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...need the operating system disc that came with your notebook. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of the cover.... To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to use them. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . See your...
...need the operating system disc that came with your notebook. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of the cover.... To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to use them. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . See your...
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... cable. 15 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn 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. in the United States and...
... cable. 15 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC Cards. 16 Turn 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. in the United States and...
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 new notebook. We sincerely hope that you are sure that you keep your new Gateway notebook for years to high-quality, brand-name components ...our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - If you ever have made an ...
...uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. We sincerely hope that you are sure that you keep your new Gateway notebook for years to high-quality, brand-name components ...our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - If you ever have made an ...
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...Resources to access utilities to view and purchase upgrades for your notebook. Click Call Us to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. Downloads Click Downloads to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Contact Us Click ...Contact Us to access links to get drivers specific to locate your notebook. To view support documents for all the products that Gateway supports. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for ...
...Resources to access utilities to view and purchase upgrades for your notebook. Click Call Us to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. Downloads Click Downloads to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Contact Us Click ...Contact Us to access links to get drivers specific to locate your notebook. To view support documents for all the products that Gateway supports. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for ...
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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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...more information on using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32 describes how to return your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is saved on page 27. Finally, in "Troubleshooting"...-solving may need to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Recovery discs let you how to working condition. You can wait until later. For more information on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. A backup copy of your operating system is provided on ...
...more information on using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32 describes how to return your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is saved on page 27. Finally, in "Troubleshooting"...-solving may need to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Recovery discs let you how to working condition. You can wait until later. For more information on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. A backup copy of your operating system is provided on ...
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... Important If you want to use drivers and applications recovery discs to a network" on the type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 27 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can ...create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. To record a set . 5 Click the type of...
... Important If you want to use drivers and applications recovery discs to a network" on the type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 27 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can ...create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. To record a set . 5 Click the type of...
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...drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to a drive). 28 You are done. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. As you remove each disc from the drive, use . A message asks you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record... has a recordable drive. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to a network location, so you can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery."
...drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to a drive). 28 You are done. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. As you remove each disc from the drive, use . A message asks you if you want to "Burn ISO" (record... has a recordable drive. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to a network location, so you can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery."
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... "Creating discs from recovery files stored on page 29. If you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. Important If you want to save the driver and application recovery files to. 3 Click OK. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image... has been created successfully," click OK. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD...
... "Creating discs from recovery files stored on page 29. If you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. Important If you want to save the driver and application recovery files to. 3 Click OK. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image... has been created successfully," click OK. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD...
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... your system to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, see "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of your notebook. As you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on . ... and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 32. - www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to restore your media burning software to a previous condition...
... your system to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, see "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of your notebook. As you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on . ... and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 32. - www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to restore your media burning software to a previous condition...
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... applications, or click Quit to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your system, you need to recover software that you have created. The items ...you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32. 31 To select multiple...
... applications, or click Quit to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your system, you need to recover software that you have created. The items ...you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the software's own instructions for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 32. 31 To select multiple...
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... software problems, you can restore your system to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether 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...
... software problems, you can restore your system to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether 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...
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... your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to download high-priority updates. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to date. www...
... your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to download high-priority updates. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to date. www...
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...hardware guide. 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 the disc supplied by connecting an external monitor or projector to... 55 Important If an external monitor or projector is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. 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 ...
...hardware guide. 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 the disc supplied by connecting an external monitor or projector to... 55 Important If an external monitor or projector is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. 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 ...
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.... If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on the network. 102 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 point with... your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you want to the network. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among...
.... If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on the network. 102 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 point with... your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you want to the network. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among...
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... To copy files across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to... 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 copy files across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to... 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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CHAPTER 13: Traveling with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Additional tips ■ If you plan to use several USB peripheral devices, take a portable USB hub to provide additional USB ports. ■ Take a network cable if you need to connect to install an additional driver or software. 146 Some hotels provide Internet connectivity only... insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. ■ Take your recovery discs (see "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26) in case you need to a network.
CHAPTER 13: Traveling with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Additional tips ■ If you plan to use several USB peripheral devices, take a portable USB hub to provide additional USB ports. ■ Take a network cable if you need to connect to install an additional driver or software. 146 Some hotels provide Internet connectivity only... insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. ■ Take your recovery discs (see "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26) in case you need to a network.
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...and turned on. ■ Clean the disc. See "Identifying drive types" in your hardware guide. ■ Try a different disc. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting An external monitor or projector is not working If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the external monitor or ... the headphone jack on the notebook or optional port replicator. ■ If you are using your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are flawed and cannot be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ Clean the disc....
...and turned on. ■ Clean the disc. See "Identifying drive types" in your hardware guide. ■ Try a different disc. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting An external monitor or projector is not working If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the external monitor or ... the headphone jack on the notebook or optional port replicator. ■ If you are using your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are flawed and cannot be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ Clean the disc....
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... the indicators. 165 You see a "Printer is out of the printer you can press FN+F1 to press after adding paper. On select Gateway notebooks, you want to add additional memory to clear the check mark. ■ Wait until files have an online/offline button that the printer...■ Make sure the status indicators are turned off. You see a "Printer queue is in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to the printer.
... the indicators. 165 You see a "Printer is out of the printer you can press FN+F1 to press after adding paper. On select Gateway notebooks, you want to add additional memory to clear the check mark. ■ Wait until files have an online/offline button that the printer...■ Make sure the status indicators are turned off. You see a "Printer queue is in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to the printer.