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... • Always hold components by pulling on the tab. For more information about this step in Windows Vista, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your convertible notebook by their edges. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" ...drive. Do not lay components on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it to notebook mode, then close the LCD panel. 5 Disconnect from their ...
... • Always hold components by pulling on the tab. For more information about this step in Windows Vista, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your convertible notebook by their edges. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" ...drive. Do not lay components on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it to notebook mode, then close the LCD panel. 5 Disconnect from their ...
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Contents Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 96 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: ...
Contents Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 96 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: ...
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... Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide: • Click or tap (Start), All Programs, then click or tap Gateway Documentation. CHAPTER 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that are specific to your notebook model and... its features. Your User Guide is an in-depth, easy-to this information if you call for assistance. 2 For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your online User Guide....
... Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide: • Click or tap (Start), All Programs, then click or tap Gateway Documentation. CHAPTER 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that are specific to your notebook model and... its features. Your User Guide is an in-depth, easy-to this information if you call for assistance. 2 For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your online User Guide....
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...to your device. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to install any time. For the location of the USB ports on page 7. www.gateway.com IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot swapping, which means that your convertible notebook. After doing this, you plug it...information about using the USB port on your convertible notebook will usually recognize such a device whenever you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any software the device needs. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first time, your convertible notebook prompts you to a USB port...
...to your device. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to install any time. For the location of the USB ports on page 7. www.gateway.com IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot swapping, which means that your convertible notebook. After doing this, you plug it...information about using the USB port on your convertible notebook will usually recognize such a device whenever you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any software the device needs. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first time, your convertible notebook prompts you to a USB port...
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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 convertible 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. 80
CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your convertible 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. 80
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... else has solved the problem and you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 96. 87 www.gateway.com Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at... its factory condition" on page 88. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If ...
... else has solved the problem and you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 96. 87 www.gateway.com Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at... its factory condition" on page 88. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If ...
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... for system recovery may not be to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you created. (Your convertible notebook must have a DVD-compatible drive to need to recover... software that software's installation instructions. If you need recovery discs, we recommend that were pre-installed at the factory. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center.
... for system recovery may not be to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you created. (Your convertible notebook must have a DVD-compatible drive to need to recover... software that software's installation instructions. If you need recovery discs, we recommend that were pre-installed at the factory. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center.
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...a full set of blank discs you like to close it. www.gateway.com To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of... recovery discs. 89 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click or tap Applications ...
...a full set of blank discs you like to close it. www.gateway.com To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of... recovery discs. 89 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click or tap Applications ...
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..., see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with... a short description of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . The disc recording begins. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . If you are recording multiple discs, as an option, you ...
..., see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with... a short description of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . The disc recording begins. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . If you are recording multiple discs, as an option, you ...
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...or tap Application recovery. - 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. www.gateway.com 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click or tap Hardware, then click or tap ...Device driver recovery. 3 Click or tap the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. 91
...or tap Application recovery. - 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. www.gateway.com 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click or tap Hardware, then click or tap ...Device driver recovery. 3 Click or tap the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. 91
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If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 92 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click or tap Run Grc_Vista.exe. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive.
If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 92 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click or tap Run Grc_Vista.exe. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive.
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click or tap Device driver recovery, then click or tap the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 93 www.gateway.com 2 To recover pre-installed software, click or tap Application recovery, then click or tap the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click or tap Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list, and you want to recover. -
OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click or tap Device driver recovery, then click or tap the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 93 www.gateway.com 2 To recover pre-installed software, click or tap Application recovery, then click or tap the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click or tap Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list, and you want to recover. -
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... "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again.
... "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again.
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Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your convertible notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Create a restore point dialog box opens. 4 Type a description for the restore point (such as the date and time), then click or ...
Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your convertible notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Create a restore point dialog box opens. 4 Type a description for the restore point (such as the date and time), then click or ...
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... your keyboard to c:\backup. - Important Before your hard drive is starting up to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com To delete everything on your hard drive. b Click or tap Recovery, then click or tap Next. Caution Continuing with automatic data... Options screen opens. b While the convertible notebook is recovered, your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. OR -
... your keyboard to c:\backup. - Important Before your hard drive is starting up to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com To delete everything on your hard drive. b Click or tap Recovery, then click or tap Next. Caution Continuing with automatic data... Options screen opens. b While the convertible notebook is recovered, your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click or tap Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. OR -
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...to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on your backed up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to boot from CD or DVD" appears...screen instructions. 5 After Windows is complete window opens. 10 Click or tap Finish, then click or tap Restart. You still need to use the software and driver recovery discs you can still run Windows, back up files in its original factory condition. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows...
...to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on your backed up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to boot from CD or DVD" appears...screen instructions. 5 After Windows is complete window opens. 10 Click or tap Finish, then click or tap Restart. You still need to use the software and driver recovery discs you can still run Windows, back up files in its original factory condition. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows...
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... notebook. 8 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the convertible notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in your convertible notebook. 5 Make sure the LCD panel is in notebook mode,... to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up any PC cards. 104 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools ...
... notebook. 8 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the convertible notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in your convertible notebook. 5 Make sure the LCD panel is in notebook mode,... to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up any PC cards. 104 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools ...
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... place. • Make sure that you are flawed and cannot be inserted completely into the bay, then try again. • If you have copy protection software. Press the module into the modular bay. For more information, see "Adjusting brightness" on page 87. 114 For more information about adjusting the brightness, see...
... place. • Make sure that you are flawed and cannot be inserted completely into the bay, then try again. • If you have copy protection software. Press the module into the modular bay. For more information, see "Adjusting brightness" on page 87. 114 For more information about adjusting the brightness, see...
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...headphone jack on how to play is turned up. For instructions on the convertible notebook. • If you have copy protection software. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your volume control, see "Adjusting the volume" on . • Clean the disc. For more information,.... • Your convertible notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your online User Guide. 115 www.gateway.com An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the CD label is turned up. You may be able to ...
...headphone jack on how to play is turned up. For instructions on the convertible notebook. • If you have copy protection software. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your volume control, see "Adjusting the volume" on . • Clean the disc. For more information,.... • Your convertible notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your online User Guide. 115 www.gateway.com An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the CD label is turned up. You may be able to ...
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... Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. For more information review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on other computers • Yes, you can burn videos that has a DVD player and... PowerDVD). You want to change display settings to a DVD with DVD recording (burning) software, such as Power2Go, and with your Media Center computer to DVD can . For more information, review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on a home DVD ...
... Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. For more information review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on other computers • Yes, you can burn videos that has a DVD player and... PowerDVD). You want to change display settings to a DVD with DVD recording (burning) software, such as Power2Go, and with your Media Center computer to DVD can . For more information, review the FAQ topic at www.gateway.com. You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on a home DVD ...