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...of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral... drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions...
...of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral... drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions...
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... surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). To replace the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the left end of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are ready to the fully opened position. 11.... All other countries. Before working with a K. Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of Gateway, Inc. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Be careful to replace the keyboard. For more information, see "Changing Batteries" in your notebook by their edges.
... surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). To replace the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under the left end of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are ready to the fully opened position. 11.... All other countries. Before working with a K. Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of Gateway, Inc. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Be careful to replace the keyboard. For more information, see "Changing Batteries" in your notebook by their edges.
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...Make sure the brown keyboard connector clips are fully moved toward the back of your notebook, insert the cable into the connector, then slide the brown clips to seat the retaining tabs into their respective companies. The cover should easily fall into place. Gateway and eMachines are ...trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if it is not twisted. 20 Gently press the keyboard down on the keyboard keys along the cover and find no loose spots....
...Make sure the brown keyboard connector clips are fully moved toward the back of your notebook, insert the cable into the connector, then slide the brown clips to seat the retaining tabs into their respective companies. The cover should easily fall into place. Gateway and eMachines are ...trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if it is not twisted. 20 Gently press the keyboard down on the keyboard keys along the cover and find no loose spots....
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... to replace the multimedia keyboard cover. Avoid touching the edge connectors. To replace the multimedia keyboard cover: 1 Follow the guidelines under the left end of the keyboard. Screw Important The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive... Touch a bare metal surface on the front edge of the keyboard cover and gently pry it toward the LCD panel to a bare metal part of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Multimedia Keyboard Cover Replacing the Multimedia Keyboard Cover Tools You need a small Phillips and a small flat-...
... to replace the multimedia keyboard cover. Avoid touching the edge connectors. To replace the multimedia keyboard cover: 1 Follow the guidelines under the left end of the keyboard. Screw Important The keyboard screw hole is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive... Touch a bare metal surface on the front edge of the keyboard cover and gently pry it toward the LCD panel to a bare metal part of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Multimedia Keyboard Cover Replacing the Multimedia Keyboard Cover Tools You need a small Phillips and a small flat-...
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... from your notebook. 16 Slide the brown multimedia keyboard cover connector clips to the back of your notebook, then slide the cable out of Gateway, Inc. Be careful to seat the retaining tabs into the slots under the palm rest. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the... keyboard to not damage the LCD panel. 21 Replace the optional screws ...
... from your notebook. 16 Slide the brown multimedia keyboard cover connector clips to the back of your notebook, then slide the cable out of Gateway, Inc. Be careful to seat the retaining tabs into the slots under the palm rest. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the... keyboard to not damage the LCD panel. 21 Replace the optional screws ...
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... Chapter 1: About This Reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing your online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 2 Gateway model and serial number 3 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 For more information 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Notebook . . . . . 5 Front 6 Left 7 Right 9 Back 10 Bottom 11 Keyboard area 12 LCD panel 14 Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 15 Working...your notebook 21 Waking up your notebook 23 Turning off your notebook 23 Restarting (rebooting) your notebook 24 Using the status indicators 25 Using the keyboard 26 Key types 27 i
... Chapter 1: About This Reference 1 About this guide 2 Accessing your online User Guide 2 Gateway contact information 2 Gateway model and serial number 3 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 For more information 3 Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Notebook . . . . . 5 Front 6 Left 7 Right 9 Back 10 Bottom 11 Keyboard area 12 LCD panel 14 Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 15 Working...your notebook 21 Waking up your notebook 23 Turning off your notebook 23 Restarting (rebooting) your notebook 24 Using the status indicators 25 Using the keyboard 26 Key types 27 i
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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 ... Power 81 Additional tips 81 Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed...
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 ... Power 81 Additional tips 81 Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed...
