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We are provided with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your 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 new notebook. If you ever have a problem,...affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us 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 stringent quality control...
We are provided with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your 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 new notebook. If you ever have a problem,...affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us 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 stringent quality control...
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... cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. A router lets you access the Internet connection from any required drivers. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works... documentation that your network as well. 48 Connecting network cables We recommend using your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you and with the connectors facing away from ISP to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we...
... cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. A router lets you access the Internet connection from any required drivers. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works... documentation that your network as well. 48 Connecting network cables We recommend using your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you and with the connectors facing away from ISP to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we...
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... and Workgroup settings area. The workgroup name must be different than any specific instructions they have for setting up a 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 ...access point documentation for information about your home setup, make sure that you have connected the network cabling. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you are prompted to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Check your ISP. Use a computer name of wireless equipment you...
... and Workgroup settings area. The workgroup name must be different than any specific instructions they have for setting up a 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 ...access point documentation for information about your home setup, make sure that you have connected the network cabling. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you are prompted to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Check your ISP. Use a computer name of wireless equipment you...
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...example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Then you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on your network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting ...If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that your router or access point is set...
...example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Then you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on your network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting ...If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that your router or access point is set...
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... Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click...You can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to the Bluetooth personal area network. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you transfer information between these devices without ...
... Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click...You can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to the Bluetooth personal area network. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you transfer information between these devices without ...
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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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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 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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... everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook for system recovery may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called...
... everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook for system recovery may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called...
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... discs in case you need to use them later for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you may want to recover software that were pre... the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need to recover your hard drive. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs (you must have the opportunity. Preparing for a complete system recovery...
... discs in case you need to use them later for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you may want to recover software that were pre... the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need to recover your hard drive. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs (you must have the opportunity. Preparing for a complete system recovery...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then...If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in the upper-right corner to create a full set of recovery discs. 88 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to close it.
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then...If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in the upper-right corner to create a full set of recovery discs. 88 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to close it.
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...pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your final disc, then label all of which notebook the discs are completed. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.... Tip After a recovery disc is created, your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each ...
...pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your final disc, then label all of which notebook the discs are completed. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.... Tip After a recovery disc is created, your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each ...
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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 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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...If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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. 91 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs,...
...If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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. 91 If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs,...
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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. 92 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. 92 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. -
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... creating a restore point" on page 94. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box...
... creating a restore point" on page 94. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box...
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Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of ... settings, then click Next. The restore point is called a factory recovery. Recovering your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is created. 5 Click OK. If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition If your system to the System...
Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, back them up now. 95 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the other recovery options, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any of ... settings, then click Next. The restore point is called a factory recovery. Recovering your notebook's problems are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is created. 5 Click OK. If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition If your system to the System...
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... your system using recovery discs" on your keyboard. A list of the system recovery. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 88. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key... drive, you created to reinstall any key on page 91. 97 When recovery is finished, the Recovery is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you must recover your backed up your notebook. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next.
... your system using recovery discs" on your keyboard. A list of the system recovery. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 88. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "Press any key... drive, you created to reinstall any key on page 91. 97 When recovery is finished, the Recovery is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you must recover your backed up your notebook. www.gateway.com 9 Click Yes, then click Next.
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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. For more information, ... network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 100. 4 Turn off your...
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. For more information, ... network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 100. 4 Turn off your...