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... quality control tests to come. Please read this manual carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with the best...
... quality control tests to come. Please read this manual carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with the best...
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...have for instructions on the network and can provide firewall protection for more than two computers and you access the Internet connection from any required drivers. The router can assign IP addresses to the copper pins in two different types; Before you begin setting up your network, you should ...contact your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. To determine which type of the cable with the connectors facing away from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. For a crossover cable, the wires on the computers that do ...
...have for instructions on the network and can provide firewall protection for more than two computers and you access the Internet connection from any required drivers. The router can assign IP addresses to the copper pins in two different types; Before you begin setting up your network, you should ...contact your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. To determine which type of the cable with the connectors facing away from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. For a crossover cable, the wires on the computers that do ...
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... from ISP to other users on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network. When you need to 15 characters with your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). Be sure ..., click Restart Now. 51 All-numeric computer names are using your network. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up a network. Before you begin setting up your network, you have for information about your personal data, like credit card numbers,...
... from ISP to other users on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network. When you need to 15 characters with your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). Be sure ..., click Restart Now. 51 All-numeric computer names are using your network. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up a network. Before you begin setting up your network, you have for information about your personal data, like credit card numbers,...
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...network, check all of the devices, then power them as though they were attached directly to your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Choose Diagnose and Repair on the left of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions... your Internet service provider Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your computer. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged...
...network, check all of the devices, then power them as though they were attached directly to your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Choose Diagnose and Repair on the left of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions... your Internet service provider Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your computer. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged...
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...press ENTER. 57 The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a Bluetooth...View Bluetooth network devices. You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. Type Bluetooth in . Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth enabled device: 1 Turn on your printer or from the CD ...
...press ENTER. 57 The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a Bluetooth...View Bluetooth network devices. You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. Type Bluetooth in . Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth enabled device: 1 Turn on your printer or from the CD ...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 103
www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 103
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www.gateway.com Extending battery life 68 Maximizing battery performance 68 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes 70 Changing notebook power ... the notebook screen 84 Maintaining the battery 84 Storing batteries 85 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 85 Recovering your system 86 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 87 Using Microsoft System Restore 93 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 95 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Extending battery life 68 Maximizing battery performance 68 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes 70 Changing notebook power ... the notebook screen 84 Maintaining the battery 84 Storing batteries 85 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 85 Recovering your system 86 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 87 Using Microsoft System Restore 93 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 95 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 97 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. 80
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. 80
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...installed software and device drivers using recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or... support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem...
...installed software and device drivers using recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or... support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem...
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www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a... expecting to create an additional set of recovery discs (you need to follow that you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) 87
www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a... expecting to create an additional set of recovery discs (you need to follow that you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) 87
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... need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create 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. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next...
... need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create 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. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next...
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...recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! www.gateway.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple...you have created. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The disc recording begins. Important If you have recently ...
...recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! www.gateway.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple...you have created. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The disc recording begins. Important If you have recently ...
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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. 90
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. 90
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... Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 91 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not ...
... Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 91 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not ...
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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. 92
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. 92
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... box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and ...Manually creating a restore point" on page 94. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore ...
... box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and ...Manually creating a restore point" on page 94. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore ...
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Recovering your system to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 The System Properties dialog box opens to the System ...Protection tab. 3 Click Create. If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. This process is created. 5 Click OK. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of...
Recovering your system to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 The System Properties dialog box opens to the System ...Protection tab. 3 Click Create. If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. This process is created. 5 Click OK. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of...
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... Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You also need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your keyboard. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is completely re-installed, use the software and... to recover your backed up your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window...
... Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You also need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your keyboard. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is completely re-installed, use the software and... to recover your backed up your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window...
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www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge... For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.
www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge... For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.