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.... Thumb notch 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 . Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. ...causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your notebook. All rights reserved. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to replace the hard drive. Locating Components 1 2 Print out the section "Setting up ...
.... Thumb notch 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 . Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. ...causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your notebook. All rights reserved. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to replace the hard drive. Locating Components 1 2 Print out the section "Setting up ...
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... Customer Care Information. in the Reference Guide, then go to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. As part of their respective companies. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety,... regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. If your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you replaced was not the C drive, complete any ...
... Customer Care Information. in the Reference Guide, then go to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. As part of their respective companies. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety,... regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. If your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you replaced was not the C drive, complete any ...
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Contents Recovering your system 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 89 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 97 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your ...
Contents Recovering your system 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 89 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 97 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your ...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82
Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82
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...product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve re-installing some ...or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see...
...product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve re-installing some ...or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see...
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... a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) 89 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of discs for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must create...
... a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) 89 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of discs for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must create...
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The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in the upper-right corner to create a full set of blank discs ... drive, then click Next. The What would you need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click...
The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in the upper-right corner to create a full set of blank discs ... drive, then click Next. The What would you need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click...
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...If you are for disc 2, and so on page 93. 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are completed. www.gateway.com 5 If you do not have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click ...begins. 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. If you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 ...
...If you are for disc 2, and so on page 93. 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are completed. www.gateway.com 5 If you do not have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click ...begins. 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. If you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 ...
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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. 92
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. 92
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...created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc.... To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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 an ...
...created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc.... To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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 an ...
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..." of your system running again. 94 In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you... want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of these restore points to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device...
..." of your system running again. 94 In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you... want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of these restore points to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device...
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... Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using System...
... Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using System...
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..., then press ENTER. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory ...the Recovery Options screen opens. To delete everything on your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 97 b Click Recovery,...: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition... hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. ...
..., then press ENTER. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory ...the Recovery Options screen opens. To delete everything on your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 97 b Click Recovery,...: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition... hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. ...
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...original hard drive, you have backed up files in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 90. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your personal files, and create a set of... up to c:\backup. - Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You also need to reinstall any important files you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your notebook. 98 Make sure that was not pre-installed on or restart your system using the Windows ...
...original hard drive, you have backed up files in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 90. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your personal files, and create a set of... up to c:\backup. - Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You also need to reinstall any important files you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your notebook. 98 Make sure that was not pre-installed on or restart your system using the Windows ...
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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 keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 99 www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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 keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 99 www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using recovery discs" on page 102. 4 Turn off your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on ... the notebook and remove any data you want to transfer to replace a hard drive kit. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you can replace an original drive with a higher-capacity drive. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing a hard drive kit Tools You need...
Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using recovery discs" on page 102. 4 Turn off your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on ... the notebook and remove any data you want to transfer to replace a hard drive kit. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you can replace an original drive with a higher-capacity drive. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing a hard drive kit Tools You need...
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... 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 Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you may...
... 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 Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you may...
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...label is turned up . For instructions on how to play these CDs on page 87. 116 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on . • Clean the disc. For more information about using the built-in and turned on page 89. For more information, see "Cleaning...page 42. • Make sure that the volume control on page 50. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on...
...label is turned up . For instructions on how to play these CDs on page 87. 116 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on . • Clean the disc. For more information about using the built-in and turned on page 89. For more information, see "Cleaning...page 42. • Make sure that the volume control on page 50. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on...
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...your notebook. To set to press so the printer can start printing. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To make sure that the power cable is online. See ...the guide that you want to print to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have selected it is...
...your notebook. To set to press so the printer can start printing. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To make sure that the power cable is online. See ...the guide that you want to print to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have selected it is...
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... human contact during normal operation. Measurements have been performed to any antenna other than is allowed in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations, Gateway believes these devices are only qualified for use in the 2.4 GHz band and/or 5.15 - 5.35 GHz band, may not be... used with any move or trip for additional information. In some areas, use drivers approved for specific countries are only qualified for service. Since your notebook is equipped with a wireless device, when traveling between countries with your notebook...
... human contact during normal operation. Measurements have been performed to any antenna other than is allowed in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations, Gateway believes these devices are only qualified for use in the 2.4 GHz band and/or 5.15 - 5.35 GHz band, may not be... used with any move or trip for additional information. In some areas, use drivers approved for specific countries are only qualified for service. Since your notebook is equipped with a wireless device, when traveling between countries with your notebook...