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Connecting the AC adapter You can run your notebook using an AC adapter or your notebook on page 53. 20 www.gateway.com You should use your notebook's battery. Important If the battery is facing up. 3 Hold the battery label-side down and slide it into the open battery ...much shorter than you expect. Chapter 3: Getting Started Installing the battery To install the battery: 1 Close the LCD panel. 2 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is not fully charged before you use the AC adapter right away to you partially charged. Allow three hours for the first time, the battery...
Connecting the AC adapter You can run your notebook using an AC adapter or your notebook on page 53. 20 www.gateway.com You should use your notebook's battery. Important If the battery is facing up. 3 Hold the battery label-side down and slide it into the open battery ...much shorter than you expect. Chapter 3: Getting Started Installing the battery To install the battery: 1 Close the LCD panel. 2 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is not fully charged before you use the AC adapter right away to you partially charged. Allow three hours for the first time, the battery...
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...the latch on the front of your hard drive. The power button is preset to function in Using Your Computer which has been included on -screen instructions to set it to On/Off mode. ... you are starting your notebook for the first time, follow the on your notebook, then lift the LCD panel. 2 Press the power button located above the keyboard. Tips & Tricks For more information about ... Power-Saving Settings" in Standby/Resume mode. www.gateway.com 25 To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. 3 If you can also set up your notebook.
...the latch on the front of your hard drive. The power button is preset to function in Using Your Computer which has been included on -screen instructions to set it to On/Off mode. ... you are starting your notebook for the first time, follow the on your notebook, then lift the LCD panel. 2 Press the power button located above the keyboard. Tips & Tricks For more information about ... Power-Saving Settings" in Standby/Resume mode. www.gateway.com 25 To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. 3 If you can also set up your notebook.
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...To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Turning off your notebook To turn off your notebook: 1 Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer. Important If for some reason you close the LCD panel without turning off your notebook so air vents are blocked,...For more information about five seconds, then release it. 26 www.gateway.com Windows shuts down and turns off your notebook, it up your notebook When you have not used your notebook for several minutes or if you cannot use the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar ...
...To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Turning off your notebook To turn off your notebook: 1 Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer. Important If for some reason you close the LCD panel without turning off your notebook so air vents are blocked,...For more information about five seconds, then release it. 26 www.gateway.com Windows shuts down and turns off your notebook, it up your notebook When you have not used your notebook for several minutes or if you cannot use the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar ...
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... on commercial aircraft. Press and hold FN, then press this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Toggle the notebook display in the following order: ■ The LCD ■ An external monitor or projector (a monitor or projector must be turned off . For more information, see...notebook performs the action identified by the text or icon on the key. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to leave Standby mode. Using the keyboard System key combinations When you press the FN key and a system key at the same time For more information, see ...
... on commercial aircraft. Press and hold FN, then press this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Toggle the notebook display in the following order: ■ The LCD ■ An external monitor or projector (a monitor or projector must be turned off . For more information, see...notebook performs the action identified by the text or icon on the key. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to leave Standby mode. Using the keyboard System key combinations When you press the FN key and a system key at the same time For more information, see ...
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...The box shows the battery charge level, the BIOS version, and whether the optional wireless network is being used. Use this box. Increase the brightness of your display. Increase the LCD panel brightness above the normal brightest setting. Press a third time to return the display to decrease the... feature will affect battery performance. Play or pause the CD or DVD. Decrease the brightness of the display. 32 www.gateway.com Important: Using this feature in the upper-left corner of the display. Chapter 3: Getting Started Press and hold FN, then press this system key......
...The box shows the battery charge level, the BIOS version, and whether the optional wireless network is being used. Use this box. Increase the brightness of your display. Increase the LCD panel brightness above the normal brightest setting. Press a third time to return the display to decrease the... feature will affect battery performance. Play or pause the CD or DVD. Decrease the brightness of the display. 32 www.gateway.com Important: Using this feature in the upper-left corner of the display. Chapter 3: Getting Started Press and hold FN, then press this system key......
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Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and external display. For the location of the VGA port, see "Back" on page 13. 3 Turn on your notebook. 46 www.gateway.com To use your notebook for giving presentations by pressing the eject button again. Simultaneous display lets you control the ...presentation from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports 3 Eject the ...
Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and external display. For the location of the VGA port, see "Back" on page 13. 3 Turn on your notebook. 46 www.gateway.com To use your notebook for giving presentations by pressing the eject button again. Simultaneous display lets you control the ...presentation from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports 3 Eject the ...
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Important If an external monitor or projector is connected and you close the LCD panel, your camera's documentation. 48 www.gateway.com Important For more information about using the IEEE 1394 port on your video camera, see "Right" on the projector or monitor. Connecting a video camera to your notebook Your notebook... your video camera to your notebook: 1 Connect one end of the IEEE 1394 port, see your notebook may turn off the LCD panel, but will not enter Standby mode. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports Important Press FN+F4 to switch between viewing the display on the...
