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... "Changing Batteries" in the Reference Guide. Warning To avoid exposure to the back of Gateway, Inc. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the United States and other grounded...the hard drive bay cover, then remove it to replace the hard drive. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of their antistatic bags only when you a set of the notebook...
... "Changing Batteries" in the Reference Guide. Warning To avoid exposure to the back of Gateway, Inc. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the United States and other grounded...the hard drive bay cover, then remove it to replace the hard drive. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may need a small Phillips screwdriver to a bare metal part of their antistatic bags only when you a set of the notebook...
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...the power adapter, modem cable, and network 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 see the Windows startup screen. All other countries. Technical Support See the label ...After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to Step 20. -OR- Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from the old drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive...
...the power adapter, modem cable, and network 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 see the Windows startup screen. All other countries. Technical Support See the label ...After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to Step 20. -OR- Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from the old drive. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive...
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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. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.
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...automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Recovering your notebook for additional system recovery options, you need to recover your notebook when running on page 81. 79 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the... information in "Troubleshooting" on page 103 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution When the battery is in a circle, using it has a ...
...automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. Recovering your notebook for additional system recovery options, you need to recover your notebook when running on page 81. 79 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your system under most notebook problems by following the... information in "Troubleshooting" on page 103 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution When the battery is in a circle, using it has a ...
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.... For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 80 You can perform a partial recovery by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you...
.... For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 80 You can perform a partial recovery by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you...
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... is the case, you may not be expecting to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. www.gateway.com Preparing for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you should create a set of discs for recovering ...software and drivers using a set of discs in case you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If this procedure.)...
... is the case, you may not be expecting to create an additional set of software and driver recovery discs. www.gateway.com Preparing for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you should create a set of discs for recovering ...software and drivers using a set of discs in case you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If this procedure.)...
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...so on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as they are for. Important Use a permanent marker to label 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. window opens. 8 Click...the Congratulations! If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in a safe place. 82 A dialog box opens that tells you the number of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. If you need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert ...
...so on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as they are for. Important Use a permanent marker to label 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. window opens. 8 Click...the Congratulations! If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in a safe place. 82 A dialog box opens that tells you the number of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. If you need to close it. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Insert ...
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... as an option, you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. OR - 83 For instructions, see...
... as an option, you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. OR - 83 For instructions, see...
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Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, then click Next. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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 need to recover, then click Next. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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 appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. OR - 85 The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. - 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.
If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. OR - 85 The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. - 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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... Help and Support. 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. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 86 Windows automatically creates an additional...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 recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on page ...
... Help and Support. 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. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 86 Windows automatically creates an additional...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 recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on page ...
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...your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. b Click Recovery, then click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition. The Welcome to select a Windows user account, click in the ...access important files on your notebook's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to...
...your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. b Click Recovery, then click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition. The Welcome to select a Windows user account, click in the ...access important files on your notebook's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to...
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...Before your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. OR To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page ...pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up any software that you have not already done so). When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files and folders will delete everything on or...
...Before your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. OR To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page ...pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up any software that you have not already done so). When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files and folders will delete everything on or...
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www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" 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 page 84. 91
www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" 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 page 84. 91
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... the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 61. 100 Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up , then remove the battery. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need...
... the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 61. 100 Hard drive kit To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up , then remove the battery. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need...
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As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards or Express Cards. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 11 Remove the screws that secure the ...
As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 20 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards or Express Cards. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 11 Remove the screws that secure the ...
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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...
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Index with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 right-clicking 30 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 15 caring for notebook 76 general precautions ... 148 opening menu 30 shutting down notebook 21, 22 Sleep mode 21, 26, 65 system key 26 Snapshot button 34 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 81, 84 re-installing 80 sound adjusting 27, 28, 31, 36 controls 36 muting 28, 31, 36 troubleshooting 127 speakers built-in 6 jack 6 SpeedStep...
Index with Gateway Recovery Center 83 with Windows DVD 90 with Windows System Restore 86 right-clicking 30 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 15 caring for notebook 76 general precautions ... 148 opening menu 30 shutting down notebook 21, 22 Sleep mode 21, 26, 65 system key 26 Snapshot button 34 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 81, 84 re-installing 80 sound adjusting 27, 28, 31, 36 controls 36 muting 28, 31, 36 troubleshooting 127 speakers built-in 6 jack 6 SpeedStep...