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..., log onto the Internet using for your network, you are using your current setup. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you are prompted to...(wired network) or access point (wireless network). Setting up your network. 7 Click OK. Check your access point documentation for any required drivers. The workgroup name must give each computer on the network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your computer...
..., log onto the Internet using for your network, you are using your current setup. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you are prompted to...(wired network) or access point (wireless network). Setting up your network. 7 Click OK. Check your access point documentation for any required drivers. The workgroup name must give each computer on the network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your computer...
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...you can add a printer to your network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on page 54. • Connect your printer to your network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you... patterns described in networking. • Use a print server. If you are shared, you can access them back on the left of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to the network, do one of your Internet connection, drives,...
...you can add a printer to your network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on page 54. • Connect your printer to your network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you... patterns described in networking. • Use a print server. If you are shared, you can access them back on the left of the window. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to the network, do one of your Internet connection, drives,...
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... open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View...To install a Bluetooth enabled device: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . To print files across the network, you must install the device, then...These devices may have built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 57 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the ...
... open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View...To install a Bluetooth enabled device: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . To print files across the network, you must install the device, then...These devices may have built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 57 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the ...
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...editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 ... 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 ..., 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 ...
...editing track information 39 playing music 35 clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 73 computers naming 51 Computrace 60, 61 configuring router 52 ... 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 ..., 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 ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet ...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 playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 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 ...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 playing 34 viewing shared drives 56 shared folders 56... 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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...cable. 15 Turn on your notebook. 16 If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see a blank screen, insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 17 Follow the on the ...bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. in the United ...
...cable. 15 Turn on your notebook. 16 If the hard drive was sent to you from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see a blank screen, insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 17 Follow the on the ...bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. in the United ...
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www.gateway.com Conserving battery power 63 Using alternate power sources 64 Changing power modes 64 Changing notebook power settings 66 Changing the power plan 66 Changing ... batteries 78 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 79 Recovering your system 79 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 80 Using Microsoft System Restore 86 Recovering your system to its factory condition 89 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 90 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 93 Preventing static electricity discharge 94 Adding or replacing...
www.gateway.com Conserving battery power 63 Using alternate power sources 64 Changing power modes 64 Changing notebook power settings 66 Changing the power plan 66 Changing ... batteries 78 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 79 Recovering your system 79 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 80 Using Microsoft System Restore 86 Recovering your system to its factory condition 89 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 90 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 93 Preventing static electricity discharge 94 Adding or replacing...
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The Windows Mobility Center window opens. www.gateway.com Adjusting the television display settings You may vary. 4 Click Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile. 5 Click Graphics Properties. 55 To adjust the display properties on the graphic processor installed in your notebook, the remaining steps may need to ...
The Windows Mobility Center window opens. www.gateway.com Adjusting the television display settings You may vary. 4 Click Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile. 5 Click Graphics Properties. 55 To adjust the display properties on the graphic processor installed in your notebook, the remaining steps may need to ...
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... of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 90. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 80 If you need to reinstall...
... of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 90. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 80 If you need to reinstall...
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... must have a recordable disc drive to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. You should create your own set. www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need to recover your...
... must have a recordable disc drive to do not come with a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. You should create your own set. www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need to recover your...
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A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough ... so on . CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker to close it. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc...
A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough ... so on . CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker to close it. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc...
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...Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 84. 2 To recover software that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - OR - 83 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows... or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created....
...Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 84. 2 To recover software that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - OR - 83 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows... or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created....
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Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. ...one of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of your system running again. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 86 ...
Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. ...one of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of your system running again. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 86 ...
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...click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 89 Caution A complete factory recovery... deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to ...
...click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 89 Caution A complete factory recovery... deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to ...
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...your hard drive. You also need to c:\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 your original hard drive, you the progress of software and...set of the system recovery. Important Before your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. Make sure that was not pre-installed on or restart your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. OR To perform a full ...
...your hard drive. You also need to c:\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 your original hard drive, you the progress of software and...set of the system recovery. Important Before your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. Make sure that was not pre-installed on or restart your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. OR To perform a full ...
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For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to recover your keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 84. 91
For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to recover your keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 84. 91
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If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 80. 2 Back up , then remove the battery. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more ... 61. 100 Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your...
If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 80. 2 Back up , then remove the battery. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the new hard drive. For more ... 61. 100 Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your...
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... 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 insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard...
... 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 insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard...
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... , then try again. • Make sure that the volume control on page 79. 108 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on the notebook. Occasionally discs are using the built-in speakers, make sure that they are plugged in and turned on page 36. • ...the DVD. You may be able to play • Make sure that the label or side you are using powered speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up . For instructions on page 79. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on your notebook. • Your ...
... , then try again. • Make sure that the volume control on page 79. 108 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on the notebook. Occasionally discs are using the built-in speakers, make sure that they are plugged in and turned on page 36. • ...the DVD. You may be able to play • Make sure that the label or side you are using powered speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up . For instructions on page 79. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on your notebook. • Your ...
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... in the printer setup. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting The printer is on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you want to print to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the ...name of the printer you may want to use, then click Use Printer Online to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To set the...
... in the printer setup. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting The printer is on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you want to print to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the ...name of the printer you may want to use, then click Use Printer Online to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To set the...