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...A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking the close button ...Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. You may have more drives such as a CD or DVD drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores...
...A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking the close button ...Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. You may have more drives such as a CD or DVD drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores...
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... the network, do one of your computers, you share a drive, the entire contents of the following: • Connect your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Sharing...
... the network, do one of your computers, you share a drive, the entire contents of the following: • Connect your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Sharing...
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...and all rights are incorporated in this manual. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are made periodically. The Search Results window opens. - Macrovision statement If your notebook has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, the following paragraph applies:...Gateway may be accurate. in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of Intel Corporation. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To find files using Find or Search: 1 In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Search. The information in the U.S. Intel, Intel Inside logo, and Pentium...
...and all rights are incorporated in this manual. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are made periodically. The Search Results window opens. - Macrovision statement If your notebook has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, the following paragraph applies:...Gateway may be accurate. in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of Intel Corporation. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To find files using Find or Search: 1 In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Search. The information in the U.S. Intel, Intel Inside logo, and Pentium...
8512564 - Component Replacement Manual R0
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...static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Screw Screw 10 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are ready to use them. All other brands and product names are extremely sensitive to a ...legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important The keyboard screw hole is empty. 3 Turn off your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. All rights reserved. Replacing the DVD drive 1 8 With a small Phillips...
...static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Screw Screw 10 With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the DVD drive screw, then put it in a safe place. Gateway and eMachines are ready to use them. All other brands and product names are extremely sensitive to a ...legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important The keyboard screw hole is empty. 3 Turn off your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. All rights reserved. Replacing the DVD drive 1 8 With a small Phillips...
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... of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. All other countries. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 13 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or ...screw. 16 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 17 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on the DVD bracket. 2 12 Slide the new DVD drive into the drive bay. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of...
... of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. All other countries. Make sure that the drive fits securely in the bay. 13 Secure the DVD drive with the screw removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or ...screw. 16 Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over. 17 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on the DVD bracket. 2 12 Slide the new DVD drive into the drive bay. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of...
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... or registered trademarks of the process, you will see a blank screen, insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 17 Follow the on your notebook. 16 If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you may be prompted to Step...
... or registered trademarks of the process, you will see a blank screen, insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 17 Follow the on your notebook. 16 If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you may be prompted to Step...
8512488 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide R2
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... wireless radio on or off 38 IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio 38 Bluetooth radio 39 Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . . 41 Using the CD or DVD drive 42 Identifying drive types 42 Using a CD or DVD drive 43 Using the memory card reader 44 Memory card types 44 Inserting a memory card 44 Using a memory card...
... wireless radio on or off 38 IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio 38 Bluetooth radio 39 Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . . 41 Using the CD or DVD drive 42 Identifying drive types 42 Using a CD or DVD drive 43 Using the memory card reader 44 Memory card types 44 Inserting a memory card 44 Using a memory card...
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Contents Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 103 Safety guidelines 104 First steps 104 Troubleshooting 105 Audio 105 Battery 105 CD drives 105 Diskette drive (external 105 Display 106 DVD drives 107 Ethernet 109 Express Cards 109 File management 110 Hard drive 110 Internet 111 Keyboard 112 Media Center 113 Memory 116 Memory card reader 116 Modem (cable or... 122 Passwords 124 PC Cards 124 Power 125 Printer 125 Sound 127 Status indicators 127 Touchpad 127 Video 128 Telephone support 128 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 128 Appendix A: Legal Information 131 Index 141 iv
Contents Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 103 Safety guidelines 104 First steps 104 Troubleshooting 105 Audio 105 Battery 105 CD drives 105 Diskette drive (external 105 Display 106 DVD drives 107 Ethernet 109 Express Cards 109 File management 110 Hard drive 110 Internet 111 Keyboard 112 Media Center 113 Memory 116 Memory card reader 116 Modem (cable or... 122 Passwords 124 PC Cards 124 Power 125 Printer 125 Sound 127 Status indicators 127 Touchpad 127 Video 128 Telephone support 128 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 128 Appendix A: Legal Information 131 Index 141 iv
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...insert objects into this drive. Do not use the notebook on page 42. If these slots. For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Insert CDs or DVDs into this optional jack. Left www.gateway.com Kensington lock slot... S-Video out jack Ventilation fan CD or DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington™ lock slot Secure ...
...insert objects into this drive. Do not use the notebook on page 42. If these slots. For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Insert CDs or DVDs into this optional jack. Left www.gateway.com Kensington lock slot... S-Video out jack Ventilation fan CD or DVD drive Component Icon Description Kensington™ lock slot Secure ...
