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... sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to come. Please read...
... sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to come. Please read...
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...A router lets you and with eight pins) on the network and can assign IP addresses to ISP. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. To determine which type of cable. For a crossover cable, the wires on installing the card and any network computer. Setting up a network ...for your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. Plug your Ethernet cable into your network as well. 48 Connecting network cables We recommend using for instructions on each end. CHAPTER 5:...
...A router lets you and with eight pins) on the network and can assign IP addresses to ISP. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. To determine which type of cable. For a crossover cable, the wires on installing the card and any network computer. Setting up a network ...for your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. Plug your Ethernet cable into your network as well. 48 Connecting network cables We recommend using for instructions on each end. CHAPTER 5:...
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... to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 Broadband Internet settings differ from ISP to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that you have connected the network cabling. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband...
... to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 Broadband Internet settings differ from ISP to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that you have connected the network cabling. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband...
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...Then you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the window. Choose Diagnose and Repair on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on the network. 54 If you can add a printer to your computer. Sharing drives...With a network, you can share your printer to the network. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on the left of the devices, then power them as though they were attached directly to your router or access point if the router ...
...Then you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the window. Choose Diagnose and Repair on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on the network. 54 If you can add a printer to your computer. Sharing drives...With a network, you can share your printer to the network. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on the left of the devices, then power them as though they were attached directly to your router or access point if the router ...
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...Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a... to connect to a USB port on your computer. Bluetooth lets you must install the driver for the printer on -screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. Type Bluetooth in Bluetooth, you want ...
...Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you can purchase a... to connect to a USB port on your computer. Bluetooth lets you must install the driver for the printer on -screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. Type Bluetooth in Bluetooth, you want ...
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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 Extending battery life 68 Maximizing battery performance 68 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes 70 Changing notebook power ... the notebook screen 84 Maintaining the battery 84 Storing batteries 85 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 85 Recovering your system 86 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 87 Using Microsoft System Restore 93 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 95 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Extending battery life 68 Maximizing battery performance 68 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes 70 Changing notebook power ... the notebook screen 84 Maintaining the battery 84 Storing batteries 85 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 85 Recovering your system 86 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 87 Using Microsoft System Restore 93 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 95 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 97 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. 80
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. 80
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...see "Preparing for system recovery may be to recover your system under most notebook problems by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. Caution To prepare your notebook for additional system recovery options, you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Using ...documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may also involve re-installing some or all of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by ...
...see "Preparing for system recovery may be to recover your system under most notebook problems by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. Caution To prepare your notebook for additional system recovery options, you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Using ...documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may also involve re-installing some or all of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by ...
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...-installed at the factory. Preparing for any eventuality and create a set . Because these discs do not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of recovery discs while you need to perform this procedure.) 87 If you have...
...-installed at the factory. Preparing for any eventuality and create a set . Because these discs do not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of recovery discs while you need to perform this procedure.) 87 If you have...
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... you like to do? A dialog box opens that tells you the number of recovery discs. 88 The What would you need to close it. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
... you like to do? A dialog box opens that tells you the number of recovery discs. 88 The What would you need to close it. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
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... your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . If you are completed. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is finished, the ... software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in a safe place. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the specified...
... your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . If you are completed. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is finished, the ... software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in a safe place. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the specified...
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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. 90
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. 90
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... a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 91 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.
... a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 91 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.
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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. 92 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. 92 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. -
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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. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 94. 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. In...
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. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 94. 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. In...
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... deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of the window, click Create a restore point or change settings, then click Next. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 The... may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. The System Properties dialog box opens to the System Protection tab. 3 Click Create.
... deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of the window, click Create a restore point or change settings, then click Next. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 The... may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. The System Properties dialog box opens to the System Protection tab. 3 Click Create.
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...). Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You still need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you...
...). Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. You still need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you...
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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 "Backing up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page ...all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any Express cards. 105 If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 100. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace...
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 "Backing up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page ...all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any Express cards. 105 If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 100. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace...