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... 1: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . 1 About this guide 2 Product Registration 2 Front 3 Back 5 Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started . . . 9 Preparing power connections 10 Protecting from power source problems 10 Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . 10 Connecting a dial-up modem 11 Using the World Wide Web 11 Connecting to a Web site 12 Downloading...
... 1: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . 1 About this guide 2 Product Registration 2 Front 3 Back 5 Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started . . . 9 Preparing power connections 10 Protecting from power source problems 10 Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . 10 Connecting a dial-up modem 11 Using the World Wide Web 11 Connecting to a Web site 12 Downloading...
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... Memory card reader 41 Mouse 41 Keyboard 42 Files 43 Memory 46 Audio 46 Passwords 47 Expansion cards 47 Media Center 48 Checking for device problems 50 Recovering your system 51 Creating recovery discs 51 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 52 Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 53 Returning your system...
... Memory card reader 41 Mouse 41 Keyboard 42 Files 43 Memory 46 Audio 46 Passwords 47 Expansion cards 47 Media Center 48 Checking for device problems 50 Recovering your system 51 Creating recovery discs 51 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 52 Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 53 Returning your system...
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... absorbs voltage surges and prevents them to save your work and shut down your computer normally. Protect your computer by connecting them from power source problems Warning High voltages can enter your computer through both the surge protector and the modem. You can increase to a wired Ethernet network. 10 If you...
... absorbs voltage surges and prevents them to save your work and shut down your computer normally. Protect your computer by connecting them from power source problems Warning High voltages can enter your computer through both the surge protector and the modem. You can increase to a wired Ethernet network. 10 If you...
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... discharge" on and while the modem cable, network cable, and power cord are connected. Warning Make sure that you have problems with your computer, try these safety guidelines: Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt to troubleshoot your computer...CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Safety guidelines While troubleshooting your computer, follow these things first: Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt to troubleshoot your computer problem if: • Power cords or plugs are damaged • Liquid has been spilled into your computer • Your computer was dropped •...
... discharge" on and while the modem cable, network cable, and power cord are connected. Warning Make sure that you have problems with your computer, try these safety guidelines: Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt to troubleshoot your computer...CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Safety guidelines While troubleshooting your computer, follow these things first: Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt to troubleshoot your computer problem if: • Power cords or plugs are damaged • Liquid has been spilled into your computer • Your computer was dropped •...
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..." host" message and are unable to locate See "You see the program's printed documentation or the online help Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that you see a "General failure reading drive C" ...error message" on page 44. "Operating system not found " error message" on page 43. www.gateway.com • Check all cable connections, including power. • If an error message appears on page 33.
..." host" message and are unable to locate See "You see the program's printed documentation or the online help Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that you see a "General failure reading drive C" ...error message" on page 44. "Operating system not found " error message" on page 43. www.gateway.com • Check all cable connections, including power. • If an error message appears on page 33.
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..."Memory error" message" on page 46. OR - For help, contact your ISP technical support. • Your ISP may be having connection problems. Contact your problem in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 32 If you do not find a solution to your ISP technical support to solve). Type troubleshooting..., the issue may be networking related. Internet and networking Internet If you are trying to determine whether the Internet outage is widespread (a problem they are using a cable or DSL modem, make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the Ethernet network jack. See more ...
..."Memory error" message" on page 46. OR - For help, contact your ISP technical support. • Your ISP may be having connection problems. Contact your problem in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 32 If you do not find a solution to your ISP technical support to solve). Type troubleshooting..., the issue may be networking related. Internet and networking Internet If you are trying to determine whether the Internet outage is widespread (a problem they are using a cable or DSL modem, make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the Ethernet network jack. See more ...
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... name of the e-mail address you to connect, restart your computer. • The problem may be having connection problems. Contact your network, not the Internet itself. Check the URL, then enter it . www.gateway.com You see an "Unable to locate host" message and are not case-sensitive. ...Receive button in your e-mail program. E-mail addresses never contain spaces and are unable to browse the Internet • You may be experiencing problems. Close your ISP for incoming e-mail. • Make sure that your account with your ISP technical support to verify their e-mail address....
... name of the e-mail address you to connect, restart your computer. • The problem may be having connection problems. Contact your network, not the Internet itself. Check the URL, then enter it . www.gateway.com You see an "Unable to locate host" message and are not case-sensitive. ...Receive button in your e-mail program. E-mail addresses never contain spaces and are unable to browse the Internet • You may be experiencing problems. Close your ISP for incoming e-mail. • Make sure that your account with your ISP technical support to verify their e-mail address....
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... connect at a different location). Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may cause problems with your computer • Use the modem cable that can connect on page 32. The modem is a common problem that came with the modem connection. • Restart your house or a telephone line at a slower... FCC regulations restrict actual data transfer rates over public telephone lines to the Internet • The ISP may lower the speed even further. www.gateway.com Help For more information about dialing properties, click Start, then click Help and Support.
... connect at a different location). Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may cause problems with your computer • Use the modem cable that can connect on page 32. The modem is a common problem that came with the modem connection. • Restart your house or a telephone line at a slower... FCC regulations restrict actual data transfer rates over public telephone lines to the Internet • The ISP may lower the speed even further. www.gateway.com Help For more information about dialing properties, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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... add additional memory to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Restart your printer's user guide for instructions on and connected correctly. • Make sure that the disc is label side up , and make sure that...
