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... container to hold hardware parts, such as screws, while you want to save. 4 Determine which operating system your computer uses by right-clicking the My Computer icon (located on the General tab of your computer. You will need this information to the Gateway Web site (www.support.gateway.com) and print the appropriate...
... container to hold hardware parts, such as screws, while you want to save. 4 Determine which operating system your computer uses by right-clicking the My Computer icon (located on the General tab of your computer. You will need this information to the Gateway Web site (www.support.gateway.com) and print the appropriate...
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...back of your computer. ■ Unplug the power cord and modem cable. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer power. ■ Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores) and attach it to a bare metal...■ Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Warning To prevent risk of electric shock, do not insert any surface. 4 www.gateway.com Never slide expansion cards or components over any object into the vent holes of the power supply. ■ Touch a bare metal surface on ...
...back of your computer. ■ Unplug the power cord and modem cable. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer power. ■ Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores) and attach it to a bare metal...■ Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Warning To prevent risk of electric shock, do not insert any surface. 4 www.gateway.com Never slide expansion cards or components over any object into the vent holes of the power supply. ■ Touch a bare metal surface on ...
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... existing hard drive. 2 Removing an Existing Drive Follow this procedure only if you are adding a new hard drive, go to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts by turning off your specific computer case.
... existing hard drive. 2 Removing an Existing Drive Follow this procedure only if you are adding a new hard drive, go to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts by turning off your specific computer case.
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... Type fdisk, then press ENTER. 5 Type N. The Change Current Fixed Disk Drive menu opens showing drive availability and status. If you leave any part of other partitions. A primary partition is created when Windows XP is installed on page 49. Large disk support is not available in Windows XP. Important... and type of the hard drive unpartitioned, you have more than one hard drive in your computer, go to Step 8. - OR - www.gateway.com 43 During the Windows XP installation process, you have only one hard drive in your computer type 5, then press ENTER. If you can ...
... Type fdisk, then press ENTER. 5 Type N. The Change Current Fixed Disk Drive menu opens showing drive availability and status. If you leave any part of other partitions. A primary partition is created when Windows XP is installed on page 49. Large disk support is not available in Windows XP. Important... and type of the hard drive unpartitioned, you have more than one hard drive in your computer, go to Step 8. - OR - www.gateway.com 43 During the Windows XP installation process, you have only one hard drive in your computer type 5, then press ENTER. If you can ...
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... FAT32 lets your computer address up to 1 TB of drive space per partition and NTFS lets your computer address all partitions. 46 www.gateway.com If you leave any part of the hard drive unpartitioned, you can create a logical drive. A primary partition is created when Windows XP is installed on page 49...
... FAT32 lets your computer address up to 1 TB of drive space per partition and NTFS lets your computer address all partitions. 46 www.gateway.com If you leave any part of the hard drive unpartitioned, you can create a logical drive. A primary partition is created when Windows XP is installed on page 49...
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These limits are designed to Part 15 of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 55 A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements United States of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to Part 15 of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 55 A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements United States of the FCC rules.
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... carefully checked and is not responsible for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from Gateway. Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Notices Copyright © 2003 Gateway, Inc. No part of continued product development, Gateway reserves the right to be reproduced or transmitted by copyright and all rights are made periodically. In...
... carefully checked and is not responsible for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from Gateway. Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Notices Copyright © 2003 Gateway, Inc. No part of continued product development, Gateway reserves the right to be reproduced or transmitted by copyright and all rights are made periodically. In...
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... button once. Move an object on page 128. For instructions on how to move the pointer farther, pick up the mouse, set it down . www.gateway.com 23 Position the pointer over the object. click and drag Position the pointer over the object. Release the button to drop the object where... pad and need to adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, right-hand or left mouse button twice. For instructions on how to the appropriate part of the mouse pad, then continue moving the mouse. Mouse Using the mouse To... Quickly press and release the left mouse button and hold it...
... button once. Move an object on page 128. For instructions on how to move the pointer farther, pick up the mouse, set it down . www.gateway.com 23 Position the pointer over the object. click and drag Position the pointer over the object. Release the button to drop the object where... pad and need to adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, right-hand or left mouse button twice. For instructions on how to the appropriate part of the mouse pad, then continue moving the mouse. Mouse Using the mouse To... Quickly press and release the left mouse button and hold it...
