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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows ... Opening a document 23 Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 29 Recovering your system...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows ... Opening a document 23 Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 29 Recovering your system...
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...the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook. Please read this manual carefully to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to come. to... of your new notebook. We are provided with the best product possible. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to ensure that...
...the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook. Please read this manual carefully to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to come. to... of your new notebook. We are provided with the best product possible. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to ensure that...
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... upgrades for your notebook. Upgrade Center Click Upgrade Center to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click... Notebook Computers to get the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to help you get drivers specific to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Resources Click...
... upgrades for your notebook. Upgrade Center Click Upgrade Center to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click... Notebook Computers to get the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to help you get drivers specific to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Resources Click...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 25
CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 25
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...a hidden area of your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 27. Finally, in "Troubleshooting" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you may...your system to completely restore your system). CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. Gateway provides everything you need to a network" on page 28 ■ ...
...a hidden area of your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 27. Finally, in "Troubleshooting" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you may...your system to completely restore your system). CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. Gateway provides everything you need to a network" on page 28 ■ ...
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... a DVD, make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to use. 6 Make sure that it is a ...If you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message asks you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a...
... a DVD, make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to use. 6 Make sure that it is a ...If you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message asks you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a...
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... sets of x, and so on. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network location, so you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you remove each disc from ... you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc,...
... sets of x, and so on. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network location, so you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you remove each disc from ... you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc,...
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www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you see "...program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified. 4 When you want to save the driver and application recovery files to. 3 Click OK. Important If you are recording to DVDs, make sure that your recovery... files on a network" on a network Before you continue, make sure you will need one blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click...
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you see "...program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified. 4 When you want to save the driver and application recovery files to. 3 Click OK. Important If you are recording to DVDs, make sure that your recovery... files on a network" on a network Before you continue, make sure you will need one blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click...
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...For more help, you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. If you have problems with your notebook and you need to recover your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on... -screen instructions of your system to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of x, and so on. 7 When the disc is complete, ...
...For more help, you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. If you have problems with your notebook and you need to recover your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on... -screen instructions of your system to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of x, and so on. 7 When the disc is complete, ...
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...either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your system, you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering ...specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32. 31 To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery,...
...either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your system, you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering ...specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32. 31 To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery,...
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...The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an earlier time, then click Next. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to get your system ... and saves it as a restore point. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the...
...The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an earlier time, then click Next. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to get your system ... and saves it as a restore point. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the...
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... up to schedule automatic updates. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook and install them automatically. 49 www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to fix... Center to date. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support.
... up to schedule automatic updates. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook and install them automatically. 49 www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to fix... Center to date. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a...and searches for giving presentations by connecting an external monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. The... will not enter Standby mode. Simultaneous display lets you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you close the LCD panel, your notebook. 2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into an AC power...
www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a...and searches for giving presentations by connecting an external monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. The... will not enter Standby mode. Simultaneous display lets you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you close the LCD panel, your notebook. 2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into an AC power...
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...opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you are shared, you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that... folder will be available to everyone on the network. 102 CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your...
...opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you are shared, you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that... folder will be available to everyone on the network. 102 CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your...
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CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network:... drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Printing files across the ... Computer. Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to open the printer name list, then click...
CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network:... drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Printing files across the ... Computer. Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to open the printer name list, then click...
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CHAPTER 13: Traveling with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Additional tips ■ If you plan to use several USB peripheral devices, take a portable USB hub to provide additional USB ports. ■ Take a network cable if you need to connect to install an additional driver or software. 146 Some hotels provide Internet connectivity only... insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. ■ Take your recovery discs (see "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26) in case you need to a network.
CHAPTER 13: Traveling with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Additional tips ■ If you plan to use several USB peripheral devices, take a portable USB hub to provide additional USB ports. ■ Take a network cable if you need to connect to install an additional driver or software. 146 Some hotels provide Internet connectivity only... insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. ■ Take your recovery discs (see "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26) in case you need to a network.
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...memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook has a modular drive, it may be able to a port replicator. For more information, see "Gateway Web site" on your notebook. ■ Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your hardware guide. ...■ Try a different disc. See "Identifying drive types" in place. ■ If your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be read by the drive. ■ Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" ...
...memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook has a modular drive, it may be able to a port replicator. For more information, see "Gateway Web site" on your notebook. ■ Your notebook may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your hardware guide. ...■ Try a different disc. See "Identifying drive types" in place. ■ If your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be read by the drive. ■ Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" ...
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...adding additional memory. Status indicators The status indicators are not functioning ■ Make sure the status indicators are turned off. On select Gateway notebooks, you want to add additional memory to adjust the volume control in the Search box, then click the arrow. You see...■ If you print large files or many files at one time, you need to toggle the indicators. 165 www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting sound issues, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see ...
...adding additional memory. Status indicators The status indicators are not functioning ■ Make sure the status indicators are turned off. On select Gateway notebooks, you want to add additional memory to adjust the volume control in the Search box, then click the arrow. You see...■ If you print large files or many files at one time, you need to toggle the indicators. 165 www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting sound issues, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see ...
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...118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123 troubleshooting 150 using screen saver 122 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 21 opening 23 printing 23 saving 22 downloading files 39 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 138 checking for errors 136 checking for free space...16 opening 14 pasting 16, 24 recovering 17 renaming 24 searching for 18, 19 sharing 102 un-sharing 103 viewing list 14 fragmentation 137 G Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 H hard drive backing up files 138 checking for errors 136 checking for free space 135 defragmenting 137 deleting ...
...118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123 troubleshooting 150 using screen saver 122 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 21 opening 23 printing 23 saving 22 downloading files 39 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 138 checking for errors 136 checking for free space...16 opening 14 pasting 16, 24 recovering 17 renaming 24 searching for 18, 19 sharing 102 un-sharing 103 viewing list 14 fragmentation 137 G Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 H hard drive backing up files 138 checking for errors 136 checking for free space 135 defragmenting 137 deleting ...
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Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 ... 144 recharging battery 90 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 69 CD tracks 69, 85 recovering device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 Recycle Bin 8 deleting files and folders 17 emptying 17 recovering...software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for ...
Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 ... 144 recharging battery 90 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 69 CD tracks 69, 85 recovering device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 Recycle Bin 8 deleting files and folders 17 emptying 17 recovering...software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for ...