Important If an external monitor or projector is connected and you close the LCD panel, your camera's documentation. 48 www.gateway.com Important For more information about using the IEEE 1394 port on your video camera, see "Right" on the projector or monitor. Connecting a video camera to your notebook Your notebook... your video camera to your notebook: 1 Connect one end of the IEEE 1394 port, see your notebook may turn off the LCD panel, but will not enter Standby mode. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports Important Press FN+F4 to switch between viewing the display on the...
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... 8 Turn your notebook. Tips & Tricks For more information about using Hibernate mode, see "Changing Power-Saving Settings" in use a small amount of power. 56 www.gateway.com Many PC Cards use . To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. ■ Close the LCD panel to power your notebook: ■ Dim the display...
... 8 Turn your notebook. Tips & Tricks For more information about using Hibernate mode, see "Changing Power-Saving Settings" in use a small amount of power. 56 www.gateway.com Many PC Cards use . To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. ■ Close the LCD panel to power your notebook: ■ Dim the display...
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Cleaning the notebook screen Use a soft cloth and water to use it again. Caution A notebook LCD screen is made especially for the purpose. 74 www.gateway.com Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in a circle, using a product made of specially coated glass and can be ...scratched or damaged by using an aerosol ...
Cleaning the notebook screen Use a soft cloth and water to use it again. Caution A notebook LCD screen is made especially for the purpose. 74 www.gateway.com Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in a circle, using a product made of specially coated glass and can be ...scratched or damaged by using an aerosol ...
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...pixels that the disc label is blank ■ Adjust the brightness using the system keys. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc ■ The disc may be sending its display to a minimum. Gateway's inspection standards keep these pixels are flawed and cannot be seated ...may not be read by the drive. 86 www.gateway.com For more information, see "Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" in active-matrix LCD screens. Occasionally discs are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to toggle through the attached display, an...
...pixels that the disc label is blank ■ Adjust the brightness using the system keys. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc ■ The disc may be sending its display to a minimum. Gateway's inspection standards keep these pixels are flawed and cannot be seated ...may not be read by the drive. 86 www.gateway.com For more information, see "Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" in active-matrix LCD screens. Occasionally discs are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to toggle through the attached display, an...
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...port 12 moving pointer 35 screen objects 36 MP3 player memory cards 43 multimedia adjusting volume 37 playing DVD 42 using DVD drive 40 using Windows Media Player 42 muting sound 33, 37 N navigation keys 30 network jack 13, 24 troubleshooting 97 ...wireless network 38 Norton Internet Security 75 Num Lock status indicator 28 numeric keypad status indicator 28 using 30 O online help 5, 7 opening files 35 folders 35 LCD panel 10 notebook 10 programs 35 shortcut menu 36 P password 98 PC Card adding 44 ... AC adapter 20, 57 automobile/airplane adapter 57 battery 27, 52, 53, 54, 56 www.gateway.com 123
...port 12 moving pointer 35 screen objects 36 MP3 player memory cards 43 multimedia adjusting volume 37 playing DVD 42 using DVD drive 40 using Windows Media Player 42 muting sound 33, 37 N navigation keys 30 network jack 13, 24 troubleshooting 97 ...wireless network 38 Norton Internet Security 75 Num Lock status indicator 28 numeric keypad status indicator 28 using 30 O online help 5, 7 opening files 35 folders 35 LCD panel 10 notebook 10 programs 35 shortcut menu 36 P password 98 PC Card adding 44 ... AC adapter 20, 57 automobile/airplane adapter 57 battery 27, 52, 53, 54, 56 www.gateway.com 123
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...hard drive 28 location 15 numeric keypad 28 Pad Lock 28 power 10 toggle on or off 31, 102 troubleshooting 102 Support getting specifications 17 using 3 surge protector 22 Suspend 31 system identification label 14, 16 system keys combinations 31 locating 30 system restore 79 T technical support automated ... Libraries 106 Learn With Gateway 106 troubleshooting audio 101 automated system 105 device installation 84 display 85 DVD drive 86 faxes 95 files 88 general guidelines 83 hard drive 89 Internet connection 90, 95 IRQ conflict 84 keyboard 92 LCD panel 85 memory 92 memory card reader 93 modem ...
...hard drive 28 location 15 numeric keypad 28 Pad Lock 28 power 10 toggle on or off 31, 102 troubleshooting 102 Support getting specifications 17 using 3 surge protector 22 Suspend 31 system identification label 14, 16 system keys combinations 31 locating 30 system restore 79 T technical support automated ... Libraries 106 Learn With Gateway 106 troubleshooting audio 101 automated system 105 device installation 84 display 85 DVD drive 86 faxes 95 files 88 general guidelines 83 hard drive 89 Internet connection 90, 95 IRQ conflict 84 keyboard 92 LCD panel 85 memory 92 memory card reader 93 modem ...