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... Adjusting tablet, digital pen, and input panel settings 80 Adding and modifying user accounts 81 Changing accessibility settings 82 Using the Ease of Access Center 82 Using voice recognition 83 Using the Windows Mobility Center 84 Setting up parental controls 86 Filtering Internet access 86 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 87 Restricting game access 87 Restricting specific programs 89 Creating activity reports 89 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive...
... Adjusting tablet, digital pen, and input panel settings 80 Adding and modifying user accounts 81 Changing accessibility settings 82 Using the Ease of Access Center 82 Using voice recognition 83 Using the Windows Mobility Center 84 Setting up parental controls 86 Filtering Internet access 86 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 87 Restricting game access 87 Restricting specific programs 89 Creating activity reports 89 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive...
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... three different speeds. IP Address-Internet Protocol (IP) address is Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) using a router. A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is made up a wired Ethernet network is a number that has a built-in your computers, and cables connecting each computer or network device. Subnet Mask-Subnet mask is a computer network used in your electrician must install special Ethernet cables in offices around the world...
... three different speeds. IP Address-Internet Protocol (IP) address is Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) using a router. A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is made up a wired Ethernet network is a number that has a built-in your computers, and cables connecting each computer or network device. Subnet Mask-Subnet mask is a computer network used in your electrician must install special Ethernet cables in offices around the world...
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... access point's troubleshooting information • Contact your Internet service provider Adding a printer to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router or access point documentation • Temporarily turn off all physical cable connections • Make sure...
... access point's troubleshooting information • Contact your Internet service provider Adding a printer to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router or access point documentation • Temporarily turn off all physical cable connections • Make sure...
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... Windows Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings Help For more information about mouse settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type mouse settings in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left and right buttons • Change the double-click speed • Change the pointer appearance and speed • Change the mouse wheel actions 3 Click OK to save your mouse settings...
... Windows Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings Help For more information about mouse settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type mouse settings in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left and right buttons • Change the double-click speed • Change the pointer appearance and speed • Change the mouse wheel actions 3 Click OK to save your mouse settings...
8512565 - Component Replacement Manual R1
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... slide the drive out of the screw varies by their respective companies. Technical Support See the label on your notebook. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn your notebook over. 13 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 14 Reconnect all peripheral devices connected to your notebook and remove any Express and memory cards. 7 Turn your notebook over any Express and memory cards. 15 Turn on...
... slide the drive out of the screw varies by their respective companies. Technical Support See the label on your notebook. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn your notebook over. 13 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 14 Reconnect all peripheral devices connected to your notebook and remove any Express and memory cards. 7 Turn your notebook over any Express and memory cards. 15 Turn on...
8512565 - Component Replacement Manual R1
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... the hard drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Close the LCD panel. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway...
... the hard drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Close the LCD panel. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway...
8512565 - Component Replacement Manual R1
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... registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to boot from the old drive. Important The location of their respective companies. As part of the notebook for important safety...
... registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to boot from the old drive. Important The location of their respective companies. As part of the notebook for important safety...
8512919 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide R2
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... your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102 Adding or replacing memory modules...
... your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102 Adding or replacing memory modules...
8512919 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide R2
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... create a startup password: 1 Restart your notebook display. You must enter the User Password each time you use the BIOS Setup utility. 3 Highlight Set User Password, then press ENTER and follow the instructions. The BIOS Setup utility opens. 2 Open the Security menu, highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER and follow the instructions. Important You must set the supervisor password in order to your notebook if it passes through the X-ray machine in security checkpoints. • Write down your notebook model number and serial number (located on your notebook...
... create a startup password: 1 Restart your notebook display. You must enter the User Password each time you use the BIOS Setup utility. 3 Highlight Set User Password, then press ENTER and follow the instructions. The BIOS Setup utility opens. 2 Open the Security menu, highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER and follow the instructions. Important You must set the supervisor password in order to your notebook if it passes through the X-ray machine in security checkpoints. • Write down your notebook model number and serial number (located on your notebook...
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... to its factory condition" on page 98. For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 95. • If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to return your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is...
... to its factory condition" on page 98. For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 95. • If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to return your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is...
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... may want to recover your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs in case you need to create an additional set . You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case...
... may want to recover your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs in case you need to create an additional set . You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case...
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...-installed software and device drivers. Make sure that you want to reinstall any software that was not pre-installed on your keyboard. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot...
...-installed software and device drivers. Make sure that you want to reinstall any software that was not pre-installed on your keyboard. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot...
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... volume control on your notebook. • Clean the DVD. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on your notebook. • Clean the disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 88. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 45. • Make...
... volume control on your notebook. • Clean the DVD. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on your notebook. • Clean the disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 88. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 45. • Make...
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... your network jack, see "Modem (dial-up correctly. Remove it, firmly reinsert it, then restart your Internet service provider (ISP) is installed correctly. For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. For the location of your ISP is having technical difficulties. 121 You see "Back" on page 7. • Make sure that your account with your notebook. Type the keyword troubleshooting connections...
... your network jack, see "Modem (dial-up correctly. Remove it, firmly reinsert it, then restart your Internet service provider (ISP) is installed correctly. For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. For the location of your ISP is having technical difficulties. 121 You see "Back" on page 7. • Make sure that your account with your notebook. Type the keyword troubleshooting connections...
