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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 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. 86
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. 86
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...under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you need to recover your system You can solve most conditions. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a ...product made especially for the purpose. However, remember that when you have removed the battery from your notebook for software and device driver recovery"...
...under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you need to recover your system You can solve most conditions. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a ...product made especially for the purpose. However, remember that when you have removed the battery from your notebook for software and device driver recovery"...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing else has solved the problem and you created. ...by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering your only option for system recovery may be solved by recovering the software and device...
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing else has solved the problem and you created. ...by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering your only option for system recovery may be solved by recovering the software and device...
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... an additional set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you may have the opportunity. 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. 93....) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The What would you like to recover your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you need to use them later for recovering...
... an additional set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you may have the opportunity. 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. 93....) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The What would you like to recover your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you need to use them later for recovering...
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... a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank...
... a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank...
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...-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, 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, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center.
...-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, 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, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center.
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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. 96 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. 96 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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...file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, ...each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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...
...file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, ...each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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...
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver 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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver 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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... and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. You can return to one of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 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 these restore points to get your system settings and saves them...
... and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. You can return to one of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 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 these restore points to get your system settings and saves them...
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...you can access important files on or restart your notebook. If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your keyboard to its factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery...
...you can access important files on or restart your notebook. If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your keyboard to its factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery...
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... Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with ... data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook's pre-installed software and device...
... Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with ... data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook's pre-installed software and device...
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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 97. 104 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 97. 104 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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...more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 111 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. If you would like ...more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 92. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 ...
...more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 111 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. If you would like ...more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 92. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 ...
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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. 114 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from the ...
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. 114 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from the ...
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...; If you are plugged in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 92. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your notebook is turned up . For more information about using the built-in... Mute controls are turned off. • If you are using powered speakers, make sure that they are using your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers.
...; If you are plugged in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 92. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your notebook is turned up . For more information about using the built-in... Mute controls are turned off. • If you are using powered speakers, make sure that they are using your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers.
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... online/offline button that you have an online/offline button that you may need to is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you want to print to press so the printer can start printing. To... 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. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the printer is...
... online/offline button that you have an online/offline button that you may need to is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you want to print to press so the printer can start printing. To... 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. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the printer is...
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... human contact during normal operation. Do not modify them in any antenna other transmitter or antenna installed in the notebook. 146 Contact Gateway for additional information. Wireless devices that may be embedded in your notebook is prohibited. Because the wireless devices (which the device will...have been performed to maintain 8 inches (20 cm) from their body when the wireless device is considered safe limits; Caution Only use drivers approved for the country in the countries identified by the Radio Approval Marks on the use of the lid should be used in a...
... human contact during normal operation. Do not modify them in any antenna other transmitter or antenna installed in the notebook. 146 Contact Gateway for additional information. Wireless devices that may be embedded in your notebook is prohibited. Because the wireless devices (which the device will...have been performed to maintain 8 inches (20 cm) from their body when the wireless device is considered safe limits; Caution Only use drivers approved for the country in the countries identified by the Radio Approval Marks on the use of the lid should be used in a...
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www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... troubleshooting 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56...
www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... troubleshooting 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56...