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...; Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the...
...; Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). To replace the hard drive kit: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your notebook. 4 Disconnect the...
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...CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. 8 Remove the four screws that secure the cover to the drive. ...that secure the hard drive to you from the old drive. All rights reserved. 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 ...
...CD/DVD when prompted, then follow the on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. 8 Remove the four screws that secure the cover to the drive. ...that secure the hard drive to you from the old drive. All rights reserved. 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 ...
8511369 - Gateway Notebook Hardware Reference
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...up, then remove the battery. Hard drive kit Important If your hard drive has failed and you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may also send you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook... www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools Required You need the operating system disc that came with your notebook. For more hard drive capacity, you a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed.
...up, then remove the battery. Hard drive kit Important If your hard drive has failed and you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may also send you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook... www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools Required You need the operating system disc that came with your notebook. For more hard drive capacity, you a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed.
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... 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 installing Windows, your drivers, and your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral...
... 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 installing Windows, your drivers, and your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral...
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... agency for authorization prior to use it. See the Gateway System Restoration Kit, or contact Gateway Customer Care for service. however care should be taken to use . Caution Only use drivers approved for specific countries are not user serviceable. Additional...time. Some circumstances require restrictions on commercial aircraft. 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 wireless devices. Modification to a wireless device ...
... agency for authorization prior to use it. See the Gateway System Restoration Kit, or contact Gateway Customer Care for service. however care should be taken to use . Caution Only use drivers approved for specific countries are not user serviceable. Additional...time. Some circumstances require restrictions on commercial aircraft. 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 wireless devices. Modification to a wireless device ...
8511264 - User Guide Gateway Computer
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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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... provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in...
... provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in...
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... Support Home, then click Notebooks. Click Call Us to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your drivers. Product Support Click Product Support to get the latest software updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Click...documentation, specifications, and guides for your notebook, type your notebook. Customer Service Click Customer Service to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to your account and general information about your notebook. Downloads Click Downloads ...
... Support Home, then click Notebooks. Click Call Us to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your drivers. Product Support Click Product Support to get the latest software updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Click...documentation, specifications, and guides for your notebook, type your notebook. Customer Service Click Customer Service to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to your account and general information about your notebook. Downloads Click Downloads ...
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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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...; "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 27. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. We recommend that you can restore your system under most...completely restore your system from recovery files on a network" on a hidden area of your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you can wait until...
...; "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 27. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. We recommend that you can restore your system under most...completely restore your system from recovery files on a network" on a hidden area of your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you can wait until...
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...sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If you are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that your notebook has, you have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc...make sure that you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of...
...sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If you are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that your notebook has, you have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc...make sure that you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of...
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... (copy the files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). ... each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 28 www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited...
... (copy the files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). ... each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 28 www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited...
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...start with DVD, you will need blank CDs. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you have blank discs ready. To create recovery discs from recovery files on a network" on page 29. If you ... blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. Important Use the correct type of any networked computer. 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 CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, ...
...start with DVD, you will need blank CDs. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you have blank discs ready. To create recovery discs from recovery files on a network" on page 29. If you ... blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. Important Use the correct type of any networked computer. 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 CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, ...
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...each file is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for the first disc. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you remove each disc from the hard drive" on page 32. - Your media burning...to restore your media burning software to recover your system, you can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help , you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on -screen instructions of the recovery ...
...each file is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for the first disc. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you remove each disc from the hard drive" on page 32. - Your media burning...to restore your media burning software to recover your system, you can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help , you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on -screen instructions of the recovery ...
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...Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. The Application Recovery program opens. - OR - You are installed. When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can ...recover specific files using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your ...
...Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. The Application Recovery program opens. - OR - You are installed. When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can ...recover specific files using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your ...
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... to one of your system running again. Every time you can restore your system to your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click... a "snapshot" of these restore points to an earlier time, then click Next. In 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
... to one of your system running again. Every time you can restore your system to your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click... a "snapshot" of these restore points to an earlier time, then click Next. In 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
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Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to schedule automatic updates. ... finds a way to 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. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem.
Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority updates. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to schedule automatic updates. ... finds a way to 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. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem.
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.... 55 Simultaneous display lets you close the LCD panel, your notebook may turn off your notebook, see the port replicator user guide. 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 for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from the disc supplied by connecting an external monitor or projector to switch between viewing the display on the LCD panel and viewing the...
.... 55 Simultaneous display lets you close the LCD panel, your notebook may turn off your notebook, see the port replicator user guide. 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 for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from the disc supplied by connecting an external monitor or projector to switch between viewing the display on the LCD panel and viewing the...
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... share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. If you can share drives ... Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network, 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 the access point documentation ■ Temporarily turn them as though they...
... share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. If you can share drives ... Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network, 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 the access point documentation ■ Temporarily turn them as though they...
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...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 . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open ... that shipped with your printer or from . Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click...
...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 . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open ... that shipped with your printer or from . Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click...