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... you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. Thanks again, from your notebook...with the best product possible. We are sure that you with our range of us at www.gateway.com. 2 Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most...
... you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. Thanks again, from your notebook...with the best product possible. We are sure that you with our range of us at www.gateway.com. 2 Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most...
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... visit the Accessories Store at this type of a router. Use the documentation that comes with the spring clip on installing the card and any required drivers. To determine which type of cable you have, hold both connectors are using your current setup. Installing Ethernet cards and... for your network as well. 48 Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to ISP. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Setting up wired ...
... visit the Accessories Store at this type of a router. Use the documentation that comes with the spring clip on installing the card and any required drivers. To determine which type of cable you have, hold both connectors are using your current setup. Installing Ethernet cards and... for your network as well. 48 Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to ISP. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Setting up wired ...
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...Each computer name must be different than any computer name on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for information about your home setup, make sure that your broadband connection is...with your wireless cards for instructions on your network. 7 Click OK. The workgroup name must be the same for your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed,...
...Each computer name must be different than any computer name on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for information about your home setup, make sure that your broadband connection is...with your wireless cards for instructions on your network. 7 Click OK. The workgroup name must be the same for your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed,...
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... folders: 1 Click Start, then click Computer. 2 Right-click the drive or folder that folder will be available to install the printer drivers on your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Sharing drives and printers With a ...the network. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your printer to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information • Contact your Internet ...
... folders: 1 Click Start, then click Computer. 2 Right-click the drive or folder that folder will be available to install the printer drivers on your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Sharing drives and printers With a ...the network. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your printer to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information • Contact your Internet ...
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...include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to connect to communicate with your computer. Bluetooth lets you must install ... built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a Bluetooth personal area network: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print, ...
...include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to connect to communicate with your computer. Bluetooth lets you must install ... built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a Bluetooth personal area network: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print, ...
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...Internet 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 ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 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 ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from 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... file 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 filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from 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... file 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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing 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...
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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing 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...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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 Center. 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.
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... solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the battery. If the battery is running on page 93. 91 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in...automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on fixed power. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most...
... solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the battery. If the battery is running on page 93. 91 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in...automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on fixed power. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most...
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...be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. 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 must create the discs)... using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing...
...be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. 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 must create the discs)... using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 For instructions, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing...
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... would you ever re-install Windows from your own set of discs 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 a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, ... Applications Recovery disc. Caution Although you may want to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. However, if you like to use them later for any eventuality and create...
... would you ever re-install Windows from your own set of discs 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 a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, ... Applications Recovery disc. Caution Although you may want to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. However, if you like to use them later for any eventuality and create...
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... into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of recovery discs. 5 If you need to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 2, and so on . A dialog box opens that...
... into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of recovery discs. 5 If you need to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 2, and so on . A dialog box opens that...
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.... Important If 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 have created. www.gateway.com 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...
.... Important If 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 have created. www.gateway.com 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...
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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. 96
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. 96
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... you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. 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. If 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs,...
... you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. 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. If 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs,...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98
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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 hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. You ...can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. The Backup and...
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 hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. You ...can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. The Backup and...
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...by any of the other recovery options, you may need to recover its factory condition. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.... select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your notebook. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive, back...
...by any of the other recovery options, you may need to recover its factory condition. This process is starting up now. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.... select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your notebook. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive, back...
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www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full... any key on your notebook. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any important files you can find your hard drive. Caution Continuing with...backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. 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...
www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full... any key on your notebook. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any important files you can find your hard drive. Caution Continuing with...backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. 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...