may want to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. The What would you may have shipped... you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for any...
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...discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank discs of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When...you are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to close it. The disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of the discs and store them in ...
...discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank discs of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When...you are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to close it. The disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of the discs and store them in ...
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.... Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific...
.... Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific...
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...restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of hard-to...-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel,...restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. ...
...restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of hard-to...-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel,...restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. ...
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... any pre-installed software and device drivers. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. This process is starting up now. b Click Recovery, then click Next. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the...
... any pre-installed software and device drivers. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. This process is starting up now. b Click Recovery, then click Next. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the...
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... recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have not already done so). Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with the full factory recovery... pre-installed on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next.
... recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have not already done so). Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with the full factory recovery... pre-installed on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next.
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104 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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104 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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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...discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your... notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit.
...discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your... notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit.
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...turn your notebook over. 20 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your... Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 114 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from ...
...turn your notebook over. 20 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your... Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 114 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from ...
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... Clean the disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 92. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up , then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For instructions on page 91. • Your notebook..." on how to play is facing up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that they are using powered speakers, make sure that a DVD player...
... Clean the disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 92. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up , then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For instructions on page 91. • Your notebook..." on how to play is facing up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that they are using powered speakers, make sure that a DVD player...
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... connected to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that the printer is not set to press. • Make sure that you ...Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you have ... printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 138
... connected to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that the printer is not set to press. • Make sure that you ...Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you have ... printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 138
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... 26 recalibrating battery 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...deleting files 122 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...
... 26 recalibrating battery 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...deleting files 122 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...
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...follow the on-screen instructions. 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 key on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw ...See the label on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 26 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be...
...follow the on-screen instructions. 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 key on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw ...See the label on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 26 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be...