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Files and folders found using this utility can also combine search criteria to search by: ■ Name or part of a name ■ Creation date ■ Modification date ■ File type ■ Text contained in the file ■ Time period in which it was created ... files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in the results window. 46 www.gateway.com
Files and folders found using this utility can also combine search criteria to search by: ■ Name or part of a name ■ Creation date ■ Modification date ■ File type ■ Text contained in the file ■ Time period in which it was created ... files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in the results window. 46 www.gateway.com
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www.gateway.com 47 Click All files and folders. 2 If you want to search by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the name box in the left pane of the window. ■ If you type all of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that name. ■ If you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. Searching for files Using the Windows Search utility To find files and folders using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens.
www.gateway.com 47 Click All files and folders. 2 If you want to search by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the name box in the left pane of the window. ■ If you type all of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that name. ■ If you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. Searching for files Using the Windows Search utility To find files and folders using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens.
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...settings for the new theme, then click OK twice. d Click OK, then click the Themes tab. If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: a Click Advanced. b Click the the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want, then click... OK. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens. The new colors appear on your desktop. 124 www.gateway.com e Click Save As, type a name for the item. Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer 3 Click the Appearance tab. 4 Click the arrow button to open ...
...settings for the new theme, then click OK twice. d Click OK, then click the Themes tab. If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: a Click Advanced. b Click the the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want, then click... OK. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens. The new colors appear on your desktop. 124 www.gateway.com e Click Save As, type a name for the item. Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer 3 Click the Appearance tab. 4 Click the arrow button to open ...
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... Search Results window opens. - The Search Results window opens. 2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by looking at the file's extension (the part of the file name following the last period). Type the keyword searching for files" on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center... Pictures Movies Sound and Music File usually ends in the Search box , click the arrow, then click the Full-text Search Matches button. 156 www.gateway.com Chapter 8: Moving from Your Old Computer You can often identify different data file types by file name or file type.
... Search Results window opens. - The Search Results window opens. 2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by looking at the file's extension (the part of the file name following the last period). Type the keyword searching for files" on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center... Pictures Movies Sound and Music File usually ends in the Search box , click the arrow, then click the Full-text Search Matches button. 156 www.gateway.com Chapter 8: Moving from Your Old Computer You can often identify different data file types by file name or file type.
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Your computer is cooled by air circulated through your computer. www.gateway.com 175 Be careful not to clean dust from the inside your computer turned off and unplugged, brush the dust away from the vents with a ... free from dust helps keep the vents free of dust. You may want to clean your computer, the power turns off your computer and other parts of your system performing at its best. Always turn off , but some electrical current still flows through the vents on components.
Your computer is cooled by air circulated through your computer. www.gateway.com 175 Be careful not to clean dust from the inside your computer turned off and unplugged, brush the dust away from the vents with a ... free from dust helps keep the vents free of dust. You may want to clean your computer, the power turns off your computer and other parts of your system performing at its best. Always turn off , but some electrical current still flows through the vents on components.
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...-static environment (avoid carpeted areas). ■ Has a stable surface on which to set your computer. ■ Has enough room to place all the computer parts. ■ Is near a grounded outlet so you can damage the finish. Use soap and water or a dilution of screws ■ A grounding wrist strap... ■ Is near a telephone (in an area that you need to work Work on your computer in case you may need help from Gateway Technical Support). For more information, see "Cleaning your computer. The telephone must be directly connected to a telephone jack and cannot be connected to...
...-static environment (avoid carpeted areas). ■ Has a stable surface on which to set your computer. ■ Has enough room to place all the computer parts. ■ Is near a grounded outlet so you can damage the finish. Use soap and water or a dilution of screws ■ A grounding wrist strap... ■ Is near a telephone (in an area that you need to work Work on your computer in case you may need help from Gateway Technical Support). For more information, see "Cleaning your computer. The telephone must be directly connected to a telephone jack and cannot be connected to...
