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...telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the Reference Guide. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the...drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to use them. Gateway and eMachines are ready to a bare metal part of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Technical Support See ...
...telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the Reference Guide. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the...drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to use them. Gateway and eMachines are ready to a bare metal part of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Technical Support See ...
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... and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. As part of the screws varies by model.... 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from...
... and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. As part of the screws varies by model.... 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from...
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
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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 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. 82
CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your 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. 82
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... constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for software and ...device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to recover your system You can solve most...
... constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for software and ...device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to recover your system You can solve most...
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...a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on reinstalling software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or...installed at the factory. If you created. • To re-install Windows using recovery discs" on page 98. To recover software and drivers that you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery...
...a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on reinstalling software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or...installed at the factory. If you created. • To re-install Windows using recovery discs" on page 98. To recover software and drivers that you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery...
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... the opportunity. The What would you should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ? Caution Although you may want to do...
... the opportunity. The What would you should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ? Caution Although you may want to do...
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... each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are completed. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of the specified...
... each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are completed. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of the specified...
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... an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
... an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
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OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 92
OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 92
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... Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or...
... Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or...
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click 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 Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. -
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... to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system...
... to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system...
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... your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory ... factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. This process is starting up now. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your notebook. If Windows...
... your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory ... factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. This process is starting up now. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your notebook. If Windows...
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... Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. OR - www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you can still run ...of valid boot devices appears. 99 The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of the system recovery. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. ...
... Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. OR - www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you can still run ...of valid boot devices appears. 99 The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of the system recovery. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. ...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips...
Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips...
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www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... the on-screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 111
www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... the on-screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 111
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For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your online User Guide. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on playing a DVD, see "Adjusting the volume" on your notebook. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory ... 87. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For the location of the headphone jack, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. For more information about using...
For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your online User Guide. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on playing a DVD, see "Adjusting the volume" on your notebook. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory ... 87. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For the location of the headphone jack, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. For more information about using...
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... printer is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is online. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer.... • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is not set to press so the printer can start printing. Many printers have selected...
... printer is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is online. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer.... • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is not set to press so the printer can start printing. Many printers have selected...