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.... Avoid touching the edge connectors. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Replacing the hard drive Replacing the hard drive Tools You need the operating system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. ESD can permanently damage ...in your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to use them. All rights reserved. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity ...
.... Avoid touching the edge connectors. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Replacing the hard drive Replacing the hard drive Tools You need the operating system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. ESD can permanently damage ...in your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to use them. All rights reserved. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity ...
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...- See your notebook. All other countries. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace... to insert your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. As part of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard ...
...- See your notebook. All other countries. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace... to insert your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. As part of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard ...
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 82 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. 82 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.
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..." on page 89. 87 If the battery is running on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your... outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, remove the battery.
..." on page 89. 87 If the battery is running on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your... outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, remove the battery.
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... (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the...
... (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the...
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Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important Your notebook may have shipped with your notebook, you have a recordable disc drive to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Caution Although you may want...
Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important Your notebook may have shipped with your notebook, you have a recordable disc drive to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Caution Although you may want...
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... a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner 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. Tip After a recovery disc is...
... a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner 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. Tip After a recovery disc is...
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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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows...
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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows...
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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. 92 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. 92 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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...an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc...
...an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc...
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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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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. -
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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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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... in 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 hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points... click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also ...
... in 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 hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points... click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also ...
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...your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 To delete everything on your...user account's password (if any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. b Click Recovery, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. ...
...your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 To delete everything on your...user account's password (if any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. b Click Recovery, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. ...
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... Yes, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will.... If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device...
... Yes, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will.... If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device...
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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 93. 100
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 93. 100
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Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral ... kit. If you would like more information, see "Backing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. 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.
Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral ... kit. If you would like more information, see "Backing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. 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.
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As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... 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. 111
As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... 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. 111
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...side you want to play • Make sure that the CD label is facing up . For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your online User Guide. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program.... • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that the Windows volume...
...side you want to play • Make sure that the CD label is facing up . For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your online User Guide. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program.... • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that the Windows volume...
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... 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need 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. 136 Many printers have selected it is connected to the correct port. ... see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the keyword printer troubleshooting in the printer setup. The printer will ...
... 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need 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. 136 Many printers have selected it is connected to the correct port. ... see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the keyword printer troubleshooting in the printer setup. The printer will ...