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...strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you a set of your notebook. 2 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity ...components from their edges. See your notebook. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. The hard drive is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of ...
...strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you a set of your notebook. 2 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity ...components from their edges. See your notebook. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. The hard drive is facing up, then remove the battery. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of ...
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... of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. in the United... notebook, then press F11 while your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. 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.
... of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. 2 www.gateway.com © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. in the United... notebook, then press F11 while your hardware guide for Customer Care Information. 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.
8511180 - Hardware Reference Gateway Notebook
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...bottom is facing up any data 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 a small Phillips screwdriver to the new hard drive. Hard drive kit To replace the... hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the procedure found in the online User Guide. 2 Print the Recovering Your System chapter from the online User Guide for...
...bottom is facing up any data 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 a small Phillips screwdriver to the new hard drive. Hard drive kit To replace the... hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the procedure found in the online User Guide. 2 Print the Recovering Your System chapter from the online User Guide for...
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... remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on installing Windows, your drivers, and your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 12 Remove the cover from Gateway. If your applications, see the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar...
... remove the keyboard: 1 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge" on installing Windows, your drivers, and your keyboard becomes damaged, you printed in Step 2. CHAPTER 3: Maintaining and Upgrading Your Notebook 12 Remove the cover from Gateway. If your applications, see the Recovering Your System chapter you can replace it with a similar...
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.... Regardless of wireless devices. however care should be restricted or eliminated. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use drivers approved for additional information. Cellular data modem). Because the wireless devices (which the device will void the authorization ... check with equipment on the wireless device. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements www.gateway.com Wireless guidance Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with the local Radio Approval authorities prior to any move ...
.... Regardless of wireless devices. however care should be restricted or eliminated. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use drivers approved for additional information. Cellular data modem). Because the wireless devices (which the device will void the authorization ... check with equipment on the wireless device. APPENDIX A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements www.gateway.com Wireless guidance Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with the local Radio Approval authorities prior to any move ...
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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... are sure that you with optimized battery life when on battery power. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new Gateway notebook for years to manage the processor speed and power consumption for purchasing our notebook...
... are sure that you with optimized battery life when on battery power. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new Gateway notebook for years to manage the processor speed and power consumption for purchasing our notebook...
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...the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Resources Click Resources to access utilities to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support"... box, then click Notebook Computers to help you get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to get drivers specific to locate your account and general information about your drivers. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to ...
...the latest software updates for all the products that Gateway supports. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Resources Click Resources to access utilities to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for BIOS and driver upgrades. For more information, see "Telephone support"... box, then click Notebook Computers to help you get a list of all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to get drivers specific to locate your account and general information about your drivers. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to ...
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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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...using Microsoft System Restore" on page 31 describes how to a previous condition when drivers and programs worked correctly. ■ "Recovering your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. We recommend that you can restore your hard drive. If you are... still experiencing problems, 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 network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating...
...using Microsoft System Restore" on page 31 describes how to a previous condition when drivers and programs worked correctly. ■ "Recovering your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on page 147 or at support.gateway.com. We recommend that you can restore your hard drive. If you are... still experiencing problems, 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 network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating...
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...A message tells you the number of blank discs that are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. Important If you are recording to restore device drivers or programs. You can use . 6 Make sure that you have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc ... 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). If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of...
...A message tells you the number of blank discs that are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. Important If you are recording to restore device drivers or programs. You can use . 6 Make sure that you have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc ... 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). If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of...
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...the last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker 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). 8 If a message tells you to ... blank disc. 9 When you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 28 As you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. You are done. To copy...
...the last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker 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). 8 If a message tells you to ... blank disc. 9 When you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 28 As you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. You are done. To copy...
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.... 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 29 To create recovery discs from recovery files on page 29. If you are done. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. The program prepares the... Creating discs from recovery files stored on a network: 1 Make sure that they are for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are recording to CDs, make sure you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. 4 When you continue, make sure that you...
.... 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 29 To create recovery discs from recovery files on page 29. If you are done. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. The program prepares the... Creating discs from recovery files stored on a network: 1 Make sure that they are for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are recording to CDs, make sure you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. 4 When you continue, make sure that you...
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... "Recovering your system from a set of recovery discs to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 33. 30 www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to recover your notebook. For a fee, Customer...network location of the recovery disc(s). OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore your hard drive has failed and you can restore specific...
... "Recovering your system from a set of recovery discs to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 33. 30 www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to recover your notebook. For a fee, Customer...network location of the recovery disc(s). OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore your hard drive has failed and you can restore specific...
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... perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or...
... perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or...
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... install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com 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 ...
... install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com 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 ...
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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 ... automatic updates. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook's system software up to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to date. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook and...
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 ... automatic updates. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook's system software up to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to date. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook and...
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... 55 Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and external display. Simultaneous display lets you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you close the LCD panel, your notebook may turn it on. on your 3 Turn on your audience. Important If an ...or monitor. Tips & Tricks For the location of the VGA port on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware 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 ...
... 55 Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and external display. Simultaneous display lets you control the presentation from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is connected and you close the LCD panel, your notebook may turn it on. on your 3 Turn on your audience. Important If an ...or monitor. Tips & Tricks For the location of the VGA port on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware 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 ...
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CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in ... example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you want to the network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will ...click the drive or folder that your access point is set up, log onto your printer to install the printer drivers on ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network, you want to everyone on network printers...
CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in ... example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you want to the network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will ...click the drive or folder that your access point is set up, log onto your printer to install the printer drivers on ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network, you want to everyone on network printers...
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CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start ...that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Printing 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 the file to open the printer...
CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start ...that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Printing 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 the file to open the printer...