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... your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the hard drive. Never slide components over any PC Cards. 6 Turn your workbench or other grounded object. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. All rights reserved. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You...
... your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the hard drive. Never slide components over any PC Cards. 6 Turn your workbench or other grounded object. To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. All rights reserved. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the Hard Drive Kit Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You...
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... safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. 8 Remove the four screws that secure the cover to the drive. 12 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the cover screws...other countries. 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. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the ...
... safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. 8 Remove the four screws that secure the cover to the drive. 12 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the cover screws...other countries. 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. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit 10 Place the new drive, label side up, onto the cover so the ...
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 ...items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 11 Working with files and folders 14 Viewing drives 14 Creating folders 15 Copying and moving files and folders 16 Deleting files and folders 17 Browsing for files and folders... files and software 31 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 32 Recovering your system from the hard drive 33 i
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 ...items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 11 Working with files and folders 14 Viewing drives 14 Creating folders 15 Copying and moving files and folders 16 Deleting files and folders 17 Browsing for files and folders... files and software 31 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 32 Recovering your system from the hard drive 33 i
8511264 - User Guide Gateway Notebook
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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 35 Learning about the Internet 36 Setting up an Internet account 37 Accessing your Internet account 37 Using the World ... your notebook 41 Hardware security 42 Kensington lock slot 42 CompuTrace 42 Data security 43 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 43 Computrace 43 Notebook startup and hard drive password 43 Windows XP user accounts 43 Protecting your notebook from viruses 44 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 45 Using Windows XP Security Center 48 Security updates...
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 35 Learning about the Internet 36 Setting up an Internet account 37 Accessing your Internet account 37 Using the World ... your notebook 41 Hardware security 42 Kensington lock slot 42 CompuTrace 42 Data security 43 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 43 Computrace 43 Notebook startup and hard drive password 43 Windows XP user accounts 43 Protecting your notebook from viruses 44 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 45 Using Windows XP Security Center 48 Security updates...
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Contents www.gateway.com Adding devices to your network 107 Adding a desktop computer to your network 107 Adding a printer to your network 107 Chapter 10: Sending and Receiving ... Your Notebook 131 Caring for your notebook 132 Cleaning your notebook 132 Protecting your notebook from viruses 133 Updating Windows 134 Using BigFix 134 Managing hard drive space 135 Checking hard drive space 135 Deleting unnecessary files 136 Checking the hard drive for errors 136 Defragmenting the hard drive 137 Backing up files 138 iv
Contents www.gateway.com Adding devices to your network 107 Adding a desktop computer to your network 107 Adding a printer to your network 107 Chapter 10: Sending and Receiving ... Your Notebook 131 Caring for your notebook 132 Cleaning your notebook 132 Protecting your notebook from viruses 133 Updating Windows 134 Using BigFix 134 Managing hard drive space 135 Checking hard drive space 135 Deleting unnecessary files 136 Checking the hard drive for errors 136 Defragmenting the hard drive 137 Backing up files 138 iv
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www.gateway.com Contents Scheduling maintenance tasks 139 Moving from Your Old Computer 139 Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard 139 Transferring files 140 Transferring Internet ... tips 146 Chapter 14: Troubleshooting 147 Safety guidelines 148 First steps 148 Troubleshooting 148 Audio 148 Battery 148 CD drives 148 Device installation 149 Diskette drive 149 Display 150 DVD drives 151 File management 152 Hard drive 153 Internet 153 Keyboard 154 Media Center 155 Memory 157 Memory card reader 157 Modem (cable or DSL...
www.gateway.com Contents Scheduling maintenance tasks 139 Moving from Your Old Computer 139 Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard 139 Transferring files 140 Transferring Internet ... tips 146 Chapter 14: Troubleshooting 147 Safety guidelines 148 First steps 148 Troubleshooting 148 Audio 148 Battery 148 CD drives 148 Device installation 149 Diskette drive 149 Display 150 DVD drives 151 File management 152 Hard drive 153 Internet 153 Keyboard 154 Media Center 155 Memory 157 Memory card reader 157 Modem (cable or DSL...
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... www.gateway.com Using speech recognition The tablet PC is designed to suit your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive 14 Viewing drives Help...
... www.gateway.com Using speech recognition The tablet PC is designed to suit your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive 14 Viewing drives Help...
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... creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders To see the contents of a drive after you double-click its icon, click Show the contents of this drive. Type the keyword creating files and folders in a file cabinet. Folders Files...; Double-click the drive icon. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. If you do not see the files and folders on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy ...
... creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders To see the contents of a drive after you double-click its icon, click Show the contents of this drive. Type the keyword creating files and folders in a file cabinet. Folders Files...; Double-click the drive icon. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. If you do not see the files and folders on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy ...
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... not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more...
... not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more...
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... (also called recovering or restoring your system). Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on your notebook. If you are still experiencing problems, you make a backup of... A backup copy of your operating system is provided on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your hard drive. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system...
... (also called recovering or restoring your system). Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on your notebook. If you are still experiencing problems, you make a backup of... A backup copy of your operating system is provided on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your hard drive. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system...
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... "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of recovery discs to provide a set of recovery discs, roll back your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. You are done. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery disc(s). Your media burning...
... "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of recovery discs to provide a set of recovery discs, roll back your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. You are done. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery disc(s). Your media burning...
