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...; Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. If you 're looking for. need a little...
...; Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. If you 're looking for. need a little...
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...it is a good idea to make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to create recovery discs for your system. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready.... To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. 21
...it is a good idea to make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to create recovery discs for your system. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready.... To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. 21
8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3
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... our value proposition to our customers-to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help information, troubleshooters...
... our value proposition to our customers-to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help information, troubleshooters...
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...they have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with the spring clip on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Connecting network cables We recommend using for your network, you have determined the type of cable....broadband connection is working , contact your Internet service provider. To determine which type of cable you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each connector are attached to right). A router lets you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with...
...they have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with the spring clip on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Connecting network cables We recommend using for your network, you have determined the type of cable....broadband connection is working , contact your Internet service provider. To determine which type of cable you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each connector are attached to right). A router lets you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with...
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... a hacker can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on your broadband connection is not working correctly. To identify this computer on the network. Before you begin setting up your network, ...contain some letters. 49 Use a computer name of your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a name, type a unique ...
... a hacker can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on your broadband connection is not working correctly. To identify this computer on the network. Before you begin setting up your network, ...contain some letters. 49 Use a computer name of your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a name, type a unique ...
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... to the network, do one of the following: • Connect your printer to match the settings you cannot connect to install the printer drivers on your access point. For more information about sharing printers, see the network name, but you set up, log onto one of your ...information on the left of your computers, you can share your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of the window. ...
... to the network, do one of the following: • Connect your printer to match the settings you cannot connect to install the printer drivers on your access point. For more information about sharing printers, see the network name, but you set up, log onto one of your ...information on the left of your computers, you can share your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of the window. ...
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... may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. Printing files across the network, you must install the device, then connect to the Bluetooth personal area ... wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on -screen instructions. 55 You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to, then click Paste...
... may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. Printing files across the network, you must install the device, then connect to the Bluetooth personal area ... wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on -screen instructions. 55 You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to, then click Paste...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
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... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 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 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
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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 ... Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98...
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 ... Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98...
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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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You can . If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be... solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions on page 89. 2 Perform minor fixes. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering ...
You can . If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be... solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions on page 89. 2 Perform minor fixes. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering ...
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... Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs...
... Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs...
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... Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." Important...
... Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." Important...
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... then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need... to reinstall the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your...
... then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need... to reinstall the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your...
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...information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. To return to reinstall. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and ...this step for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 92 Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to complete ...
...information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. To return to reinstall. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and ...this step for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 92 Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to complete ...
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Returning your system to its factory condition. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have created. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Your ... your system. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences...
Returning your system to its factory condition. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you have created. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Your ... your system. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences...
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... dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. The Confirm Restoration dialog ... by copying files to restart your hard drive. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer. 5 Click OK. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . CHAPTER 7: Maintaining...
... dialog box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. The Confirm Restoration dialog ... by copying files to restart your hard drive. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer. 5 Click OK. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . CHAPTER 7: Maintaining...
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Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into...or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to continue. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on ... prompted, then follow the on-screen prompts to open the boot menu. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. www...
Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into...or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to continue. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on ... prompted, then follow the on-screen prompts to open the boot menu. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. www...
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...cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 98. 4 Turn off your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 91. 2 Back... up any Express cards. 103 www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit. Hard...
...cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 98. 4 Turn off your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 91. 2 Back... up any Express cards. 103 www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit. Hard...