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... Diskette drive (external 115 Display 116 DVD drives 117 Ethernet 119 Express Cards 119 File management 119 Fingerprint reader 120 Hard drive 120 Internet 121 Keyboard 122 Media Center 123 Memory 126 Memory card reader 127 Modem (cable or DSL 127 Modem (dial-up 127 Mouse 130 Networks (wired 131 Networks... (wireless 133 Passwords 135 Power 135 Printer 136 Sound 137 Status indicators 137 Touchpad 138 Video 138 Telephone support 138 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 138 iv
... Diskette drive (external 115 Display 116 DVD drives 117 Ethernet 119 Express Cards 119 File management 119 Fingerprint reader 120 Hard drive 120 Internet 121 Keyboard 122 Media Center 123 Memory 126 Memory card reader 127 Modem (cable or DSL 127 Modem (dial-up 127 Mouse 130 Networks (wired 131 Networks... (wireless 133 Passwords 135 Power 135 Printer 136 Sound 137 Status indicators 137 Touchpad 138 Video 138 Telephone support 138 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 138 iv
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...Ethernet network jack. HDMI out jack (optional) HDMI Plug an HDMI device, such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into the memory card reader. The memory card reader supports Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®, Mini Secure Digital®, MultiMediaCard...-Picture Card™cards. Plug the other end of an adapter that is available with the media. Left Ethernet jack www.gateway.com Memory card reader Optional HDMI out jack Component USB ports Icon Ventilation fan Description Wireless network switch Express Card slot Ethernet ...
...Ethernet network jack. HDMI out jack (optional) HDMI Plug an HDMI device, such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into the memory card reader. The memory card reader supports Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®, Mini Secure Digital®, MultiMediaCard...-Picture Card™cards. Plug the other end of an adapter that is available with the media. Left Ethernet jack www.gateway.com Memory card reader Optional HDMI out jack Component USB ports Icon Ventilation fan Description Wireless network switch Express Card slot Ethernet ...
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For more information, see "Using the DVD drive" on page 52. Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port. 9 To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on page 52. Right www.gateway.com Component DVD drive USB port DVD drive Icon Description USB port Insert CDs or DVDs into this drive.
For more information, see "Using the DVD drive" on page 52. Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port. 9 To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on page 52. Right www.gateway.com Component DVD drive USB port DVD drive Icon Description USB port Insert CDs or DVDs into this drive.
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...mode, see "Using the optional multimedia panel" on or off. Touchpad Provides all the features of a full-sized, computer keyboard. Multimedia panel (optional) Use to turn the power on page 40. Power button Press to control playback of CDs and... The panel includes a capacitive volume control. CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook Keyboard area Speaker Optional multimedia panel Power button Keyboard Speaker Status indicators Optionalfingerprint Touchpad reader Component Icon Description Keyboard Provides all the functionality of a mouse. For more information, see "Changing ...
...mode, see "Using the optional multimedia panel" on or off. Touchpad Provides all the features of a full-sized, computer keyboard. Multimedia panel (optional) Use to turn the power on page 40. Power button Press to control playback of CDs and... The panel includes a capacitive volume control. CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook Keyboard area Speaker Optional multimedia panel Power button Keyboard Speaker Status indicators Optionalfingerprint Touchpad reader Component Icon Description Keyboard Provides all the functionality of a mouse. For more information, see "Changing ...
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For more information, see "Using the status indicators" on page 31. For more information, see "Using the optional fingerprint reader" on page 25. 13 www.gateway.com Component Fingerprint reader (optional) Status indicators Icon Description Provides enhanced security. Inform you when a drive is in use or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used.
For more information, see "Using the status indicators" on page 31. For more information, see "Using the optional fingerprint reader" on page 25. 13 www.gateway.com Component Fingerprint reader (optional) Status indicators Icon Description Provides enhanced security. Inform you when a drive is in use or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used.
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... dial-up modem • Starting your notebook • Turning off your notebook • Restarting (rebooting) your notebook • Using the status indicators • Using the keyboard • Using the optional fingerprint reader • Using the EZ Pad touchpad • Using the optional multimedia panel • Using the optional webcam • Adjusting...