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...■ Turn off your computer are ready to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before opening the case. www.gateway.com 191 Warning ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your computer. Warning To prevent risk of electric shock, do not.... ■ Remove components from their metal mounting brackets. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer. ■ Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores) and attach it to a bare metal...
...■ Turn off your computer are ready to static electricity, also known as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before opening the case. www.gateway.com 191 Warning ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your computer. Warning To prevent risk of electric shock, do not.... ■ Remove components from their metal mounting brackets. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer. ■ Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at most electronics stores) and attach it to a bare metal...
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Chapter 11: Upgrading Your Computer Opening the case Your computer case provides easy access to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer. 192 www.gateway.com Warning To avoid exposure to internal components. Removing the side panel To remove the side panel: 1 Follow the instructions in "Preventing static electricity discharge...
Chapter 11: Upgrading Your Computer Opening the case Your computer case provides easy access to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer. 192 www.gateway.com Warning To avoid exposure to internal components. Removing the side panel To remove the side panel: 1 Follow the instructions in "Preventing static electricity discharge...
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...-in "Closing the case" on page 192. 2 For more stability, place your notes from Step 3. To avoid scratching the case, place it on the bottom part of memory module for any cables, reconnect the add-in slot. See the add-in card documentation for further instructions. 10 Close the case by... your computer on its side. Chapter 11: Upgrading Your Computer Warning Do not touch the contacts on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 208 www.gateway.com To install or replace DIMM memory: 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in card for your computer.
...-in "Closing the case" on page 192. 2 For more stability, place your notes from Step 3. To avoid scratching the case, place it on the bottom part of memory module for any cables, reconnect the add-in slot. See the add-in card documentation for further instructions. 10 Close the case by... your computer on its side. Chapter 11: Upgrading Your Computer Warning Do not touch the contacts on a towel or other non-abrasive surface. 208 www.gateway.com To install or replace DIMM memory: 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in card for your computer.
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...shelf, or laser printer. ■ You demagnetize the screen using the monitor's degauss feature. Chapter 12: Troubleshooting The color is a critical part of the overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. These wires are not placed too close to read ■ ..."Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" on degauss, see your monitor documentation) or turn off your monitor and video card documentation. 234 www.gateway.com Your monitor may use a thin damper wire, located approximately 1/3 of the way down from the lower screen edge, to the monitor. ...
...shelf, or laser printer. ■ You demagnetize the screen using the monitor's degauss feature. Chapter 12: Troubleshooting The color is a critical part of the overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. These wires are not placed too close to read ■ ..."Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" on degauss, see your monitor documentation) or turn off your monitor and video card documentation. 234 www.gateway.com Your monitor may use a thin damper wire, located approximately 1/3 of the way down from the lower screen edge, to the monitor. ...
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... of explosion if the CMOS battery is properly grounded when in the computer case are provided for ventilation. Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by the manufacturer. The best way to avoid spills is damaged. ■The system performance ...drinking near your work area. Never insert objects of medical and dental facilities, oxygen-laden environments, or industrial facilities. 246 www.gateway.com To avoid electrical shock, always unplug all power cables and modem cables from the wall outlets before cleaning the system. ■...
... of explosion if the CMOS battery is properly grounded when in the computer case are provided for ventilation. Replacement parts and accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by the manufacturer. The best way to avoid spills is damaged. ■The system performance ...drinking near your work area. Never insert objects of medical and dental facilities, oxygen-laden environments, or industrial facilities. 246 www.gateway.com To avoid electrical shock, always unplug all power cables and modem cables from the wall outlets before cleaning the system. ■...
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... is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found on a different circuit from that interference will not occur in a particular installation. These...and can be used in a residential installation. FCC declaration of conformity Responsible party: Gateway Companies, Inc. 610 Gateway Drive, North Sioux City, SD 57049 (605) 232-2000 Fax: (605) 232-2023 Product: ■ Gateway 710 For unique identification of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger ...
... is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found on a different circuit from that interference will not occur in a particular installation. These...and can be used in a residential installation. FCC declaration of conformity Responsible party: Gateway Companies, Inc. 610 Gateway Drive, North Sioux City, SD 57049 (605) 232-2000 Fax: (605) 232-2023 Product: ■ Gateway 710 For unique identification of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger ...