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... site 3 Using Support 3 Help and Support 5 Searching for a topic 6 BigFix 6 Using Your Computer guide 7 Online help 7 Gateway contact information 8 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Computer 9 Desktop PC Front 10 Desktop PC Back 12 Identifying your model 15 Gateway model and serial number 15 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 15 Finding your specifications 16 Accessories 16 3 Getting Started... dial-up modem 31 Connecting to a cable or DSL modem or to a wired Ethernet network 31 Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device 32 www.gateway.com i
... site 3 Using Support 3 Help and Support 5 Searching for a topic 6 BigFix 6 Using Your Computer guide 7 Online help 7 Gateway contact information 8 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Computer 9 Desktop PC Front 10 Desktop PC Back 12 Identifying your model 15 Gateway model and serial number 15 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 15 Finding your specifications 16 Accessories 16 3 Getting Started... dial-up modem 31 Connecting to a cable or DSL modem or to a wired Ethernet network 31 Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device 32 www.gateway.com i
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Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive USB port (optional) DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button Microphone jack Headphone jack Power indicator USB ports (optional) IEEE 1394 ports (optional) 10 www.gateway.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive USB port (optional) DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button Microphone jack Headphone jack Power indicator USB ports (optional) IEEE 1394 ports (optional) 10 www.gateway.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
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... DVD/CD drive USB ports (optional) Diskette drive (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Headphone jack Microphone jack Desktop PC Front Description Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and programs, watch DVDs, and store large files onto recordable discs (depending... button to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on or off. www.gateway.com 11
... DVD/CD drive USB ports (optional) Diskette drive (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Headphone jack Microphone jack Desktop PC Front Description Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and programs, watch DVDs, and store large files onto recordable discs (depending... button to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. For more information, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on or off. www.gateway.com 11
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Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below. Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Desktop PC Back Your computer includes the following components. Power connector Case cover thumbscrew Rear speaker jack (optional) Ethernet (network) jack IEEE 1394/FireWire™/ i.Link... Center/subwoofer jack (optional) S/PDIF jack (optional) USB ports Monitor port Serial port PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port Monitor port (optional) Telephone jack www.gateway.com
Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below. Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Desktop PC Back Your computer includes the following components. Power connector Case cover thumbscrew Rear speaker jack (optional) Ethernet (network) jack IEEE 1394/FireWire™/ i.Link... Center/subwoofer jack (optional) S/PDIF jack (optional) USB ports Monitor port Serial port PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port Monitor port (optional) Telephone jack www.gateway.com
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... information, see "Learning about the Internet" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your rear right and left speakers into this port. www.gateway.com 13 For information on configuring this optional jack. Before turning on your area. Plug a standard S-Video cable into this jack, see "Installing a printer, ... thumbscrews Rear speaker jack (black plug) (optional) Ethernet (network) jack IEEE 1394 ports Parallel port S-Video (TV) out jack (optional) Modem jack Voltage switch Desktop PC Back Description Plug the power cord into an S-Video jack on a television.
... information, see "Learning about the Internet" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your rear right and left speakers into this port. www.gateway.com 13 For information on configuring this optional jack. Before turning on your area. Plug a standard S-Video cable into this jack, see "Installing a printer, ... thumbscrews Rear speaker jack (black plug) (optional) Ethernet (network) jack IEEE 1394 ports Parallel port S-Video (TV) out jack (optional) Modem jack Voltage switch Desktop PC Back Description Plug the power cord into an S-Video jack on a television.
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... can be a stereo in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Configuring the audio jacks If the back of your computer has five audio jacks, they can be used for more information, see "Using the... keyboard. Use the mute and volume control buttons on the taskbar. Tips & Tricks For instructions on how to adjust the volume in Windows, see "Desktop PC Back" on how each jack can be used , see "Adjusting the Volume" in your computer. Chapter 3: Getting Started Adjusting the volume You...
... can be a stereo in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Configuring the audio jacks If the back of your computer has five audio jacks, they can be used for more information, see "Using the... keyboard. Use the mute and volume control buttons on the taskbar. Tips & Tricks For instructions on how to adjust the volume in Windows, see "Desktop PC Back" on how each jack can be used , see "Adjusting the Volume" in your computer. Chapter 3: Getting Started Adjusting the volume You...
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The tabs on the sides of the System Properties dialog box in the General tab. 56 www.gateway.com When the module is shown at the bottom of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. The amount of memory in your ... the cables and the power cord. 9 Turn on the memory module bank and press the module firmly into the bank. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in "Replacing the side panel" on page 53. 7 Return your computer. Click/Double...
The tabs on the sides of the System Properties dialog box in the General tab. 56 www.gateway.com When the module is shown at the bottom of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. The amount of memory in your ... the cables and the power cord. 9 Turn on the memory module bank and press the module firmly into the bank. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in "Replacing the side panel" on page 53. 7 Return your computer. Click/Double...
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...Make sure that your account with your modem. For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. ■ Make sure that you are unable to ...browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: 66 www.gateway.com Help and Support For more information, "Modem (dial-up )" on page 68. OR - If you have lost your Internet connection,...
...Make sure that your account with your modem. For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. ■ Make sure that you are unable to ...browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: 66 www.gateway.com Help and Support For more information, "Modem (dial-up )" on page 68. OR - If you have lost your Internet connection,...
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... Rules tab. 3 Click the location from your telephone service to get the correct code to make sure that the modem dialing properties are correct. www.gateway.com 69 Troubleshooting Your modem does not dial or does not connect ■ Make sure that the modem cable is in the Search box , then... that the connections have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call messaging, or voice mail, make sure that all settings are set correctly. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to temporarily disable the service.
... Rules tab. 3 Click the location from your telephone service to get the correct code to make sure that the modem dialing properties are correct. www.gateway.com 69 Troubleshooting Your modem does not dial or does not connect ■ Make sure that the modem cable is in the Search box , then... that the connections have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call messaging, or voice mail, make sure that all settings are set correctly. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to temporarily disable the service.
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...in use (for example, someone is on your modem tries to connect to another modem, it dials and connects When your computer. www.gateway.com 71 Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may hear unusual handshaking sounds when the modems first connect. If your ... with your computer. If no modem information is available, a white screen appears with the modem connection. ■ Shut down the modem volume. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to respond, the modem did not pass diagnostics. The Modem Properties dialog box opens. 5 Click the Diagnostic tab, then ...
...in use (for example, someone is on your modem tries to connect to another modem, it dials and connects When your computer. www.gateway.com 71 Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may hear unusual handshaking sounds when the modems first connect. If your ... with your computer. If no modem information is available, a white screen appears with the modem connection. ■ Shut down the modem volume. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 12 to respond, the modem did not pass diagnostics. The Modem Properties dialog box opens. 5 Click the Diagnostic tab, then ...
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... to pass through the screen for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about display types, see "Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your monitor and video card documentation. For more information on the display is...your computer and monitor, leave them off for brighter colors and greater luminescence. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. ■ Move the monitor away from the lower screen edge, to stabilize the internal aperture grille. Make sure that the monitor warms...
... to pass through the screen for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about display types, see "Adjusting the screen and desktop settings" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your monitor and video card documentation. For more information on the display is...your computer and monitor, leave them off for brighter colors and greater luminescence. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. ■ Move the monitor away from the lower screen edge, to stabilize the internal aperture grille. Make sure that the monitor warms...
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... the router or access point with the patterns described in the router or access point literature ■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your desktop computer ■ Turn off all of your Internet service provider 92 www...
... the router or access point with the patterns described in the router or access point literature ■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your desktop computer ■ Turn off all of your Internet service provider 92 www...