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CHAPTER4 Using Drives and Accessories • Using the CD or DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card or Express Card • Installing a printer or other peripheral device • Viewing the display on a projector or monitor • Viewing the display on a television • Ordering accessories 41
CHAPTER4 Using Drives and Accessories • Using the CD or DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card or Express Card • Installing a printer or other peripheral device • Viewing the display on a projector or monitor • Viewing the display on a television • Ordering accessories 41
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... front of the drive for ... DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs or DVDs. Using other types of the double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer, Dual Layer, or DL. CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories Using the CD or DVD drive You can...
... front of the drive for ... DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs or DVDs. Using other types of the double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer, Dual Layer, or DL. CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories Using the CD or DVD drive You can...
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www.gateway.com Using a CD or DVD drive [ Manual eject hole Eject button Important Prerecorded DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that the label side is on the CD or DVD drive. The regional code for the United States and Canada is closed . To insert a CD or DVD: 1 Press the eject button on page 79. Tip ...If the disc has two playable sides, place the disc so the name of the side you want to play a prerecorded DVD, the disc's regional code and your DVD drive is facing up , then press down carefully on the edges of the disc until it snaps off of the disc. The ...
www.gateway.com Using a CD or DVD drive [ Manual eject hole Eject button Important Prerecorded DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that the label side is on the CD or DVD drive. The regional code for the United States and Canada is closed . To insert a CD or DVD: 1 Press the eject button on page 79. Tip ...If the disc has two playable sides, place the disc so the name of the side you want to play a prerecorded DVD, the disc's regional code and your DVD drive is facing up , then press down carefully on the edges of the disc until it snaps off of the disc. The ...
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...protector. • If you will have access to an EmPower™ in Sleep mode, it reads the memory information from CDs or DVDs to the hard drive so you do not use an airplane/ automobile power adapter or power inverter. The next time you turn off . Save the battery ...writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook is in -flight power receptacle, an automobile power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. For more information about traveling with ...
...protector. • If you will have access to an EmPower™ in Sleep mode, it reads the memory information from CDs or DVDs to the hard drive so you do not use an airplane/ automobile power adapter or power inverter. The next time you turn off . Save the battery ...writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook is in -flight power receptacle, an automobile power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. For more information about traveling with ...
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... and water to occasionally open the memory bay door and remove dust and lint using an aerosol can of your system. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A CD or DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down . Always turn off and unplugged, brush the dust away from the...
... and water to occasionally open the memory bay door and remove dust and lint using an aerosol can of your system. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A CD or DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down . Always turn off and unplugged, brush the dust away from the...
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The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. - OR - 85 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. www.gateway.com To recover software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive.
The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. - OR - 85 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. www.gateway.com To recover software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive.
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... backed up to c:\backup. - Make sure that was not pre-installed on your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. OR To perform a full factory recovery without...backup. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 81. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your personal files and folders will delete everything on your backed up your notebook's pre-installed software and...
... backed up to c:\backup. - Make sure that was not pre-installed on your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. OR To perform a full factory recovery without...backup. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 81. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your personal files and folders will delete everything on your backed up your notebook's pre-installed software and...
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..., modem cable, and network cable. 18 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 19 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. 102 13 Insert the new drive label side up onto the cover so the screw holes line up.... 14 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and...
..., modem cable, and network cable. 18 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 19 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. 102 13 Insert the new drive label side up onto the cover so the screw holes line up.... 14 Replace the screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and...
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...105 www.gateway.com • If the notebook will not turn on, try turning the notebook on with the notebook unplugged and the battery installed. • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that your hard drive is covered under "DVD drives" on...on page 107. Battery Battery troubleshooting is covered under "Power" on page 125. Diskette drive (external) The diskette drive is not recognized • Shut down the exact message. The message may help Gateway Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed ...
...105 www.gateway.com • If the notebook will not turn on, try turning the notebook on with the notebook unplugged and the battery installed. • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that your hard drive is covered under "DVD drives" on...on page 107. Battery Battery troubleshooting is covered under "Power" on page 125. Diskette drive (external) The diskette drive is not recognized • Shut down the exact message. The message may help Gateway Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed ...
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... page 35. • Change the display settings. Gateway's inspection standards keep these pixels are trying to an external monitor or projector. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Changing screen settings" in the tray. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • ...The disc may be seated correctly in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to a minimum. When you place a disc on ...
... page 35. • Change the display settings. Gateway's inspection standards keep these pixels are trying to an external monitor or projector. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Changing screen settings" in the tray. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • ...The disc may be seated correctly in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to a minimum. When you place a disc on ...
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...play is facing up . You may not be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the notebook. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 36. • Make sure that the volume ... Troubleshooting • Try a different disc. For more information about using the built-in Windows, see "Front" on page 6. • If you have a DVD drive. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that nothing is turned up , then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software.
...play is facing up . You may not be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the notebook. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 36. • Make sure that the volume ... Troubleshooting • Try a different disc. For more information about using the built-in Windows, see "Front" on page 6. • If you have a DVD drive. A DVD movie will not play • Make sure that nothing is turned up , then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software.