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... way to find what you need additional help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed 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. Just click (Start), then click Help and...
... way to find what you need additional help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed 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. Just click (Start), then click Help and...
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...get your computer, it is a good idea to finish. 21 To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. 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...
...get your computer, it is a good idea to finish. 21 To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. 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...
8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3
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... features. To search for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days...
... features. To search for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days...
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... with the spring clip on each end. Before you begin setting up your network, you must install one. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you will be connecting your network as well. 46 Connecting network cables We recommend using for more than two computers and you ...IP addresses to ISP. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. For a crossover cable, the wires on the bottom. A router lets you ...
... with the spring clip on each end. Before you begin setting up your network, you must install one. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you will be connecting your network as well. 46 Connecting network cables We recommend using for more than two computers and you ...IP addresses to ISP. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. For a crossover cable, the wires on the bottom. A router lets you ...
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...If your computer does not already have for setting up a network. Each computer name must be activated. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network, you need to find ... your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and the workgroup Important You must contain some letters. 49 Setting up your current setup. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have set up security for your ...
...If your computer does not already have for setting up a network. Each computer name must be activated. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network, you need to find ... your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and the workgroup Important You must contain some letters. 49 Setting up your current setup. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have set up security for your ...
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...network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Right-click on the left of your printer to install the printer drivers on page 52. • Connect your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Wireless security For information on your access ...your printer to your network. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you are using security. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the Internet: •...
...network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Right-click on the left of your printer to install the printer drivers on page 52. • Connect your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Wireless security For information on your access ...your printer to your network. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you are using security. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the Internet: •...
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...built-in Bluetooth, you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth ... cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to...
...built-in Bluetooth, you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth ... cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
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... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
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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 ... Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102...
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 ... Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102...
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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 Management. 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 Management. 86
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... working correctly. For instructions, see "Returning to a previous system condition" on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem... may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to ...
... working correctly. For instructions, see "Returning to a previous system condition" on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem... may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to ...
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... disc. - Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start...
... disc. - Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start...
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.... 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable...
.... 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable...
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...instructions. • New device drivers-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens.... 95 OR If you are recovering from the factory. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it...
...instructions. • New device drivers-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens.... 95 OR If you are recovering from the factory. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it...
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A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore ... running again. Returning to complete the installation. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 96 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Contents...
A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore ... running again. Returning to complete the installation. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 96 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Contents...
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.... 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 are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or...back them up now. • If you can reinstall using System Restore, then click Next. Returning your system to its factory condition. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences ...
.... 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 are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or...back them up now. • If you can reinstall using System Restore, then click Next. Returning your system to its factory condition. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences ...
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A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your hard drive. 4 Click OK. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on ... Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 98 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress...
A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your hard drive. 4 Click OK. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on ... Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 98 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress...
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www.gateway.com Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. This process... from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you can select...
www.gateway.com Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. This process... from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you can select...
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For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 71. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management. 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 "Changing batteries" on page 71. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management. 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...