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Contents Replacing the hard drive kit 107 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 111 Safety guidelines 112 First steps 112 Troubleshooting 113 Audio 113 Battery 113 CD drives 113 Diskette drive (external 113 Display 114 DVD drives 115 Ethernet 117 Express Cards 117 File management 117 Fingerprint reader 118 Hard drive 118 Internet 119 Keyboard 120 Media Center 121 Memory 124 Memory... (wired 129 Networks (wireless 131 Passwords 133 Power 133 Printer 134 Sound 135 Status indicators 135 Touchpad 136 Video 136 Telephone support 136 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 136 iv
Contents Replacing the hard drive kit 107 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 111 Safety guidelines 112 First steps 112 Troubleshooting 113 Audio 113 Battery 113 CD drives 113 Diskette drive (external 113 Display 114 DVD drives 115 Ethernet 117 Express Cards 117 File management 117 Fingerprint reader 118 Hard drive 118 Internet 119 Keyboard 120 Media Center 121 Memory 124 Memory... (wired 129 Networks (wireless 131 Passwords 133 Power 133 Printer 134 Sound 135 Status indicators 135 Touchpad 136 Video 136 Telephone support 136 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 136 iv
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...covered by abrasive or ammonia-based glass cleaners. Do not attempt to clean the LCD screen. A replacement keyboard may not be scratched or damaged by your notebook. Use a soft cloth and water to... Also, remove the battery before trying to clean your notebook with a narrow, straw-like extension to replace it dries, you may want to drip any components. Cleaning the notebook screen Caution A notebook LCD ... keys. Your notebook is made of air. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down .
...covered by abrasive or ammonia-based glass cleaners. Do not attempt to clean the LCD screen. A replacement keyboard may not be scratched or damaged by your notebook. Use a soft cloth and water to... Also, remove the battery before trying to clean your notebook with a narrow, straw-like extension to replace it dries, you may want to drip any components. Cleaning the notebook screen Caution A notebook LCD ... keys. Your notebook is made of air. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down .
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... drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, 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. 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...
... drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, 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. 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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... notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from the old drive. 15 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the bracket so the screw holes line up. 16 Replace the screws that secure...
... notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 14 Remove the bracket from the old drive. 15 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the bracket so the screw holes line up. 16 Replace the screws that secure...
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... an external monitor or projector. Occasionally discs are unacceptably numerous or dense on your notebook away from sources of pixels affected. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • The disc may be seated correctly in active-matrix LCD screens. For instructions... • Make sure the notebook is not in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of electrical interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers, microwaves, fluorescent lights, and...
... an external monitor or projector. Occasionally discs are unacceptably numerous or dense on your notebook away from sources of pixels affected. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • The disc may be seated correctly in active-matrix LCD screens. For instructions... • Make sure the notebook is not in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of electrical interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers, microwaves, fluorescent lights, and...
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www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 148 D default printer 134 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers re-installing 92, 95 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 107 HD DVD 56 HD-DVD RW 9 identifying drive types 56 multi-format DVD±RW 9, 56 replacing hard drive 107 status indicators 28 troubleshooting 113, 115, 118 types 56 DSL modem 7, 22...
www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 148 D default printer 134 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers re-installing 92, 95 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 107 HD DVD 56 HD-DVD RW 9 identifying drive types 56 multi-format DVD±RW 9, 56 replacing hard drive 107 status indicators 28 troubleshooting 113, 115, 118 types 56 DSL modem 7, 22...