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... some basic care and safety information to ensure that you are sure that you keep your notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. We...
... some basic care and safety information to ensure that you are sure that you keep your notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. We...
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...how soon after the installation the line will be activated. Before you do not have determined the type of cable. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. For a crossover cable, the wires on each end. If the connection is equipped with RJ-45 ...setting up a network using a router If you are using your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. To determine which type of cable you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your broadband connection is working , contact ...
...how soon after the installation the line will be activated. Before you do not have determined the type of cable. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. For a crossover cable, the wires on each end. If the connection is equipped with RJ-45 ...setting up a network using a router If you are using your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. To determine which type of cable you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your broadband connection is working , contact ...
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...wired network) or access point (wireless network). If you are prompted to 15 characters with your ISP. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your broadband connection is not working correctly. Use a computer name of up your access point... click Control Panel. Use a workgroup name of up security for setting up a network. Use the documentation that your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have them already installed. All...
...wired network) or access point (wireless network). If you are prompted to 15 characters with your ISP. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your broadband connection is not working correctly. Use a computer name of up your access point... click Control Panel. Use a workgroup name of up security for setting up a network. Use the documentation that your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have them already installed. All...
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... turn off any actions suggested. • If you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of that folder...
... turn off any actions suggested. • If you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of that folder...
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... Turn on -screen instructions. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar..., click View Bluetooth network devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print...
... Turn on -screen instructions. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar..., click View Bluetooth network devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print...
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...Internet 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 ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 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 ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from 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... file 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 filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from 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... file 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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing 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...
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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing 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...
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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 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.
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... outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. For instructions, see "Preparing for the purpose. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device...
... outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. For instructions, see "Preparing for the purpose. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device...
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... pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re...
... pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re...
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If 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. 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 Caution Although you may have...
If 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. 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 Caution Although you may have...
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... is created, your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are for. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! If you are...
... is created, your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are for. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! If you are...
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... recovery discs" on page 97. 95 For instructions, see "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. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not...
... recovery discs" on page 97. 95 For instructions, see "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. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not...
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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 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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... AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe... on the disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 ...
... AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe... on the disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 ...
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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 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. -
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You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 In most cases of your system running again. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system...
You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 In most cases of your system running again. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system...
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...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (... software: 1 If you can access important files on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. If Windows starts to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your ...
...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (... software: 1 If you can access important files on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. If Windows starts to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your ...
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... personal files will delete everything on your notebook. You still need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up to c:\backup. - Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Important Before your..., click Full factory recovery, then click Next. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 103 www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you want to save. 9 Click ...
... personal files will delete everything on your notebook. You still need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up to c:\backup. - Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Important Before your..., click Full factory recovery, then click Next. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 103 www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you want to save. 9 Click ...