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...and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable before replacing a component. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your workbench or other countries...kit Tools You need the operating system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to the back of their antistatic bags only when you a set of Gateway, Inc. Warning To avoid exposure to use them. Before working...
...and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable before replacing a component. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your workbench or other countries...kit Tools You need the operating system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to the back of their antistatic bags only when you a set of Gateway, Inc. Warning To avoid exposure to use them. Before working...
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...Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen instructions. 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 from the old drive. All rights reserved. 8 Remove the... replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the screw holes line...
...Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen instructions. 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 from the old drive. All rights reserved. 8 Remove the... replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the screw holes line...
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...all peripheral devices and remove any data you a replacement hard drive with a higher-capacity drive. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the procedure found in the online User Guide. 4 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 32... "Changing batteries" on the bottom of recovery discs with your hard drive has failed and you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may also send you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. For more information. Contact...
...all peripheral devices and remove any data you a replacement hard drive with a higher-capacity drive. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the procedure found in the online User Guide. 4 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 32... "Changing batteries" on the bottom of recovery discs with your hard drive has failed and you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may also send you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. For more information. Contact...
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If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. www.gateway.com 13 Insert the new drive label side up onto the cover so the screw holes line up. 14 Replace the screws that secure ... cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 12 Remove the cover from Gateway. Tools Required You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the drive. 15 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then...
If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. www.gateway.com 13 Insert the new drive label side up onto the cover so the screw holes line up. 14 Replace the screws that secure ... cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 12 Remove the cover from Gateway. Tools Required You need a small Phillips and a small flat-blade screwdriver to the drive. 15 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then...
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... of a wireless device in place and the notebook is not listed, please contact your notebook system. Caution Only use drivers approved for any way. If the country you are not user serviceable. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use a ...with your notebook) emit less energy than is transmitting. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements www.gateway.com Wireless guidance Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on the system rating label. Current aviation regulations require wireless...
... of a wireless device in place and the notebook is not listed, please contact your notebook system. Caution Only use drivers approved for any way. If the country you are not user serviceable. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use a ...with your notebook) emit less energy than is transmitting. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements www.gateway.com Wireless guidance Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on the system rating label. Current aviation regulations require wireless...
8511264 - User Guide Gateway Notebook
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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 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 ... Opening a document 23 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 network 29 Recovering your system...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 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 ... Opening a document 23 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 network 29 Recovering your system...
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... uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to provide best-of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you keep your notebook. You ... quality control tests to ensure that you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new Gateway notebook for years to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. We are sure that you are provided with optimized battery ...
... uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to provide best-of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you keep your notebook. You ... quality control tests to ensure that you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new Gateway notebook for years to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. We are sure that you are provided with optimized battery ...
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... to locate your notebook. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step... help you get the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. Resources Click Resources to access utilities to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your drivers. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ...
... to locate your notebook. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step... help you get the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. Resources Click Resources to access utilities to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your drivers. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 25
CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 25
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...recovery files to completely reinstall the original factory software. For more information on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of several ways you can restore your system to recover your ... more information on using your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Problem-solving may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you how to completely restore your system...
...recovery files to completely reinstall the original factory software. For more information on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of several ways you can restore your system to recover your ... more information on using your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Problem-solving may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you how to completely restore your system...
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..., you the number of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 27 Depending on the type of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable...
..., you the number of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 27 Depending on the type of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable...
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...from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store... "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create ...
...from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store... "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create ...
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...been created successfully," click OK. Important Use the correct type of any networked computer. For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are recording to . 3 Click OK. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of...disc for each recovery (ISO) file. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 29 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc....
...been created successfully," click OK. Important Use the correct type of any networked computer. For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are recording to . 3 Click OK. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of...disc for each recovery (ISO) file. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 29 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc....
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..., you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your hard drive has failed and you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 33. 30 OR - ■... To reinstall everything from a set of recovery discs to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "...
..., you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your hard drive has failed and you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 33. 30 OR - ■... To reinstall everything from a set of recovery discs to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "...
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... need to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR - The items you selected are done. 6 If your...
... need to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR - The items you selected are done. 6 If your...
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To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to get your system to a ... screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" 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 In most cases of your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER...
To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to get your system to a ... screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" 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 In most cases of your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER...
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... schedule automatic updates. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook's system software up to date. If...
... schedule automatic updates. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook's system software up to date. If...
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... your notebook. 4 Plug the projector's or monitor's power cord into the VGA port notebook or optional port replicator. You may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. You can use a projector or external monitor: 1 Turn off your ... Plug the projector or monitor cable into an AC power source and turn off the LCD panel, but will not enter Standby mode. 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 section are...
... your notebook. 4 Plug the projector's or monitor's power cord into the VGA port notebook or optional port replicator. You may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. You can use a projector or external monitor: 1 Turn off your ... Plug the projector or monitor cable into an AC power source and turn off the LCD panel, but will not enter Standby mode. 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 section are...
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...share a printer among the computers connected to your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with the patterns described in the access point documentation ■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on...printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. If you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on the front of the access ...
...share a printer among the computers connected to your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with the patterns described in the access point documentation ■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on...printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. If you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on the front of the access ...
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... you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. 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 . The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that...: 1 Open the file you want to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 106 CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you are sending the...
... you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. 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 . The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that...: 1 Open the file you want to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 106 CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you are sending the...