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...these screws cannot be removed). Do not lay components on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Avoid touching the edge connectors. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. For more information... guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. ©...
...these screws cannot be removed). Do not lay components on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Avoid touching the edge connectors. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. For more information... guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. ©...
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...in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. As part of their respective companies. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your ...notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to ...
...in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. As part of their respective companies. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your ...notebook. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to ...
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... 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...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... 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...
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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. 82
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. 82
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... it has a full charge. Recovering your system under most notebook problems by following the information in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook ...conditions. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 113 or in "Troubleshooting" on page 89. 87 Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the...
... it has a full charge. Recovering your system under most notebook problems by following the information in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook ...conditions. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 113 or in "Troubleshooting" on page 89. 87 Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the...
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... items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your pre... set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 93. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering your system, you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is ...
... items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your pre... set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 93. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering your system, you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is ...
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...your notebook, you like to perform 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. Because these discs do ? Important Your notebook may not be expecting to need recovery discs...dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 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 have the opportunity. ...
...your notebook, you like to perform 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. Because these discs do ? Important Your notebook may not be expecting to need recovery discs...dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 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 have the opportunity. ...
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Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc from the drive, use the ...
Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc from the drive, use the ...
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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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
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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 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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.... If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another ...disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and...
.... If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another ...disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and...
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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. 94
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. 94
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...see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 97. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click ... 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 these restore points to get your system settings and saves ...
...see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 97. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click ... 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 these restore points to get your system settings and saves ...
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...(if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If you can access important ...files on or restart your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 If Windows starts to load instead...
...(if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If you can access important ...files on or restart your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 If Windows starts to load instead...
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...your notebook. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your backed up to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to c:\backup. - A list of the system recovery. OR - The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you...Full factory recovery, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files ...
...your notebook. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your backed up to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to c:\backup. - A list of the system recovery. OR - The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you...Full factory recovery, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files ...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover 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 select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover 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 select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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... discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the notebook and...
... discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the notebook and...
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www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... Turn on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the...
www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... Turn on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the...
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A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For the location of the headphone jack, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 45. • Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. • If ... is plugged into the headphone jack on your online User Guide. For instructions on page 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on how to play these CDs on your notebook. • Clean the disc. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page...
A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For the location of the headphone jack, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 45. • Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. • If ... is plugged into the headphone jack on your online User Guide. For instructions on page 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on how to play these CDs on your notebook. • Clean the disc. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page...
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...need to press. • Make sure that you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have selected it is not the default printer, make sure that you want to print to work offline. To make sure that the... set to is connected to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you have an online/offline ...
...need to press. • Make sure that you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have selected it is not the default printer, make sure that you want to print to work offline. To make sure that the... set to is connected to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you have an online/offline ...