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Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see the Windows startup screen. -ORIf you see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then press F11 while your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Technical Support See the ...
Screws Screws 9 Remove the cover from Gateway with the operating system, applications, and drivers installed, you will see the Windows startup screen. -ORIf you see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then press F11 while your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. Technical Support See the ...
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. Tools Required You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the drive. 15 Slide the new hard drive kit ... then turn on page 32. 2 Turn off your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. Removing the keyboard 40 To remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem...
If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. Tools Required You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the drive. 15 Slide the new hard drive kit ... then turn on page 32. 2 Turn off your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. Removing the keyboard 40 To remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem...
8511264 - User Guide Gateway Notebook
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... Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 9 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP...Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a ...
... Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 9 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP...Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a ...
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...hard drive. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to ... you need to recover your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you get your notebook. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings...
...hard drive. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to ... you need to recover your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you get your notebook. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings...
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... dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to your system running again. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you can return to one of your system to an earlier time, ...most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore...
... dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to your system running again. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you can return to one of your system to an earlier time, ...most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore...
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...bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to date. Windows can routinely check for the ...updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to schedule automatic updates. These updates include security updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you...
...bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to date. Windows can routinely check for the ...updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to schedule automatic updates. These updates include security updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you...
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...installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. For the location of the VGA port on your notebook. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this ...or hardware guide. on your 3 Turn on the projector or monitor. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for giving presentations by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you control the presentation from your notebook and at the...
...installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. For the location of the VGA port on your notebook. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this ...or hardware guide. on your 3 Turn on the projector or monitor. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for giving presentations by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you control the presentation from your notebook and at the...
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... them as though they were attached directly to your computer. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status... want to everyone on the network. 102 To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that your access point is set up, log onto your network... Web site. If you are shared, you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD...
... them as though they were attached directly to your computer. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status... want to everyone on the network. 102 To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that your access point is set up, log onto your network... Web site. If you are shared, you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD...
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...To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click ... 4 Click OK. 106 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for...
...To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click ... 4 Click OK. 106 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for...
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...again. ■ Make sure that the disc label is turned up. For more information, see "Gateway Web site" on page 133. ■ Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut.... ■ Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up , then try again. ■ If you are using your hardware guide. ... not be inserted completely into the headphone jack on your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The notebook's monitor port may not be read by the drive. ■ Some music CDs ...
...again. ■ Make sure that the disc label is turned up. For more information, see "Gateway Web site" on page 133. ■ Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut.... ■ Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up , then try again. ■ If you are using your hardware guide. ... not be inserted completely into the headphone jack on your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The notebook's monitor port may not be read by the drive. ■ Some music CDs ...
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...See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting sound issues, click Start, then click Help and Support. On select Gateway notebooks, you need to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click... in Windows, see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is turned up . ■ Make sure that the volume control on how to work offline. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens....
...See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting sound issues, click Start, then click Help and Support. On select Gateway notebooks, you need to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click... in Windows, see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is turned up . ■ Make sure that the volume control on how to work offline. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens....
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Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 tips 12 troubleshooting 163 peripheral devices 54 playing audio CD 66 audio file 64, 65 DVD 68 Media Player file 65 multimedia files 65 music CD 66 Windows Media Player file 65 Plug and... programs 142 scanner 142 software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for troubleshooting 148 saving documents 22...
Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 tips 12 troubleshooting 163 peripheral devices 54 playing audio CD 66 audio file 64, 65 DVD 68 Media Player file 65 multimedia files 65 music CD 66 Windows Media Player file 65 Plug and... programs 142 scanner 142 software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for troubleshooting 148 saving documents 22...
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... 87 DVD drive 87 tips pen 12 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 124 TPM 43 training CD 168 classroom 168 Gateway Learning Libraries 168 Learn With Gateway 168 transferring files from Internet 39 files from old computer 139, 140 Internet settings from old computer 141 settings from old... Trusted Platform Module 43 tutoring fee-based 168 U un-sharing drives 103 folders 103 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Windows 134 USB port 54 user accounts adding in Windows XP 128 switching in Windows XP 128 V VGA port 55 video capturing to computer 73 creating 72 editing 72, 74 playing...
... 87 DVD drive 87 tips pen 12 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 124 TPM 43 training CD 168 classroom 168 Gateway Learning Libraries 168 Learn With Gateway 168 transferring files from Internet 39 files from old computer 139, 140 Internet settings from old computer 141 settings from old... Trusted Platform Module 43 tutoring fee-based 168 U un-sharing drives 103 folders 103 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Windows 134 USB port 54 user accounts adding in Windows XP 128 switching in Windows XP 128 V VGA port 55 video capturing to computer 73 creating 72 editing 72, 74 playing...