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... help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to get information 8 Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help ? Gateway's Web support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days... a week Help and 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, ...
... help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to get information 8 Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help ? Gateway's Web support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days... a week Help and 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, ...
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... get your computer, 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 recovery discs for only the...
... get your computer, 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 recovery discs for only the...
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... search for years to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you with fast, considerate service. 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 provide best-of your new...
... search for years to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you with fast, considerate service. 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 provide best-of your new...
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... home setup, make the necessary arrangements with eight pins) on each connector are attached to copper pins in two different types; Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. Use the documentation that do not have , hold both connectors are attached to the copper pins in a ... make sure that your broadband connection is not listed, you are using your broadband connection works Important If you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with this point, if you and with the connectors facing away from any required...
... home setup, make the necessary arrangements with eight pins) on each connector are attached to copper pins in two different types; Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. Use the documentation that do not have , hold both connectors are attached to the copper pins in a ... make sure that your broadband connection is not listed, you are using your broadband connection works Important If you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with this point, if you and with the connectors facing away from any required...
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... for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and take control of your network. Setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for setting up a network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click ...access point documentation for information about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with no blank spaces. Be sure to ISP. 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...
... for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and take control of your network. Setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have for setting up a network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click ...access point documentation for information about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with no blank spaces. Be sure to ISP. 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...
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... network Instead of plugging a printer into each of your computers, you are using security. If you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on page 52. • Connect your printer to it, your network is set on the left of the router or access point with your... can share your Internet service provider. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can see the network name, but you cannot connect to your network. Select Diagnose and Repair on your router or access ...
... network Instead of plugging a printer into each of your computers, you are using security. If you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on page 52. • Connect your printer to it, your network is set on the left of the router or access point with your... can share your Internet service provider. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can see the network name, but you cannot connect to your network. Select Diagnose and Repair on your router or access ...
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.... To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on your printer or from . www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to communicate... 4 Click Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy the file to...
.... To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on your printer or from . www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to communicate... 4 Click Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy the file to...
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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 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 72 Extending battery life 73 Maximizing battery performance 73 Conserving battery power 73 Using alternate power sources 74 Changing power modes ... Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Creating recovery discs 93 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Returning to a previous system condition 96 Returning your system to its factory condition 97 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . 101 Preventing static electricity discharge 102...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management. 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 Management. 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.
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... pre-installed, see that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous system condition. 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. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system from significant hardware and software problems...
... pre-installed, see that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous system condition. 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. If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system from significant hardware and software problems...
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... drive's entire original contents, including 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. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you ...need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create ...
... drive's entire original contents, including 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. Important We recommend that are not recoverable by other methods, you ...need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 93 www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create ...
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... with a permanent marker. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK.
... with a permanent marker. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK.
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... with the device. OR If you are recovering from the factory. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go...
... with the device. OR If you are recovering from the factory. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go...
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... software problems, you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. In most cases of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to one of your system running again. The Backup and Restore Center opens... about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to reinstall. Returning to a previous system ...
... software problems, you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. In most cases of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to one of your system running again. The Backup and Restore Center opens... about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to reinstall. Returning to a previous system ...
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...that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 3 Click the restore point you have created. If... click Next, then click Finish. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your computer. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your recovery discs" on page 99. 97 Your system is still ...
...that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 3 Click the restore point you have created. If... click Next, then click Finish. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your computer. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your recovery discs" on page 99. 97 Your system is still ...
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.... Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your computer. 5 Click OK. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. The Confirm...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. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your hard drive....
.... Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to your computer. 5 Click OK. This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. The Confirm...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. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your hard drive....
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www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Your hard drive's original, ... files on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to continue. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. The boot menu is where ...
www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Your hard drive's original, ... files on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to continue. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. The boot menu is where ...
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... remove any data you would like more information, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 102. 4 Turn off 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 want... to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management.
... remove any data you would like more information, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 102. 4 Turn off 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 want... to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Management.