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... electronics stores) and attach it . www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Do not lay components on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in your online ... States and other countries. 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 the drivers and applications already installed. in your notebook over any PC Cards...
... electronics stores) and attach it . www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Do not lay components on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. For more information, see "Creating Drivers and Applications Recovery discs" in your online ... States and other countries. 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 the drivers and applications already installed. in your notebook over any PC Cards...
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...label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. in the United ...DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen instructions. 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 from the old drive.
...label on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. See your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. in the United ...DVD when prompted, then follow the on-screen instructions. 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 from the old drive.
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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 a set of your notebook for use in the online User Guide. 4 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge"... cards. 8 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway may send you a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed. For more information. Contact Gateway Customer Care at the Web address or telephone number 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 a set of your notebook for use in the online User Guide. 4 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge"... cards. 8 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway may send you a replacement hard drive with the drivers and applications already installed. For more information. Contact Gateway Customer Care at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on page 27. 38...
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... battery, then turn your notebook over. 17 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. Removing the keyboard 40 To remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 32...in Step 2 for instructions on your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. If your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards...
... battery, then turn your notebook over. 17 Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable, then turn on installing Windows, your drivers, and your applications. Removing the keyboard 40 To remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 32...in Step 2 for instructions on your notebook. 18 See the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar keyboard provided by Gateway. If your notebook. 3 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 4 Disconnect all peripheral devices and remove any PC Cards...
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Please contact Gateway for additional information. Caution Only use drivers approved for the country in this ... authority for any way. 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 use of wireless...be present (embedded) in your notebook) emit less energy than is allowed in the 2.4 GHz (i.e. 802.11b/g LAN & Bluetooth), 5.2 GHz (i.e. 802.11a LAN), and traditional cellular or PCS cellular bands (i.e. Warning If your ...
Please contact Gateway for additional information. Caution Only use drivers approved for the country in this ... authority for any way. 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 use of wireless...be present (embedded) in your notebook) emit less energy than is allowed in the 2.4 GHz (i.e. 802.11b/g LAN & Bluetooth), 5.2 GHz (i.e. 802.11a LAN), and traditional cellular or PCS cellular bands (i.e. Warning If your ...
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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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... battery life experience. to provide best-of us at Gateway. 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. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed...
... battery life experience. to provide best-of us at Gateway. 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. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed...
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To view support documents for your notebook, type your drivers. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Support Home ■ Product Support ■ Downloads ...to view and purchase upgrades for BIOS and driver upgrades. Upgrade Center Click Upgrade Center to your notebook. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for all the products that Gateway supports. Resources Click Resources to access utilities...
To view support documents for your notebook, type your drivers. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Support Home ■ Product Support ■ Downloads ...to view and purchase upgrades for BIOS and driver upgrades. Upgrade Center Click Upgrade Center to your notebook. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to view a list of Gateway telephone numbers for all the products that Gateway supports. Resources Click Resources to access utilities...
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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 your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 26 tells you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 27. We recommend that came pre-installed on page...33 tells how to completely reinstall the original factory software. 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 may need to recover your system to working condition. If...
...more information on using your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 26 tells you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 27. We recommend that came pre-installed on page...33 tells how to completely reinstall the original factory software. 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 may need to recover your system to working condition. If...
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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 DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Important If you are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. To record a ... 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). A message tells you the number of blank discs that are recording to CDs, make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "...
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 DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Important If you are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. To record a ... 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). A message tells you the number of blank discs that are recording to CDs, make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "...
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... use the marker to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy...
... use the marker to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy...
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www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click OK. For example, store the files for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that indicates which computer the files are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD... your computer has a recordable drive. If you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. To create recovery discs from the files you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that they are done.
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click OK. For example, store the files for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that indicates which computer the files are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD... your computer has a recordable drive. If you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. To create recovery discs from the files you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that they are done.
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...and you cannot restore the software from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. OR - ■ To restore your system to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your ...media burning software to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page ...
...and you cannot restore the software from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. OR - ■ To restore your system to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your ...media burning software to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page ...
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... recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on page 32. 31 You are installed. To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. If you need to recover software that you selected are done. 6 If your system still has ...the software's own instructions for future use. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
... recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on page 32. 31 You are installed. To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. If you need to recover software that you selected are done. 6 If your system still has ...the software's own instructions for future use. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
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...in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to an earlier time, then click Next. The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3... Click Restore my computer 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 ...
...in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to an earlier time, then click Next. The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3... Click Restore my computer 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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Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-...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. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. ...
Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-...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. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. ...
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... LCD panel, your notebook may turn it on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. You may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your audience. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-...(labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click Apply. 9 Adjust properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 55 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...
... LCD panel, your notebook may turn it on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. You may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your audience. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-...(labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click Apply. 9 Adjust properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 55 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...
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...drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on your network. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and ...network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to share a drive or folder, use the following instructions. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. To share drives or folders: 1 In My...
...drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on your network. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and ...network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to share a drive or folder, use the following instructions. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. To share drives or folders: 1 In My...
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...network drive that shipped with your printer or from . Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site To print files across the network: 1 Start ...drive that contains 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 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print....
...network drive that shipped with your printer or from . Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site To print files across the network: 1 Start ...drive that contains 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 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print....