... dial-up modem • Starting your notebook • Turning off your notebook • Restarting (rebooting) your notebook • Using the status indicators • Using the keyboard • Using the optional fingerprint reader • Using the EZ Pad touchpad • Using the optional multimedia panel • Using the optional webcam • Adjusting...
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Instead, use a laptop desk to protect your legs. • Do not use an external keyboard, raise the notebook so the top of its screen is perpendicular to your line of sight. • Place your feet flat on the floor or ...
Instead, use a laptop desk to protect your legs. • Do not use an external keyboard, raise the notebook so the top of its screen is perpendicular to your line of sight. • Place your feet flat on the floor or ...
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Sitting at or slightly below the level of your elbow. www.gateway.com Setting up your computer desk and chair When you are setting up the work . • Take breaks to the floor when you use the keyboard and touchpad. This position lets your wrists. Avoiding discomfort and injury from...or lean far back. Make sure that is comfortable, distributes your weight evenly, and keeps your body relaxed. • Position your chair so the keyboard is the appropriate height and the chair helps you maintain good posture. • Select a flat surface for your computer desk. • Adjust ...
Sitting at or slightly below the level of your elbow. www.gateway.com Setting up your computer desk and chair When you are setting up the work . • Take breaks to the floor when you use the keyboard and touchpad. This position lets your wrists. Avoiding discomfort and injury from...or lean far back. Make sure that is comfortable, distributes your weight evenly, and keeps your body relaxed. • Position your chair so the keyboard is the appropriate height and the chair helps you maintain good posture. • Select a flat surface for your computer desk. • Adjust ...
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... changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your notebook: 1 Lift the LCD panel. 2 Press the power button located above the keyboard.
... changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your notebook: 1 Lift the LCD panel. 2 Press the power button located above the keyboard.
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... notebook does not respond to close unresponsive programs on again. Unplug the power cord and remove the battery for some reason you may have to keyboard, touchpad, or mouse input, you cannot use the Shut Down option in the top-right corner of the Windows Task Manager dialog box.
... notebook does not respond to close unresponsive programs on again. Unplug the power cord and remove the battery for some reason you may have to keyboard, touchpad, or mouse input, you cannot use the Shut Down option in the top-right corner of the Windows Task Manager dialog box.
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...; LED off - Numeric keypad is turned on - Drive is not being accessed. ■ LED off - Hard drive is not in use . ■ LED blinking - www.gateway.com Using the status indicators Important If none of the indicators are located below the touchpad. Wireless network Hard drive Caps lock DVD drive Indicator... off - Drive is turned on - A ■ LED off . ■ LED on . Caps lock is used or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is turned off -
...; LED off - Numeric keypad is turned on - Drive is not being accessed. ■ LED off - Hard drive is not in use . ■ LED blinking - www.gateway.com Using the status indicators Important If none of the indicators are located below the touchpad. Wireless network Hard drive Caps lock DVD drive Indicator... off - Drive is turned on - A ■ LED off . ■ LED on . Caps lock is used or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is turned off -
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started Using the keyboard Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that functions the same as a desktop computer keyboard. You do not need to shut down the notebook to the notebook using a USB port. Function keys/ System keys ...Numeric keypad Navigation keys Windows key FN key Application key Arrow keys Tip You can attach an external keyboard to connect a USB keyboard. 26 Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations,...
CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started Using the keyboard Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that functions the same as a desktop computer keyboard. You do not need to shut down the notebook to the notebook using a USB port. Function keys/ System keys ...Numeric keypad Navigation keys Windows key FN key Application key Arrow keys Tip You can attach an external keyboard to connect a USB keyboard. 26 Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations,...
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... keys Press these keys to perform specific actions. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other keys to the end of keys. www.gateway.com Key types The keyboard has several different types of a document.
... keys Press these keys to perform specific actions. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other keys to the end of keys. www.gateway.com Key types The keyboard has several different types of a document.