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... Support is easily accessible. need a little extra help with automated support, is a quick and easy way 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. Click a link, do a search, or simply browse to find what you need...
... Support is easily accessible. need a little extra help with automated support, is a quick and easy way 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. Click a link, do a search, or simply browse to find what you need...
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To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make... 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 finish. 21 prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready.
To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make... 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 finish. 21 prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready.
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... an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. 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 answer questions about your notebook's... and Support. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection 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 ...
... an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. 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 answer questions about your notebook's... and Support. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection 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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...a network using a router If you are using for your network, you should contact your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Cat 5 cables are attached to the copper pins in a different order (different colors, left...be connecting your broadband connection is working , contact your network as well. 46 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have for setting up a network for any required drivers. Use the documentation that do not have , hold both connectors are attached to right). The Device Manager...
...a network using a router If you are using for your network, you should contact your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Cat 5 cables are attached to the copper pins in a different order (different colors, left...be connecting your broadband connection is working , contact your network as well. 46 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have for setting up a network for any required drivers. Use the documentation that do not have , hold both connectors are attached to right). The Device Manager...
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...or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of wireless equipment you are using your access point documentation for information about your home setup, make...network, make sure that you have a name, type a unique computer name in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup settings area. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network. ...
...or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of wireless equipment you are using your access point documentation for information about your home setup, make...network, make sure that you have a name, type a unique computer name in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup settings area. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network. ...
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...share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook 4 Click a network, then click Connect. Wireless security For information on your access point. Help... your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer. 52 Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on . • Refer to your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer. ...
...share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook 4 Click a network, then click Connect. Wireless security For information on your access point. Help... your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer. 52 Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on . • Refer to your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer. ...
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... shipped with other computers. Bluetooth lets you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. Important Your notebook may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the...click Paste. If you are sending the file from. You can print a file across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. These devices may have built-in . To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on...
... shipped with other computers. Bluetooth lets you must install the driver for the printer on your computer. Important Your notebook may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the...click Paste. If you are sending the file from. You can print a file across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. These devices may have built-in . To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on...
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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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.... For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 88 If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Returning to a previous system condition" on... may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 92. 4 Reset your system to its factory condition" on page 89. 2 Perform minor fixes.
.... For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 88 If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Returning to a previous system condition" on... may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 92. 4 Reset your system to its factory condition" on page 89. 2 Perform minor fixes.
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... are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 89 www...
... are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 89 www...
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... drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 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." Continue...
... drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 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." Continue...
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...• New software-If you need to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. 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 computer, you need to ...
...• New software-If you need to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. 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 computer, you need to ...
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.... 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to complete the installation. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. To return to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. ...
.... 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to complete the installation. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. To return to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. ...
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... have created. 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 page 95. • If you cannot run Windows Vista and... on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your system. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you want, click Next, then click Finish.
... have created. 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 page 95. • If you cannot run Windows Vista and... on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your system. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you want, click Next, then click Finish.
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...4 Click OK. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer. 5 Click OK. A 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. Caution Continuing the process...
...4 Click OK. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer. 5 Click OK. A 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. Caution Continuing the process...
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...follow the on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts to open the boot ...menu. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your arrow keys to continue. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such ...
...follow the on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts to open the boot ...menu. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your arrow keys to continue. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such ...
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... 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 "Backing up any data you can replace your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and...
... 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 "Backing up any data you can replace your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and...