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... , contact your current setup. Make sure that you have connected the network cabling. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If...your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have for information about your home setup, make sure that do not ...point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important...
... , contact your current setup. Make sure that you have connected the network cabling. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If...your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have for information about your home setup, make sure that do not ...point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important...
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...a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that your home network is plugged in the router or access point documentation • Temporarily...status lights on the front of the router or access point with your router or access point is set up, log onto one of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that your ...
...a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that your home network is plugged in the router or access point documentation • Temporarily...status lights on the front of the router or access point with your router or access point is set up, log onto one of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that your ...
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... with your computer. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on your printer ...on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across ...
... with your computer. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on your printer ...on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across ...
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...your library 39 creating audio 40 creating data 43 editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52 connecting to Internet 23 to... 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 ...
...your library 39 creating audio 40 creating data 43 editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 TCP/IP protocol 52 connecting to Internet 23 to... 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 ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet ...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 playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 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 ...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 playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 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 Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... 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 Notebook . . . . . 105 Preventing static electricity discharge 106 Adding or replacing...
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 ... 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 Notebook . . . . . 105 Preventing static electricity discharge 106 Adding or replacing...
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...97. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system... working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory.
...97. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system... working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory.
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... click Next. Caution Although you may want to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and...
... click Next. Caution Although you may want to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and...
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...the x in a safe place. 94 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 which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to create a... full set , Recovery23 for . window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you are recording multiple...
...the x in a safe place. 94 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 which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to create a... full set , Recovery23 for . window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you are recording multiple...
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... you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your 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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed...
... you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your 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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed...
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...to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also ...create a restore point manually. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. ...
...to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also ...create a restore point manually. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. ...
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... delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type...
... delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type...
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...you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 103 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 or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to...completely re-format your original hard drive, you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. You still need to recover your notebook. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. -...
...you the progress of valid boot devices appears. 103 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 or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key to...completely re-format your original hard drive, you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. You still need to recover your notebook. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. -...
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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 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
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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 92. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under... 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. If you would like more information, see "Backing up any data you can replace your notebook. 5 Disconnect ...
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 92. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under... 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. If you would like more information, see "Backing up any data you can replace your notebook. 5 Disconnect ...
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...turn your notebook over. 20 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the 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 CD...
...turn your notebook over. 20 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the 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 CD...
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... memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that they are using the built-in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your online User Guide. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 49. • ...Make sure that the CD label is turned up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 92. 120 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting • Some music CDs have copy protection software. You...
... memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that they are using the built-in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your online User Guide. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 49. • ...Make sure that the CD label is turned up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 92. 120 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting • Some music CDs have copy protection software. You...
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.... See the guide that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 138 Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you may need...
.... See the guide that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 138 Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you may need...
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... 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using...deleting files 122 emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring...
... 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using...deleting files 122 emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring...
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... you may be prompted to insert your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. All other countries. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. ...notebook over. 24 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 25 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 26 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears,...
... you may be prompted to insert your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. All other countries. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. ...notebook over. 24 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 25 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 26 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears,...