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How Do I Adjust Touchpad Settings On An M6881. It Is Not In Device Manager.
I had to reload windows on my m6881. The scroll on the touchpad is way too sensitive now. There is n...
I had to reload windows on my m6881. The scroll on the touchpad is way too sensitive now. There is n...
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Fan Creaking Noise
Hi, I've owned this laptop for 3 years now and in the past few days the laptop fan starts to creak w...
Hi, I've owned this laptop for 3 years now and in the past few days the laptop fan starts to creak w...
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8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 58
... click Help and Support.
Take any firewall software on your desktop computer. • Turn off all physical cable connections. • Make sure that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers...
8512949 - Component Replacement Manual R0 - Page 6
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Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. Replacing the hard drive
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12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to boot from the old drive. As part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information.
© 2008 Gateway, Inc.
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 10
...maintenance instructions that are specific to your notebook model and its features. Gateway model and serial number
A label on the following topics:
• Help and technical support • Using and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for assistance.
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For all other software •...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 100
... its factory condition" on page 99.
• If nothing else has solved the problem and you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you need to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have
stopped working correctly. For instructions on page 92.
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 101
...to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs.
Important
Your notebook may want to create an additional set of discs for recovering your hard drive. www.gateway.com
Preparing for software and device driver recovery
You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 111
... create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you want to boot from CD or DVD"
appears, press any important files you have backed up files in its original factory condition. To completely re-install Windows:
1 If you can find your system using the Windows DVD
If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you the...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 119
... Windows Vista DVD to the new hard
drive. For more information, see "Backing up 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
notebook and remove any Express cards.
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Hard drive bay
To replace the hard drive kit:
1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the
Gateway...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 121
... old hard drive to your new hard drive already includes the hard drive
bracket, go to step 13.
13 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to step 17.
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11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then
remove it.
12 If your new hard drive, go to the
hard drive bracket...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 145
Call Gateway Customer Care for repair. For instructions on connecting the AC power adapter, see "Recharging the battery" on recalibrating your startup password The password feature (which is set in the BIOS Setup utility) is not working correctly. Your notebook is very secure, with no easy way to an electrical outlet, turned on, and working on .
• Make sure that the battery is ...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 146
Type the keyword printer troubleshooting in the printer setup.
To make sure that the power cable is not set to be the
default printer, then click Set as Default Printer.
• Reinstall the printer driver. The printer will not print
• Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on
• Make sure that...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 147
... instructions on how to the printer.
For more information about using your notebook is
turned up .
Type the keyword sound troubleshooting ...gateway.com
4 If the printer status is Offline, right-click the name
of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the printer is online. You see a "Printer is out of the printer you want to use, then click Use Printer Online to set...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 163
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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-DVD RW 9 identifying drive types 56 multi-format DVD±RW 9, 56 replacing hard drive 111 status indicators 28 troubleshooting 117, 119,
122 types 56
DSL modem 7, 22...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 165
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memory bay 11 installing 107 removing 107 replacing 107 troubleshooting 128
memory card reader inserting card 60 locating 7 memory cards supported 59 removing card 60 troubleshooting 129 using 59
microphone built-in 15 jack 6
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3
model number 2, 84
modem cable 7, 22 connecting 22, 23 dial-up 23, 82 DSL 7, 22 international adapter 82 jack...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 167
... 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 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows...
8513065 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference R1 - Page 168
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starting notebook 24 programs 41
startup password 84
static electricity 106
status indicator wireless Ethernet 28
status indicators battery charge 6, 70 Caps Lock 28 CD drive 28 disc drive 28 drive activity 28 DVD drive 28 hard drive 28 location 13, 14 numeric keypad 28 Pad Lock 28 power 6 toggle on or off 31, 139 troubleshooting 139
supervisor password 84
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