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... a component. 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 use them. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit ...packing foam. • Remove components from their respective companies. 1 All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in your notebook. See your online hardware guide. 7 ...
... a component. 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 use them. Replacing the Hard Drive Kit ...packing foam. • Remove components from their respective companies. 1 All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in your notebook. See your online hardware guide. 7 ...
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in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All 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 see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then press F11...
in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All 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 see a blank screen, restart your notebook, then press F11...
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...shown on the label on page 27. 38 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 notebook for use in Step 18. 3 Back up any PC cards. 8 Turn your...your notebook. For more hard drive capacity, 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. ...
...shown on the label on page 27. 38 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 notebook for use in Step 18. 3 Back up any PC cards. 8 Turn your...your notebook. For more hard drive capacity, 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. ...
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... drive. 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 devices and remove any PC Cards... cable, then turn on your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on page 32. 2 Turn off your applications. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining...
... drive. 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 devices and remove any PC Cards... cable, then turn on your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. If your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2 for instructions on page 32. 2 Turn off your applications. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining...
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...uncertain of the sanction to use wireless devices, ask the applicable authority for authorization prior to use or turning on the use drivers approved for any restrictions on the wireless device. The power output of a wireless device in this time. however care should ...Gateway Customer Care for service. These devices may be restricted or eliminated. Cellular data modem). The transmitting antenna installed in the top third of devices that the RF exposure is below the RF exposure limits as harmful, the option to use of the power levels, care should be used in the 2.4 GHz...
...uncertain of the sanction to use wireless devices, ask the applicable authority for authorization prior to use or turning on the use drivers approved for any restrictions on the wireless device. The power output of a wireless device in this time. however care should ...Gateway Customer Care for service. These devices may be restricted or eliminated. Cellular data modem). The transmitting antenna installed in the top third of devices that the RF exposure is below the RF exposure limits as harmful, the option to use of the power levels, care should be used in the 2.4 GHz...
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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 come. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. If you ever have highlighted some basic care and safety information to help ...to ensure that you are provided with optimized battery life when on battery power. You have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to provide...
... uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to come. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. If you ever have highlighted some basic care and safety information to help ...to ensure that you are provided with optimized battery life when on battery power. You have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to provide...
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... to view information about your notebook. By entering your serial number you manage your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Resources ...Click Resources to access utilities to help you get drivers specific to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Downloads Click Downloads to your account and general information about warranties and special offers. Click Browse All ...
... to view information about your notebook. By entering your serial number you manage your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 Resources ...Click Resources to access utilities to help you get drivers specific to get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Downloads Click Downloads to your account and general information about warranties and special offers. Click Browse All ...
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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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... even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you need to recover your factory-installed software as soon as a device... files on a network" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. 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. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook ...
... even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 26 tells you need to recover your factory-installed software as soon as a device... files on a network" on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. 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. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook ...
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...message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set 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 it is a DVD-R or..., then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers or programs. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery discs: ...
...message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set 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 it is a DVD-R or..., then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers or programs. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery discs: ...
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... a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets...
... a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets...
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www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored ...Recovery. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified. 4 When you want to save the driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW ...blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for . For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you are recording to . 3 Click OK.
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored ...Recovery. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified. 4 When you want to save the driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW ...blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for . For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that you are recording to . 3 Click OK.
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...for help , you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. If you have problems with your notebook and you can find the... discs to label each file is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Recovering your system Important If your system using Microsoft System Restore" on page 31. -
...for help , you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. If you have problems with your notebook and you can find the... discs to label each file is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Recovering your system Important If your system using Microsoft System Restore" on page 31. -
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If you need to follow the directions in a safe place for installation. You are installed. www.gateway.com Recovering your system, you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system Recovering specific files and software You can ... the installation is finished, a message asks you if you want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that you have created. Turn on page 32. 31 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device...
If you need to follow the directions in a safe place for installation. You are installed. www.gateway.com Recovering your system, you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system Recovering specific files and software You can ... the installation is finished, a message asks you if you want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that you have created. Turn on page 32. 31 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device...
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... Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system to your system running again. ... XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to a previous condition. 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 The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold ...
... Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system to your system running again. ... XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to a previous condition. 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 The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold ...
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www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority ... 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. Type the keyword Windows update in the Search box, then click the arrow. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to...
www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority ... 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. Type the keyword Windows update in the Search box, then click the arrow. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to...
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...notebook. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for giving presentations by the manufacturer or download the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor... monitor. Important If an external monitor or projector is connected and you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. You may turn it on ...
...notebook. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for giving presentations by the manufacturer or download the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your monitor (VGA) port. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor... monitor. Important If an external monitor or projector is connected and you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. You may turn it on ...
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... computers ■ Print documents on network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. 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...
... computers ■ Print documents on network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. 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...
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..., 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 copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the... network printer. 4 Click OK. 106 Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer...
..., 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 copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the... network printer. 4 Click OK. 106 Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer...