8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 4
...viewing a fax 30 Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 31 Playing music and movies 32 Playing audio and video files 32 Playing optical discs 33 Creating audio files and music libraries 35 Creating music files 35 Building a music library 36 Editing track information 37 Creating music...Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 CompuTrace 58 Data security 59 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 59 Computrace 59 Startup and hard drive password 59 Windows user accounts 59 Protecting your notebook from viruses 60 Using Norton Internet Security 60 Using Windows Security Center 62 ...
...viewing a fax 30 Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 31 Playing music and movies 32 Playing audio and video files 32 Playing optical discs 33 Creating audio files and music libraries 35 Creating music files 35 Building a music library 36 Editing track information 37 Creating music...Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 CompuTrace 58 Data security 59 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 59 Computrace 59 Startup and hard drive password 59 Windows user accounts 59 Protecting your notebook from viruses 60 Using Norton Internet Security 60 Using Windows Security Center 62 ...
8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 39
... using Windows Media Player, click Help. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast .... CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 For more information about using Windows Media Player Use Windows Media Player to listen to the next file in the Search...
... using Windows Media Player, click Help. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast .... CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 For more information about using Windows Media Player Use Windows Media Player to listen to the next file in the Search...
8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 42
... library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can organize your hard drive. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click the Rip tab, click Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to select the format you want to... music library. 36 To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are connected to...
... library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can organize your hard drive. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click the Rip tab, click Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to select the format you want to... music library. 36 To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are connected to...
8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 44
... Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright...
... Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright...
8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 47
... drag the files to the empty disc folder. 6 Click Burn to disc. Creating a data disc To create a data disc: 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your notebook to burn the files to the disc. The Autoplay dialog box opens. 2 Click Burn files to the disc. The resulting disc... Using Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you tell your optical disc drive. The files are burned to disc. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to music...
... drag the files to the empty disc folder. 6 Click Burn to disc. Creating a data disc To create a data disc: 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your notebook to burn the files to the disc. The Autoplay dialog box opens. 2 Click Burn files to the disc. The resulting disc... Using Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you tell your optical disc drive. The files are burned to disc. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to music...
8512778 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R2
Page 96
...then click Disk Defragmenter. Type defragmenting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Backing up files Backing up files, click Start, then click Help and Support....and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). You should back up files: 1 Click (Start...
...then click Disk Defragmenter. Type defragmenting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Backing up files Backing up files, click Start, then click Help and Support....and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). You should back up files: 1 Click (Start...
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 4
...viewing a fax 31 Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 33 Playing music and movies 34 Playing audio and video files 34 Playing optical discs 35 Creating audio files and music libraries 37 Creating music files 37 Building a music library 39 Editing track information 39 Creating ...Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security ...
...viewing a fax 31 Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 33 Playing music and movies 34 Playing audio and video files 34 Playing optical discs 35 Creating audio files and music libraries 37 Creating music files 37 Building a music library 39 Editing track information 39 Creating ...Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security ...
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 41
... watch a DVD you must have copy protection software. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. To watch movies on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop ... be able to read and write data. Type playing discs in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 To play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that use a laser to play these CDs...
... watch a DVD you must have copy protection software. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. To watch movies on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop ... be able to read and write data. Type playing discs in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 To play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that use a laser to play these CDs...
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 44
... is recorded. WMA and MP3 are methods for the recording, specify the file type and location where you do not want to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Rip screen opens. 4 Click to clear the check box for any track you want to each track as WMA... Media Player, you finish recording, click Stop Recording. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is saved. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab.
... is recorded. WMA and MP3 are methods for the recording, specify the file type and location where you do not want to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Rip screen opens. 4 Click to clear the check box for any track you want to each track as WMA... Media Player, you finish recording, click Stop Recording. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is saved. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab.
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 47
... from the copyright owner. The main screen opens. 41 The Windows DVD Maker introduction window opens. 3 Click Choose Photos and Videos. www.gateway.com Creating a video DVD Creating a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate ...Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: Important We recommend that you do not use your recordable optical disc drive. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows DVD Maker. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Otherwise, you may...
... from the copyright owner. The main screen opens. 41 The Windows DVD Maker introduction window opens. 3 Click Choose Photos and Videos. www.gateway.com Creating a video DVD Creating a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate ...Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: Important We recommend that you do not use your recordable optical disc drive. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows DVD Maker. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Otherwise, you may...
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 49
...you may not be read by all operating systems. The instructions below show from these CDs on your notebook. 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your optical disc drive. Creating and copying data discs You can be able to listen to these CDs and you tell the notebook to burn the files... this blank disc dialog box opens. 3 Type the title of the disc, then click Show formatting options. 4 Click Mastered, then click Next. www.gateway.com 7 Click any of the following options to customize your video disc: • Preview shows how your DVD's opening menu will look using the current...
...you may not be read by all operating systems. The instructions below show from these CDs on your notebook. 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your optical disc drive. Creating and copying data discs You can be able to listen to these CDs and you tell the notebook to burn the files... this blank disc dialog box opens. 3 Type the title of the disc, then click Show formatting options. 4 Click Mastered, then click Next. www.gateway.com 7 Click any of the following options to customize your video disc: • Preview shows how your DVD's opening menu will look using the current...
8512216 - Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
Page 103
... location and the files and folders to do a complete hard drive backup. You should back up your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you accidentally delete files. Help For more information ...about backing up files: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to back... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 97 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup ...
... location and the files and folders to do a complete hard drive backup. You should back up your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you accidentally delete files. Help For more information ...about backing up files: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to back... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 97 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup ...
8512488 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide R2
Page 70
...power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in large areas such as the display and drives, turn on page 60. while your notebook completely off . • Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) ...Recharge the battery often, take electrical adapters. Using alternate power sources To extend battery life, use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. Save the battery for times when you plan on page 69. Save the battery for times when you...
...power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in large areas such as the display and drives, turn on page 60. while your notebook completely off . • Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) ...Recharge the battery often, take electrical adapters. Using alternate power sources To extend battery life, use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. Save the battery for times when you plan on page 69. Save the battery for times when you...