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... Restore Point Selection dialog box opens. 6 Make sure that came with your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on or restart your notebook, then press F11 while your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. OR Turn on page 33 for instructions. The System Recovery program starts. 33 If... your notebook is starting. 3 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted. See "Recovering your system 5 Click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your system from the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to finish the restoration.
... Restore Point Selection dialog box opens. 6 Make sure that came with your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on or restart your notebook, then press F11 while your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. OR Turn on page 33 for instructions. The System Recovery program starts. 33 If... your notebook is starting. 3 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted. See "Recovering your system 5 Click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your system from the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to finish the restoration.
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... system recovery option: www.gateway.com Important After you purchased your notebook's software up to use this restore option. 5 Click Next. You still need at least 4 GB of Windows XP. You are restored to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of hard drive space to date. ■... Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it was when you restore your hard drive except the restore files. You need to download Windows updates and ...
... system recovery option: www.gateway.com Important After you purchased your notebook's software up to use this restore option. 5 Click Next. You still need at least 4 GB of Windows XP. You are restored to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of hard drive space to date. ■... Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it was when you restore your hard drive except the restore files. You need to download Windows updates and ...
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... hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your data safe and secure. Use a password that is keeping your notebook. If you forget your notebook is stolen, you can remember. Your notebook may include Computrace® Complete. If your password, you will have to Gateway so... each account. Windows lets you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents folder for each person who uses your hard drive. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may also include the software necessary to get TPM up a user account ...
... hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your data safe and secure. Use a password that is keeping your notebook. If you forget your notebook is stolen, you can remember. Your notebook may include Computrace® Complete. If your password, you will have to Gateway so... each account. Windows lets you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents folder for each person who uses your hard drive. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may also include the software necessary to get TPM up a user account ...
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... in the file extension MP3. 69 www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files You can copy the tracks from these CDs. Help & Support For more information about playing WAV files, see your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Sound...
... in the file extension MP3. 69 www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files You can copy the tracks from these CDs. Help & Support For more information about playing WAV files, see your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Sound...
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...about MP3 formats. 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD. 6 Click to clear the check box for any track you ...Windows Media Player records the tracks to each track as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of files, click Learn more information on the differences between the two...the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. CHAPTER 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Insert a music CD into your hard drive as it is recorded. 70
...about MP3 formats. 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD. 6 Click to clear the check box for any track you ...Windows Media Player records the tracks to each track as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of files, click Learn more information on the differences between the two...the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. CHAPTER 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Insert a music CD into your hard drive as it is recorded. 70
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... Wizard, clicking Next after each one of the following places. When you can edit it onto your camera and captures it . www.gateway.com 4 Complete the screens in your hard drive. Editing your video Saving your video After your video file is captured on your notebook, you can watch your video on the...Important Video files may require more than one clip or combining two or more clips into one hour tape may require a significant amount of free hard drive space depending on your television. 74 Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your...
... Wizard, clicking Next after each one of the following places. When you can edit it onto your camera and captures it . www.gateway.com 4 Complete the screens in your hard drive. Editing your video Saving your video After your video file is captured on your notebook, you can watch your video on the...Important Video files may require more than one clip or combining two or more clips into one hour tape may require a significant amount of free hard drive space depending on your television. 74 Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your...
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... 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 6 Click Copy. Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to the writable CD or DVD. 8 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK. 86 If you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the... tracks or files to your hard drive to close. If you to insert a CD or DVD. Power2Go copies the files from the source disc to the blank, recordable...
... 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 6 Click Copy. Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to the writable CD or DVD. 8 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK. 86 If you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the... tracks or files to your hard drive to close. If you to insert a CD or DVD. Power2Go copies the files from the source disc to the blank, recordable...
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www.gateway.com Advanced multimedia software features Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can use Windows Media Player to transfer WMA and MP3 files to your hard drive as an MP3, WAV, or WMA file. ■ Audio Converter converts an audio file to watch Internet... features Power2Go includes the following disc utilities: ■ Burn Disc Image and Save Disc Image create an exact image of a disc on your hard drive and then burn that exact image onto a disc. ■ Erase Disc erases a rewritable disc. ■ Rip Audio copies audio tracks from...
www.gateway.com Advanced multimedia software features Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can use Windows Media Player to transfer WMA and MP3 files to your hard drive as an MP3, WAV, or WMA file. ■ Audio Converter converts an audio file to watch Internet... features Power2Go includes the following disc utilities: ■ Burn Disc Image and Save Disc Image create an exact image of a disc on your hard drive and then burn that exact image onto a disc. ■ Erase Disc erases a rewritable disc. ■ Rip Audio copies audio tracks from...
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...your notebook saves all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive. Using power saving modes Always save to disk) writes all memory information to most devices except memory. Press and hold SHIFT, then click Hibernate. www.gateway.com Extending battery life ■ Use the CD or DVD... Standby mode. The next time you turn on your work before traveling. If power is interrupted, the information is not saved to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off . ■ Hibernate - (also called save your notebook, it switches to a low power state where...
...your notebook saves all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive. Using power saving modes Always save to disk) writes all memory information to most devices except memory. Press and hold SHIFT, then click Hibernate. www.gateway.com Extending battery life ■ Use the CD or DVD... Standby mode. The next time you turn on your work before traveling. If power is interrupted, the information is not saved to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off . ■ Hibernate - (also called save your notebook, it switches to a low power state where...
