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... prices. We are sure that you will be pleased with fast, considerate service. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help you with the outstanding quality...1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to ensure that you are provided with your Gateway notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests ...
... prices. We are sure that you will be pleased with fast, considerate service. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help you with the outstanding quality...1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to ensure that you are provided with your Gateway notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests ...
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...Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance, then click System. 3 Click Device Manager from you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have Ethernet already installed. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a ... Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you will be connecting your network to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we ...
...Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance, then click System. 3 Click Device Manager from you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have Ethernet already installed. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a ... Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you will be connecting your network to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we ...
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...System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in the Computer name box. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Before you change anything about installing the access point and setting network ...access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. Each computer name must be activated. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you have set up security for your network, ...
...System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in the Computer name box. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Before you change anything about installing the access point and setting network ...access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. Each computer name must be activated. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you have set up security for your network, ...
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...networked computer, then share the printer. Follow the instructions included with your access point. Testing your printer to install the printer drivers on wireless security, refer to the network. Take any firewall software on your home network is set on the network, then...drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information about sharing printers...
...networked computer, then share the printer. Follow the instructions included with your access point. Testing your printer to install the printer drivers on wireless security, refer to the network. Take any firewall software on your home network is set on the network, then...drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information about sharing printers...
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.... To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the device, then connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to open the printer name... and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth Devices. 4 Click Add, then follow the on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your printer or from . www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the...
.... To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the device, then connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to open the printer name... and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth Devices. 4 Click Add, then follow the on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your printer or from . www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
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... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
8512949 - Component Replacement Manual R0
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...For more information, see "Preparing for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook... or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Replacing...
...For more information, see "Preparing for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook... or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Replacing...
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...and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw 13 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then remove it. 14 Remove the four screws that secure...All other countries. 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 -screen instructions. As part of their respective companies.
...and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw 13 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then remove it. 14 Remove the four screws that secure...All other countries. 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 -screen instructions. As part of their respective companies.
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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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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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... page 115 or in the notebook and the notebook is fully charged and you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle..., using it has a full charge. Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Recovering your system). However, remember that when you need to run on fixed power. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some...
... page 115 or in the notebook and the notebook is fully charged and you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle..., using it has a full charge. Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Recovering your system). However, remember that when you need to run on fixed power. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some...
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...-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore..."Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 92. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you must create the discs) or by using recovery discs" on page 102. CHAPTER...
...-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore..."Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 92. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you must create the discs) or by using recovery discs" on page 102. CHAPTER...
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...case, you like to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 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 What would you may have shipped...an additional set . However, if you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. 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 ...
...case, you like to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 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 What would you may have shipped...an additional set . However, if you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. 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 ...
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... in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are for. The disc recording begins. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click...
... in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are for. The disc recording begins. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click...
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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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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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... Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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 or DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or...
... Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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 or DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or...
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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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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. -
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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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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... as restore points. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 ...Center. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. For instructions, see "Manually creating a...
... as restore points. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 ...Center. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. For instructions, see "Manually creating a...