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Question posted by hannaRGR on May 20th, 2014
How To Set Hard Drive Configuration To Factory Default Gateway Nv53a
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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on June 29th, 2014 6:04 PM
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As long as the D2D Recovery funciton is enabled, you can press <Alt> and <F10> during startup to restore the NV53 to factory default settings. You can read more about this function on page 32 of theuser guide.
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Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 5
... specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85
Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87
Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89
Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 57
... they have connected the network cabling. www.gateway.com
4 Click the plus (+) in front of wireless equipment you are setting up a wired network, make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 66
...a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your Reference Guide. These passwords are set in computer security is keeping your data safe and secure. The password feature....
60 For the location of a desk or table.
You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can reset it easy for someone else to guess. Use a password that you use...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 99
... Transfer
You can move your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move files and settings from your old computer: 1 If you want to transfer program settings to your new notebook, install those
programs on during scheduled tasks.
www.gateway.com
Scheduling maintenance tasks
Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 103
... 19
color changing scheme 69
computers naming 51
configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52
connecting to ...
defragmenting hard drive 91
deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 90
desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 68 ...Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4
documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17
downloading files 24
drivers updating 2
drives...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - Canada/French - Page 104
... 91
G
gadgets adding 71 configuring 71 configuring Sidebar 72 control panel 72 Sidebar 71 using 71
game access restricting 83
Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2
Gigabit Ethernet 46
H
hard drive backing up files 92 checking for... dial-up 22 DSL 23, 47, 48
mouse changing settings 74
moving files 10 files from old computer 93, 94 folders 10 settings from old computer 93
MP3 file creating 38 editing track...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 5
... specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85
Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87
Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89
Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 57
... access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Setting up a network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change.
51 www.gateway.com
4 Click the plus (+) in the Computer Name, Domain and
Workgroup...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 66
...These passwords are set up user accounts, Windows sets up a user account for someone else to the Kensington lock slot on your files. Startup and hard drive password
Use a startup and hard drive password to ...object like the leg of the Kensington lock slot, see your password, you will have to Gateway so we can remember. For the location of a desk or table.
Because it's light...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 99
... flash drive, or external hard drive. Help
For more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up ...settings to the new notebook. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Windows Easy Transfer.
Important
If your files, folders, software settings, and user account settings (such as running Windows Easy Transfer.
www.gateway...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 103
... 19
color changing scheme 69
computers naming 51
configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52
connecting to ...
defragmenting hard drive 91
deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 90
desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 68 ...Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4
documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17
downloading files 24
drivers updating 2
drives...
Gateway Notebook User's Guide - English - Page 104
... 91
G
gadgets adding 71 configuring 71 configuring Sidebar 72 control panel 72 Sidebar 71 using 71
game access restricting 83
Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2
Gigabit Ethernet 46
H
hard drive backing up files 92 checking for... dial-up 22 DSL 23, 47, 48
mouse changing settings 74
moving files 10 files from old computer 93, 94 folders 10 settings from old computer 93
MP3 file creating 38 editing track...
Gateway Quick Start Guide for Windows 7 - Page 16
... of recovery disc as soon as possible. Gateway Recovery Management
To prepare your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by on Gateway Recovery Management. Please read them carefully! 1.
OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc.
-
Gateway Quick Start Guide for Windows 7 - Page 45
... hard drive or the backup discs you may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
As a troubleshooting step, you have stopped working correctly. Click on page 46.
4. Revert to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2. For instructions, see "Returning to its factory...
Gateway Quick Start Guide for Windows 7 - Page 47
... your computer, then continues by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc.
3. You can select which device to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens.
2. This process may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1. Click...
Service Guide - Page 21
...set power down n VGA suspend n PCMCIA suspend n Audio power down n Hard drive power down n Optical drive power down n Super I/O low power mode
Also called Hibernation mode. All devices in the notebook are turned off completely. Individual devices such as the CPU and hard... to RAM (S3)
Save to powering off completely. www.gateway.com
Power supply
Item
Specification
Vendor
n Delta n Liteon n...
Service Guide - Page 35
...Setup screen to work your way through the various menu and submenu screens. www.gateway.com
Navigating the BIOS setup utility
Use the keys listed in the legend bar ...
values displayed may not be the same as those in boldface are the default settings.
29 Help for illustration only. The values displayed may not be the same...this section are for configuring the various system functions.
Service Guide - Page 38
... functions when the computer boots up.
AHCI IDE
Security
Use the Security menu option to set to speed up the boot-up when Password on boot is :
Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password
Password on the hard drive to factory defaults by pressing the Alt+F10 keys during system boot-up .
User can be used...
Service Guide - Page 41
...to your hard drive. You will not be prompted to confirm the password removal.
4 Press Enter. 5 Press F10 to save the password and close the Setup Utility or you need to setting a user ... you will be able to the Setup utility. Go to highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password
field, then press Enter. www.gateway.com
Removing a password To remove a password:
1 Press ↑...
Service Guide - Page 43
Loads the factory-default settings for quitting from the Setup Utility. Saves all changes made and closes the Setup utility. Keyboard shortcut: F10
Discards changes made to the Setup utility.
37 F1 Help Esc Exit
Select Item -/+ Change Values
F9 Setup Defaults
Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
Option Exit Saving...
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