... add additional memory to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Restart your printer's user guide for instructions on and connected correctly. • Make sure that the disc is label side up , and make sure that...
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... page 50. • Your computer may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Restart your computer. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the system tray. www.gateway.com • The regional code of the movie disc may not match your computer, and it...
... page 50. • Your computer may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Restart your computer. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the system tray. www.gateway.com • The regional code of the movie disc may not match your computer, and it...
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...If your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock, you encounter hard drive problems. Error-checking examines the hard drive for file and folder problems, then corrects the data problems that it , or the operating system files cannot be the result of your computer case, ...For instructions on page 44. Checking the hard drive for errors" on fixing hard drive problems, see "Opening the case" on page 51. You need to reinstall the operating system. To fix hard drive problems, run the error checking program. Check cable connections. You get a "Data error"...
...If your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock, you encounter hard drive problems. Error-checking examines the hard drive for file and folder problems, then corrects the data problems that it , or the operating system files cannot be the result of your computer case, ...For instructions on page 44. Checking the hard drive for errors" on fixing hard drive problems, see "Opening the case" on page 51. You need to reinstall the operating system. To fix hard drive problems, run the error checking program. Check cable connections. You get a "Data error"...
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...(Start) then click Computer. If you try to scan the hard drive later (the next time you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for disk errors in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 45 After Windows has finished checking the drive... Help and Support. This process may take several minutes. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors, it provides a summary of the problems that it found by following the on-screen instructions. 5 Click OK. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that are found . 4 Correct ...
...(Start) then click Computer. If you try to scan the hard drive later (the next time you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for disk errors in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 45 After Windows has finished checking the drive... Help and Support. This process may take several minutes. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors, it provides a summary of the problems that it found by following the on-screen instructions. 5 Click OK. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that are found . 4 Correct ...
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... and not muted. • If you are turned on page 40. Help For more troubleshooting tips. • Make sure that your speakers' user guide for problems. Your computer restarts and runs the memory diagnostics. You see "Optical discs" on , and check the speaker connections. Click (Start), type Memory Diagnostic Tool, then...
... and not muted. • If you are turned on page 40. Help For more troubleshooting tips. • Make sure that your speakers' user guide for problems. Your computer restarts and runs the memory diagnostics. You see "Optical discs" on , and check the speaker connections. Click (Start), type Memory Diagnostic Tool, then...
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Type Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Media Center This section only covers problems relating to Media Center mode. Check all cable connections. • Display type-The Media Center is available only on your TV and computer supports: • A/V ...
Type Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Media Center This section only covers problems relating to Media Center mode. Check all cable connections. • Display type-The Media Center is available only on your TV and computer supports: • A/V ...
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..., and may experience image burn-in the DVR-MS format. For more information, see the display's user guide. www.gateway.com • Quality of video cables-Poor quality video cables can cause problems. Gateway recommends using high-quality video cables. • Screen resolution-Many TVs cannot display the high resolution that your computer...
..., and may experience image burn-in the DVR-MS format. For more information, see the display's user guide. www.gateway.com • Quality of video cables-Poor quality video cables can cause problems. Gateway recommends using high-quality video cables. • Screen resolution-Many TVs cannot display the high resolution that your computer...
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...your computer. For information about manually updating the Program Guide, see the Media Center online help pinpoint the problem. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the list of the tabs. To check for specific problems, right-click the device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of computer device types. ... when Media Center tries to update the Program Guide • You must be useful information to have a yellow triangle or red octogon indicating a problem or a failed condition. 3 Click the + symbol to the left of the device type to expand the list of devices.
...your computer. For information about manually updating the Program Guide, see the Media Center online help pinpoint the problem. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the list of the tabs. To check for specific problems, right-click the device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of computer device types. ... when Media Center tries to update the Program Guide • You must be useful information to have a yellow triangle or red octogon indicating a problem or a failed condition. 3 Click the + symbol to the left of the device type to expand the list of devices.
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... or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by following the information in "Try these steps first" on page 51. Problem solving may need to recover your computer experiences problems that you should create a set of the computer...and all of recovery discs beforehand. Creating recovery discs If your system under most computer problems by other methods, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you need to create, but for only the factory-loaded software and ...
... or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by following the information in "Try these steps first" on page 51. Problem solving may need to recover your computer experiences problems that you should create a set of the computer...and all of recovery discs beforehand. Creating recovery discs If your system under most computer problems by other methods, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you need to create, but for only the factory-loaded software and ...
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... backup discs you have the required number of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in "Checking for device problems" on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of blank, recordable discs you have created. • New software-If you need to recover software that...
... backup discs you have the required number of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in "Checking for device problems" on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of blank, recordable discs you have created. • New software-If you need to recover software that...
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...then click Backup and Restore Center. A list of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Returning to get your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then ...press ENTER. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 53 The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. In most cases of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for...
...then click Backup and Restore Center. A list of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Returning to get your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then ...press ENTER. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 53 The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. In most cases of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for...
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...everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista To reinstall Windows Vista and all software ... methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on page 56. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on your system to its factory condition. ...
...everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista To reinstall Windows Vista and all software ... methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on page 56. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on your system to its factory condition. ...