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... Never slide components 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. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off.... 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. Replacing the hard drive Replacing the hard drive Tools You need the operating system...
... Never slide components 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. Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off.... 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. Replacing the hard drive Replacing the hard drive Tools You need the operating system...
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...prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Screw Screw 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old... kit into your notebook. 17 Replace the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Reference Guide for ...
...prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Screw Screw 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old... kit into your notebook. 17 Replace the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Reference Guide for ...
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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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...for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps...most conditions. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook when running on page 89. 87 Gateway provides everything you want to the edge, not around in a circle, using it has a full charge. Recovering your system under most...
...for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps...most conditions. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook when running on page 89. 87 Gateway provides everything you want to the edge, not around in a circle, using it has a full charge. Recovering your system under most...
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...drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers..."Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page...drivers does not help, then the problem... and drivers" on page 98. To recover software and drivers that ...recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. ... instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed,...re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook •...
...drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers..."Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page...drivers does not help, then the problem... and drivers" on page 98. To recover software and drivers that ...recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. ... instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed,...re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook •...
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... for any eventuality and create a set of software and driver recovery discs. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ... discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. 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...
... for any eventuality and create a set of software and driver recovery discs. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ... discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. 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...
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..., Recovery23 for . window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of recovery discs. 5 If you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you do not have enough discs, then click Next. A dialog box opens that tells you the number...
..., Recovery23 for . window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of recovery discs. 5 If you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you do not have enough discs, then click Next. A dialog box opens that tells you the number...
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... Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All...
... Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All...
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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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...disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an ...AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and...
...disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an ...AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and...
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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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You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type windows system ... on page 97. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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. In most cases of hard-to get your system...
You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type windows system ... on page 97. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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. In most cases of hard-to get your system...
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...'s problems are not solved by any ), then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again.... 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is starting up now. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click...
...'s problems are not solved by any ), then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system to its factory condition. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again.... 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is starting up now. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click...
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... any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your original hard drive, you the progress of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you have backed up to c:\backup. - To..., then click Next. You still need to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Recovering your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to reinstall any important files you want to recover your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Caution Continuing with the...
... any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your original hard drive, you the progress of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you have backed up to c:\backup. - To..., then click Next. You still need to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Recovering your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to reinstall any important files you want to recover your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. Caution Continuing with the...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100 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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100 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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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.... 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 107 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. If you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit.
.... 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 107 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. If you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit.
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... process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 111 www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure...
... process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 111 www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure...
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...• If you are plugged in Windows, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 87. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on . • Clean the disc. 118 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For instructions on how to ...speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is plugged into the headphone jack on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to play these CDs on your notebook. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems...
...• If you are plugged in Windows, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 87. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on . • Clean the disc. 118 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For instructions on how to ...speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is plugged into the headphone jack on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to play these CDs on your notebook. • Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems...
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... the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you have selected it is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The printer is connected to work offline. Make sure... Panel. See the guide that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer...
... the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you have selected it is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The printer is connected to work offline. Make sure... Panel. See the guide that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer...