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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. 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
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...involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 115 or in a circle, using it has a full charge. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the ...reduces the life of the battery. For instructions, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for...
...involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 115 or in a circle, using it has a full charge. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the ...reduces the life of the battery. For instructions, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for...
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...has solved the problem and you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 92. To recover software and drivers that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD... drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that software's installation instructions. 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. 92...
...has solved the problem and you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 92. To recover software and drivers that you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD... drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that software's installation instructions. 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. 92...
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... device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. If this procedure.) 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. 93 Caution Although you may have shipped with your notebook, you...
... device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. If this procedure.) 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. 93 Caution Although you may have shipped with your notebook, you...
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... corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for . If you are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of which notebook the discs are completed. If...
... corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for . If you are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of which notebook the discs are completed. If...
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... hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as 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. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95
... hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as 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. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95
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... file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If a recovery 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. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If...
... file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If a recovery 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. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 If...
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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 have a multiple-disc set of driver 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. 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 have a multiple-disc set of driver 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. 98
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...c:\backup. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any ...important files you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to recover your notebook's pre-installed...
...c:\backup. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any ...important files you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to recover your notebook's pre-installed...
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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 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 97. 104
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 97. 104
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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. If you would ... static electricity discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 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 original drive with a higher-capacity drive.
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. If you would ... static electricity discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 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 original drive with a higher-capacity drive.
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..., insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart 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-screen instructions.
..., insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart 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-screen instructions.
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www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD-DVD...
www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD-DVD...
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... 7, 9 programs closing unresponsive 26 opening 41 recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 projector adding 63 color quality 66 port 10 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 140 using 31, 66 Properties button 46 R radio approval authorities 83 ...radio frequency wireless connections 83 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs...
... 7, 9 programs closing unresponsive 26 opening 41 recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 projector adding 63 color quality 66 port 10 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 140 using 31, 66 Properties button 46 R radio approval authorities 83 ...radio frequency wireless connections 83 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs...
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...19 reducing eye strain 18 setting up computer 19 sitting at computer 19 static electricity 106 scanner installing 62 USB port 7, 9 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 118, 140 screen objects getting information 42 moving 42 selecting 41 scroll zone 40 security startup password 84 while travelling 84 security features ...opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12, 14 jack...
...19 reducing eye strain 18 setting up computer 19 sitting at computer 19 static electricity 106 scanner installing 62 USB port 7, 9 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 118, 140 screen objects getting information 42 moving 42 selecting 41 scroll zone 40 security startup password 84 while travelling 84 security features ...opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12, 14 jack...
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...: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to use them. Screw Screw Screw 11 Lift the... hard drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to replace the hard drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks...
...: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to use them. Screw Screw Screw 11 Lift the... hard drive bay cover using the thumb notch, then remove it to replace the hard drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks...
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...the hard drive 2 12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. As part of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw Technical Support See the label on the bottom of their respective companies... eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. See your keyboard and follow the on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. in Step 12. 20 Replace the ...
...the hard drive 2 12 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. As part of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw Technical Support See the label on the bottom of their respective companies... eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. See your keyboard and follow the on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. in Step 12. 20 Replace the ...