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... discharge (ESD). Warning To avoid exposure to replace the hard drive. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to the unlocked position, then slide the battery latch. 9 Slide the battery out of... and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). See your notebook....
... discharge (ESD). Warning To avoid exposure to replace the hard drive. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to the unlocked position, then slide the battery latch. 9 Slide the battery out of... and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). See your notebook....
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...instructions. See your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw 13 Using .... All rights reserved. As part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 12. 20 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 21 Slide ...
...instructions. See your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 27 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw 13 Using .... All rights reserved. As part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2008 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in Step 12. 20 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 21 Slide ...
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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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...information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook when running on fixed power. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. If the battery is running on AC power, ...you want to recover your system You can solve most conditions. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook for the purpose. Caution When the battery is in a circle, using ...
...information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook when running on fixed power. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. If the battery is running on AC power, ...you want to recover your system You can solve most conditions. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook for the purpose. Caution When the battery is in a circle, using ...
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... You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that software's installation instructions. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed...re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 102. For instructions, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system to its factory condition" on page 99...
... You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that software's installation instructions. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed...re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 102. For instructions, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system to its factory condition" on page 99...
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...may not be expecting to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs. 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...prepare for recovering your own set. The What would you like to perform this is the case, you may have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. You should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, ...
...may not be expecting to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs. 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...prepare for recovering your own set. The What would you like to perform this is the case, you may have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. You should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, ...
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...are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you need to close it. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of which notebook the... discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you have enough blank discs of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for ....
...are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 2, and so on . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you need to close it. A dialog box opens that tells you the number of which notebook the... discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you have enough blank discs of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for ....
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... Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
... Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
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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. 96
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. 96
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... 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 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. To recover software ...
... 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 97 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. To recover software ...
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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. 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 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. -
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...If you can access important files on or restart your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User ...the Password box and type the user account's password (if any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on your notebook....
...If you can access important files on or restart your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User ...the Password box and type the user account's password (if any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on your notebook....
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... also need to reinstall any software that you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista...on your notebook. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. -...
... also need to reinstall any software that you must recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista...on your notebook. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. -...
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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 97. 104 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 97. 104 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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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 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. If you ... up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 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. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. If you ... up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 92. 2 Back up any Express cards. 111 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.
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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...
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...
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... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
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... 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 creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 Recycle Bin deleting... emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 102 drivers...
... 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 creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 Recycle Bin deleting... emptying 122 regional code DVD 57 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 91, 92 software 91, 92 Windows 91, 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 replacing See installing resetting notebook 26 restarting notebook 26 restoring defaults 102 drivers...
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... 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...
... 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...