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... minutes. Tip Use Computrace Complete's online help find your notebook if it 's easy to recover your notebook. If your notebook is connected to the Internet. A recovery team can give local law enforcement agencies tracking information and documentation to get subpoenas and search warrants to carry. CHAPTER 6: Protecting Your Notebook Hardware security...
... minutes. Tip Use Computrace Complete's online help find your notebook if it 's easy to recover your notebook. If your notebook is connected to the Internet. A recovery team can give local law enforcement agencies tracking information and documentation to get subpoenas and search warrants to carry. CHAPTER 6: Protecting Your Notebook Hardware security...
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... 6 Turn your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of their antistatic bags only when you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic ...discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may need a small Phillips screwdriver to the back of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their...
... 6 Turn your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of their antistatic bags only when you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic ...discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may need a small Phillips screwdriver to the back of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their...
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...other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process, you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 18 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express, PC, and memory cards. Technical Support See the label on the bottom...into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your reference guide for Customer Care Information. All other countries. As part of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007...
...other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process, you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 18 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express, PC, and memory cards. Technical Support See the label on the bottom...into your notebook's DVD drive, then restart your reference guide for Customer Care Information. All other countries. As part of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 81. 74 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. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 81. 74 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.
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... purpose. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Caution When the battery is in the notebook and the notebook is fully charged...
... purpose. Caution To prepare your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Caution When the battery is in the notebook and the notebook is fully charged...
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... and drivers" 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 You can perform a partial recovery by returning your system to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. If...
... and drivers" 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 You can perform a partial recovery by returning your system to reinstall Windows from a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. If...
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...install a new hard drive, you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. However, if you ever re-install Windows from... your own set of recovery discs while you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Because these discs do ? Important Your...
...install a new hard drive, you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. However, if you ever re-install Windows from... your own set of recovery discs while you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Because these discs do ? Important Your...
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If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! The disc recording begins. Label the discs as you have enough blank discs of which notebook the discs are for. ... to label each disc from the drive, use the marker to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If...
If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! The disc recording begins. Label the discs as you have enough blank discs of which notebook the discs are for. ... to label each disc from the drive, use the marker to create a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If...
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... Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your 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 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
... Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your 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 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
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Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover device drivers that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. 84
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover device drivers that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. 84
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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. 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.
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...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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. You can return to one of these restore points to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver... Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to get your system settings and saves them as restore points.
...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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. You can return to one of these restore points to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver... Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to get your system settings and saves them as restore points.
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... box and type the user account's password (if any), then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.... 5 Click the User name box to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 89 This process ...
... box and type the user account's password (if any), then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.... 5 Click the User name box to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 89 This process ...
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..., back up your system using the Windows Vista® operating system DVD. Recovering your personal files, and create a set of the system recovery. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your notebook. You still need to reinstall any important files you have not already...Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files and folders will delete everything on or restart your hard drive. You also need to recover ...
..., back up your system using the Windows Vista® operating system DVD. Recovering your personal files, and create a set of the system recovery. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your notebook. You still need to reinstall any important files you have not already...Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files and folders will delete everything on or restart your hard drive. You also need to recover ...
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A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 84. 91
A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 84. 91
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... cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more information, see "Changing the battery" on page 80. 2 Back up , then remove the battery. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your...
... cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more information, see "Changing the battery" on page 80. 2 Back up , then remove the battery. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your...
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As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards or Express Cards. Screw Screw Screw Screw 12 Remove the cover from CD or ...
As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards or Express Cards. Screw Screw Screw Screw 12 Remove the cover from CD or ...
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www.gateway.com network 8 power 9, 16 printer 8 projector 51 scanner 8 speaker 6 S-Video (TV) out 7 S-Video out 54 television 54 USB 8, 48 VGA 9, 51 video camera 8 wired Ethernet ... 105 diskette drive troubleshooting 105 display brightness 35 switching 26 troubleshooting 106 display properties adjusting 51 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 30 dragging 30 drivers recovery discs 81, 84 re-installing 80 drives CD 42 DVD 42 DVD/CD-RW 7, 42 DVD±RW 7, 42 hard drive 10, 100 identifying drive...
www.gateway.com network 8 power 9, 16 printer 8 projector 51 scanner 8 speaker 6 S-Video (TV) out 7 S-Video out 54 television 54 USB 8, 48 VGA 9, 51 video camera 8 wired Ethernet ... 105 diskette drive troubleshooting 105 display brightness 35 switching 26 troubleshooting 106 display properties adjusting 51 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 30 dragging 30 drivers recovery discs 81, 84 re-installing 80 drives CD 42 DVD 42 DVD/CD-RW 7, 42 DVD±RW 7, 42 hard drive 10, 100 identifying drive...
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... 119 files opening 30 transferring 71 troubleshooting 110 Firewire port 8, 48 Fn key 25, 26 folders opening 30 function keys 24 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 83 re-installing programs 83 re-installing software 83 H hard drive bay 10 indicator 23 installing 100 purchasing...
... 119 files opening 30 transferring 71 troubleshooting 110 Firewire port 8, 48 Fn key 25, 26 folders opening 30 function keys 24 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 83 re-installing programs 83 re-installing software 83 H hard drive bay 10 indicator 23 installing 100 purchasing...
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... 62 recharging battery 60 recovering defaults 89 drivers 80 programs 80 software 80 system 79 Windows 80 with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 recovery discs creating 81 drivers 81, 84 programs 81, 84 software 81, 84 using 84 Recycle Bin deleting...110 emptying 110 regional code DVD 43 re-installing defaults 89 drivers 80 programs 79, 80 software 79, 80 Windows 79, 80 with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 replacing See installing resetting notebook 22 restarting notebook 22 restoring defaults 89 drivers...
... 62 recharging battery 60 recovering defaults 89 drivers 80 programs 80 software 80 system 79 Windows 80 with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 recovery discs creating 81 drivers 81, 84 programs 81, 84 software 81, 84 using 84 Recycle Bin deleting...110 emptying 110 regional code DVD 43 re-installing defaults 89 drivers 80 programs 79, 80 software 79, 80 Windows 79, 80 with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 replacing See installing resetting notebook 22 restarting notebook 22 restoring defaults 89 drivers...