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.... • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to get information 8 If you 're looking for. Just click (Start), then click Help and Support. need ...a little extra help with automated support, is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer.
.... • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to get information 8 If you 're looking for. Just click (Start), then click Help and Support. need ...a little extra help with automated support, is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer.
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... (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. Follow the on-screen instructions to make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default... disc or, to create recovery discs for your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make a backup of the software that you first get...
... (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. Follow the on-screen instructions to make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default... disc or, to create recovery discs for your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make a backup of the software that you first get...
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... of help you quickly discover and use the many features of your computer. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components...Information from Microsoft. We sincerely hope that you are sure that you will be pleased with the best product possible. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize...
... of help you quickly discover and use the many features of your computer. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components...Information from Microsoft. We sincerely hope that you are sure that you will be pleased with the best product possible. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize...
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...network for your current setup. straight-through cable, the wires on the computers that comes with your network to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable you have, hold both connectors are available in a different order (different colors, left to find out how... installed, make sure that your network as well. 44 To determine which type of the cable with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. Setting up a network using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your...
...network for your current setup. straight-through cable, the wires on the computers that comes with your network to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable you have, hold both connectors are available in a different order (different colors, left to find out how... installed, make sure that your network as well. 44 To determine which type of the cable with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. Setting up a network using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your...
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...your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your wireless cards for your network, you need to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to...type a unique computer name in your network workgroup, and the name must be different than any required drivers. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have...
...your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your wireless cards for your network, you need to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to...type a unique computer name in your network workgroup, and the name must be different than any required drivers. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have...
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...about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your computer. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on each of your computers, you can add a printer to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet,... back on. • Refer to your access point. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Wireless security For information on wireless security, refer to the documentation that came with your printer to...
...about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your computer. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on each of your computers, you can add a printer to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet,... back on. • Refer to your access point. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Wireless security For information on wireless security, refer to the documentation that came with your printer to...
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...cable. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to,... then click Connect. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. ...
...cable. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to,... then click Connect. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. ...
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... searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to your computer. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4...-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as an extension to accommodate additional windows. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
... searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to your computer. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4...-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as an extension to accommodate additional windows. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
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www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
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For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. The computer does not recognize a disc or the disc drive • Make sure that the disc label is facing up , and make sure that the ...disc is clean and free from large scratches. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs, DVDs, and...
For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. The computer does not recognize a disc or the disc drive • Make sure that the disc label is facing up , and make sure that the ...disc is clean and free from large scratches. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs, DVDs, and...
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... works. Play only discs with a regional code for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. For instructions, see "Checking for the memory card slots do not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is working to make sure that...
... works. Play only discs with a regional code for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. For instructions, see "Checking for the memory card slots do not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is working to make sure that...
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... the + symbol to the left of problems on -screen prompts. - www.gateway.com Checking for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help pinpoint the problem. OR To check for updated driver software and follow the on your computer. Checking the condition of system devices and... the status of their drivers can cause a variety of the device type to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for specific problems, right-click the device, ...
... the + symbol to the left of problems on -screen prompts. - www.gateway.com Checking for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help pinpoint the problem. OR To check for updated driver software and follow the on your computer. Checking the condition of system devices and... the status of their drivers can cause a variety of the device type to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for specific problems, right-click the device, ...
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... but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert ... support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 89. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. If only one or two items of the computer's software ...
... but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert ... support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 89. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. If only one or two items of the computer's software ...
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... reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by...
... reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by...
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... with a permanent marker. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. This dialog box tells you will need to list, then click Next. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens.
... with a permanent marker. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. This dialog box tells you will need to list, then click Next. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens.
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...on your computer, you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on page 87. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to...installation instructions. • New device drivers-If you need to follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. OR If you are ...
...on your computer, you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on page 87. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to...installation instructions. • New device drivers-If you need to follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. OR If you are ...
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... the installation. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. A list of software and device...
... the installation. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. A list of software and device...
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...computer. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can access important files on your system to... experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Returning your system. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your recovery discs" on page 95. 93 If you can reinstall ...
...computer. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can access important files on your system to... experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Returning your system. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your recovery discs" on page 95. 93 If you can reinstall ...