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...is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible. Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help with automated support, is a quick and easy way ...you need additional help? need a little extra 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.
...is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible. Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help with automated support, is a quick and easy way ...you need additional help? need a little extra 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.
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... blank discs ready. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make a backup of the software that you first...
... blank discs ready. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make a backup of the software that you first...
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... Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. Please read this manual carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Thanks again, from Microsoft. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows...
... Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. Please read this manual carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Thanks again, from Microsoft. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows...
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...to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we recommend the use of a router. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin ...Device Manager from you have not already done so. Setting up a network for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with your Ethernet cards for...
...to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we recommend the use of a router. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin ...Device Manager from you have not already done so. Setting up a network for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with your Ethernet cards for...
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...have them already installed. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of wireless equipment you have set up security for instructions on the computers that... download viruses or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you change anything about installing the access ...
...have them already installed. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of wireless equipment you have set up security for instructions on the computers that... download viruses or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you change anything about installing the access ...
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If you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. 52 To add a printer to the network, do one of the devices, then power them back on page 52. • Connect your ... your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. 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 the patterns described in the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If...
If you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. 52 To add a printer to the network, do one of the devices, then power them back on page 52. • Connect your ... your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. 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 the patterns described in the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If...
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...file to, then click Paste. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the device, then connect to the Bluetooth personal area network... lets you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. To print files ...
...file to, then click Paste. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the device, then connect to the Bluetooth personal area network... lets you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. To print files ...
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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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...you can use these discs later for recovering your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 97. 92 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. For instructions... on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. You can . For instructions, see that were not pre-installed, see "Returning to a...
...you can use these discs later for recovering your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 97. 92 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. For instructions... on page 93. 2 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. You can . For instructions, see that were not pre-installed, see "Returning to a...
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...To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand.... We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and...
...To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand.... We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and...
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Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Make sure that you will need to list, then click Next. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 94 This ...
Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Make sure that you will need to list, then click Next. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 94 This ...
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...are recovering from the factory. OR If you need to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then ...click Reinstall applications/drivers. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New ...
...are recovering from the factory. OR If you need to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then ...click Reinstall applications/drivers. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New ...
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In most cases 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 complete the installation. Help For more ... "snapshots" of these restore points to reinstall. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Repeat this step for the item you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center...
In most cases 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 complete the installation. Help For more ... "snapshots" of these restore points to reinstall. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Repeat this step for the item you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center...
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...4 Click Yes. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on page 99. 97 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have installed a replacement hard drive, see ".... 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 want, click Next, then click Finish. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering...
...4 Click Yes. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on page 99. 97 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have installed a replacement hard drive, see ".... 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 want, click Next, then click Finish. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering...
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... 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. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer. 5 Click OK. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . 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. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer. 5 Click OK. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . The...
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... Use your computer. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. www.gateway.com Recovering from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from factory default. Windows installs from the hard drive during startup... will erase all files on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F10 to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Recovering from your recovery...
... Use your computer. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. www.gateway.com Recovering from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from factory default. Windows installs from the hard drive during startup... will erase all files on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F10 to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Recovering from your recovery...
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... under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 71. 107 For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. 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. If you would... so the bottom is facing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management.
... under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 71. 107 For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. 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. If you would... so the bottom is facing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management.