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... discs ready. prepare to recover When you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or...
... discs ready. prepare to recover When you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or...
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restoring to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory condition If you can run Windows... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. 22
restoring to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory condition If you can run Windows... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. 22
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You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the factory. If you restore your computer's software up to finish.
You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the factory. If you restore your computer's software up to finish.
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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 keyboard 89 Cleaning the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading...
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 keyboard 89 Cleaning the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading...
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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 Management. 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 Management. 86
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Caution To prepare your computer for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on fixed power. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an ...a full charge. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to create, but for additional system recovery options, you want to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. If the battery is running on page 93. 91 Caution When the battery is in "...
Caution To prepare your computer for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on fixed power. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an ...a full charge. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to create, but for additional system recovery options, you want to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. If the battery is running on page 93. 91 Caution When the battery is in "...
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... or hardware have stopped working correctly. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. To recover software and...-installed software and drivers" on page 95. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes.
... or hardware have stopped working correctly. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. To recover software and...-installed software and drivers" on page 95. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes.
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...discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original... and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need...
...discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original... and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need...
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... 94 This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the... Next. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. CHAPTER 7:...
... 94 This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the... Next. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. CHAPTER 7:...
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... menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. OR If you are recovering from the factory. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that did not come pre... the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management.
... menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. OR If you are recovering from the factory. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that did not come pre... the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management.
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... see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on your system. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its factory condition. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were.... • If you cannot run Windows Vista and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have installed a replacement hard drive, see...
... see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on your system. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its factory condition. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were.... • If you cannot run Windows Vista and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have installed a replacement hard drive, see...
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...all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your hard drive. 4 Click OK. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to .... This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your computer. 5 Click OK. ...
...all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your hard drive. 4 Click OK. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to .... This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your computer. 5 Click OK. ...
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...and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Caution Continuing the process will erase... is where you inserted. 4 Insert the second recovery disc when prompted, then follow the on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to complete the recovery. 99 This process will erase all files on...several minutes. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such as the hard drive or an...
...and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Caution Continuing the process will erase... is where you inserted. 4 Insert the second recovery disc when prompted, then follow the on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to complete the recovery. 99 This process will erase all files on...several minutes. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such as the hard drive or an...
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... the battery. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows...
... the battery. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows...
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... 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 key on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from...
... 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 key on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from...
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... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 118 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Management re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 re-installing software 95 152 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 107...
... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 118 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Management re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 re-installing software 95 152 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 107...
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... recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 97 drivers 92, 95 programs 92, 95 software 92, 95 system 91 with Gateway Recovery Management 95 with Windows System Restore 96 Recycle Bin deleting files 118 emptying 118 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 97 drivers...installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 97 drivers 92, 95 programs 92, 95 software 92, 95 system 91 with Gateway Recovery Management 95 with Windows System Restore 96 right-clicking 42 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 19 caring for notebook 88 general precautions 140 ...
... recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 97 drivers 92, 95 programs 92, 95 software 92, 95 system 91 with Gateway Recovery Management 95 with Windows System Restore 96 Recycle Bin deleting files 118 emptying 118 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 97 drivers...installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 97 drivers 92, 95 programs 92, 95 software 92, 95 system 91 with Gateway Recovery Management 95 with Windows System Restore 96 right-clicking 42 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 19 caring for notebook 88 general precautions 140 ...