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...so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other grounded object. 1 To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Do not lay components on the ... are trademarks or registered trademarks of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of their respective companies. See your Reference Guide. 8...
...so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other grounded object. 1 To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Do not lay components on the ... are trademarks or registered trademarks of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of their respective companies. See your Reference Guide. 8...
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...United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Important The location of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on... your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. Gateway and eMachines are ...
...United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Important The location of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on... your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. Gateway and eMachines are ...
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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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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. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 82
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...most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. However, remember that when you need to the edge, not around in the... notebook and the notebook is fully charged and you should create a set of the battery. Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery...
...most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. However, remember that when you need to the edge, not around in the... notebook and the notebook is fully charged and you should create a set of the battery. Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery...
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...93. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on your pre-...8226; To re-install your system, you need to recover software that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may ...
...93. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on your pre-...8226; To re-install your system, you need to recover software that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may ...
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... of discs for recovering your own set. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. 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... notebook must have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you may not be expecting to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 If this procedure.) To create ...
... of discs for recovering your own set. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. 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... notebook must have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you may not be expecting to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 If this procedure.) To create ...
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... 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker 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 . Label the discs as you are recording multiple discs...
... 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker 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 . Label the discs as you are recording multiple discs...
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... 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 software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. For instructions, see "Recovering pre...
... 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 software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. For instructions, see "Recovering pre...
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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. 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
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... discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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. 93 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. To ...
... discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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. 93 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. To ...
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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 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. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94
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 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. - OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94
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... return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 97. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again...
... return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 97. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again...
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... If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on or restart your notebook...solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the ... drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers.
... If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on or restart your notebook...solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the ... drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers.
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... window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. You also need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts in its original factory condition. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will ...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 keyboard. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic...
... window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. You also need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts in its original factory condition. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will ...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 keyboard. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic...
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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 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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...any Express cards. 107 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 88. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the ...guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit...
...any Express cards. 107 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 88. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the ...guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit...
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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 ... bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD...
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 ... bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD...
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... speakers, 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 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and... drivers" on page 87. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Clean the DVD. You may ...
... speakers, 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 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and... drivers" on page 87. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Clean the DVD. You may ...
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The printer is on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your notebook. To make sure that the printer is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is ... printers have an online/offline button that you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on but will not turn on • Make...
The printer is on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your notebook. To make sure that the printer is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is ... printers have an online/offline button that you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on but will not turn on • Make...