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... NUM LOCK are free from cuts or damage. Power Your notebook is not working device, such as a lamp, into a surge protector, make sure that the surge protector is fully recharged. Replace any damaged cables. For more information about recharging the battery, see "Changing notebook power settings" on , and working on . • Make sure that the AC power adapter cables are turned off, then retype the password. Call Gateway Customer Care for repair. For instructions...
... NUM LOCK are free from cuts or damage. Power Your notebook is not working device, such as a lamp, into a surge protector, make sure that the surge protector is fully recharged. Replace any damaged cables. For more information about recharging the battery, see "Changing notebook power settings" on , and working on . • Make sure that the AC power adapter cables are turned off, then retype the password. Call Gateway Customer Care for repair. For instructions...
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... your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the printer is online. To set to is not the default printer, make sure that the power cable is not set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 Many printers have selected it is connected to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. To make sure that you may need to press...
... your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the printer is online. To set to is not the default printer, make sure that the power cable is not set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 Many printers have selected it is connected to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. To make sure that you may need to press...
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... managing power 69 maximizing performance 69 monitoring charge 66 recalibrating 68 recharging 18, 66 release latch 11 replacing 67 storing 86 troubleshooting 135 bays battery 67 hard drive 11 memory 11, 103 BIOS Setup utility 68 Bluetooth system key 29 turning off 29, 49 turning on 29, 49 brightness adjusting 29, 30, 44 system keys 30 broadband modem connecting 20 button Effects 42 Help 42 Properties 42 settings 42 Snapshot 43 Start camera 42 buttons multimedia panel...
... managing power 69 maximizing performance 69 monitoring charge 66 recalibrating 68 recharging 18, 66 release latch 11 replacing 67 storing 86 troubleshooting 135 bays battery 67 hard drive 11 memory 11, 103 BIOS Setup utility 68 Bluetooth system key 29 turning off 29, 49 turning on 29, 49 brightness adjusting 29, 30, 44 system keys 30 broadband modem connecting 20 button Effects 42 Help 42 Properties 42 settings 42 Snapshot 43 Start camera 42 buttons multimedia panel...
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... model number 2 serial number 2 latch battery 11 LCD panel cleaning 85 switching display 28 troubleshooting 116 LCD/CRT system key 28 line protector 78 line tester 78 lock cable 80 Kensington cable 10 M maintenance cleaning 84, 87 Media Center 40 troubleshooting 123 media reader See memory card reader memory bay 11 installing 103 removing 103 replacing 103 troubleshooting 126 memory card reader inserting card 56 locating 7 memory cards supported 55 removing card 56 troubleshooting 127 using 55 microphone built-in 14 jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 model number 3, 80 modem cable...
... model number 2 serial number 2 latch battery 11 LCD panel cleaning 85 switching display 28 troubleshooting 116 LCD/CRT system key 28 line protector 78 line tester 78 lock cable 80 Kensington cable 10 M maintenance cleaning 84, 87 Media Center 40 troubleshooting 123 media reader See memory card reader memory bay 11 installing 103 removing 103 replacing 103 troubleshooting 126 memory card reader inserting card 56 locating 7 memory cards supported 55 removing card 56 troubleshooting 127 using 55 microphone built-in 14 jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 model number 3, 80 modem cable...
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... 24 opening 38 recovery discs 89, 93 re-installing 88 projector adding 59 color quality 62 port 10 screen resolution 62 troubleshooting 138 using 28, 62 Properties button 42 R radio approval authorities 79 radio frequency wireless connections 79 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 98 drivers 88 programs 88 software 88 system 87 Windows 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows DVD 99 with Windows System Restore 95 recovery discs creating 89 drivers...
... 24 opening 38 recovery discs 89, 93 re-installing 88 projector adding 59 color quality 62 port 10 screen resolution 62 troubleshooting 138 using 28, 62 Properties button 42 R radio approval authorities 79 radio frequency wireless connections 79 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 98 drivers 88 programs 88 software 88 system 87 Windows 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows DVD 99 with Windows System Restore 95 recovery discs creating 89 drivers...
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... menus accessing 39 shortcuts opening menu 39 shutting down notebook 23, 24 Sleep mode 23, 28, 71 system key 28 Snapshot button 43 158 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 89, 93 re-installing 88 sound adjusting 30, 45 controls 45 muting 30, 41, 45 troubleshooting 137 speakers built-in 12 jack 6 SpeedStep technology 72 Start camera button 42 starting notebook 21 programs 38 startup password 80 static electricity 102 status indicator wireless Ethernet 25 status indicators battery charge...
... menus accessing 39 shortcuts opening menu 39 shutting down notebook 23, 24 Sleep mode 23, 28, 71 system key 28 Snapshot button 43 158 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 89, 93 re-installing 88 sound adjusting 30, 45 controls 45 muting 30, 41, 45 troubleshooting 137 speakers built-in 12 jack 6 SpeedStep technology 72 Start camera button 42 starting notebook 21 programs 38 startup password 80 static electricity 102 status indicator wireless Ethernet 25 status indicators battery charge...