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...-of your notebook in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We sincerely hope that you will be pleased...
...-of your notebook in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We sincerely hope that you will be pleased...
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... 5 cables are attached to the copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to the computers on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you should contact your network, you have determined the type of a router. Plug your Ethernet cable into your ISP. For straight-through cables,...on the bottom. To determine which type of the cable with your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. If the connection is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with eight pins) on each connector are...
... 5 cables are attached to the copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to the computers on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you should contact your network, you have determined the type of a router. Plug your Ethernet cable into your ISP. For straight-through cables,...on the bottom. To determine which type of the cable with your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. If the connection is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with eight pins) on each connector are...
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... send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to restart your ISP. Names must be the same for setting up a network. 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 installed,...and the same Workgroup Name. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. Be sure to ISP. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have connected the network cabling. If the connection is working , contact your personal data, like ...
... send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to restart your ISP. Names must be the same for setting up a network. 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 installed,...and the same Workgroup Name. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. Be sure to ISP. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have connected the network cabling. If the connection is working , contact your personal data, like ...
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... Then you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can add a printer to your network. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer • Turn off all physical ...Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of the window....
... Then you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can add a printer to your network. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer • Turn off all physical ...Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of the window....
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... a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. Important Your notebook may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click... Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . You can use of a USB or Firewire cable.
... a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. Important Your notebook may include printers, MP3 players, cellular telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click... Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View Bluetooth network devices. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . You can use of a USB or Firewire cable.
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 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 8 103
www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 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 8 103
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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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
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 ... the notebook screen 89 Maintaining the battery 90 Storing batteries 90 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 91 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . .102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . .103 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
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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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...also called recovering or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on page 93. 91 If the battery is running on fixed power. Gateway provides everything you want to run on AC power, remove the battery. Caution To prepare your... the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in ...
...also called recovering or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on page 93. 91 If the battery is running on fixed power. Gateway provides everything you want to run on AC power, remove the battery. Caution To prepare your... the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 115 or in ...
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... you must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that were pre-installed at the factory. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only ...one or two items of recovery discs (you want to return your system to its factory condition" on page 102. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed ...
... you must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that were pre-installed at the factory. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only ...one or two items of recovery discs (you want to return your system to its factory condition" on page 102. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed ...
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... create your own set. You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Important Your notebook may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we...
... create your own set. You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Important Your notebook may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we...
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... to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for . A dialog box opens...
... to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to create a full set , Recovery23 for . A dialog box opens...
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..., you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs 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...
..., you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs 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...
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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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... disc into the CD or DVD drive. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an 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...
... disc into the CD or DVD drive. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an 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...
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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 have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and 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 have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. -
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You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. ...page 101. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. ...
You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. ...page 101. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. ...
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... screen opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout... account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any), then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. This...drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers.
... screen opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout... account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any), then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. This...drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers.
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... to c:\backup. - Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "...Press any key to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files in c:\backup. ...
... to c:\backup. - Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "...Press any key to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files in c:\backup. ...