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... wireless radio on or off 33 IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio 33 Bluetooth radio 34 Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . . . 35 Using the CD or DVD drive 36 Identifying drive types 36 Using a CD or DVD 38 Using the memory card reader 39 Memory card types 39 Inserting a memory card 39 Using a memory card...
... wireless radio on or off 33 IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio 33 Bluetooth radio 34 Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . . . 35 Using the CD or DVD drive 36 Identifying drive types 36 Using a CD or DVD 38 Using the memory card reader 39 Memory card types 39 Inserting a memory card 39 Using a memory card...
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Contents Troubleshooting 97 Audio 97 Battery 97 CD drives 97 Diskette drive (external 97 Display 98 DVD drives 99 Ethernet 101 File management 101 Hard drive 102 Internet 103 Keyboard 104 Media Center 105 Memory 107 Memory card reader 108 Modem (cable or DSL 108 Modem (dial-up 108 Mouse 112 ... 117 Pointing device 117 Power 117 Printer 118 Sound 119 Status indicators 120 Touchpad or pointing device 120 Video 120 Telephone support 121 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 121 Appendix A: Legal Information 123 Index 133 iv
Contents Troubleshooting 97 Audio 97 Battery 97 CD drives 97 Diskette drive (external 97 Display 98 DVD drives 99 Ethernet 101 File management 101 Hard drive 102 Internet 103 Keyboard 104 Media Center 105 Memory 107 Memory card reader 108 Modem (cable or DSL 108 Modem (dial-up 108 Mouse 112 ... 117 Pointing device 117 Power 117 Printer 118 Sound 119 Status indicators 120 Touchpad or pointing device 120 Video 120 Telephone support 121 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 121 Appendix A: Legal Information 123 Index 133 iv
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Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this drive. Right CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook Component Icon CD or DVD drive USB ports CD or DVD drive USB ports Description Insert CDs or DVDs into these ports. 8 To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on page 36. For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on page 36.
Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this drive. Right CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook Component Icon CD or DVD drive USB ports CD or DVD drive USB ports Description Insert CDs or DVDs into these ports. 8 To determine the type of drive in your notebook, examine the drive tray's plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in "Identifying drive types" on page 36. For more information, see "Using the CD or DVD drive" on page 36.
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CHAPTER4 Using Drives and Accessories • Using the CD or DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card • Using an optional port replicator • Installing a printer or other peripheral device • Viewing the display on a projector or monitor • Viewing the display on a television • Ordering accessories 35
CHAPTER4 Using Drives and Accessories • Using the CD or DVD drive • Using the memory card reader • Adding and removing a PC Card • Using an optional port replicator • Installing a printer or other peripheral device • Viewing the display on a projector or monitor • Viewing the display on a television • Ordering accessories 35
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... front of the drive for ... DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. Identifying drive types Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following logos: If your drive for one or more of multimedia features. CD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, and accessing data. Use your drive has this drive to create DVDs. 36 type...
... front of the drive for ... DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. Identifying drive types Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following logos: If your drive for one or more of multimedia features. CD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, and accessing data. Use your drive has this drive to create DVDs. 36 type...
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... layer DVD+R or DVD-R discs. www.gateway.com If your drive type... Note: To use the double layer capability of blank media will result in less capacity. Multi-format double layer DVD±RW drive HD DVD drive Use your drive for... Using other types of the double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer, Dual Layer...
... layer DVD+R or DVD-R discs. www.gateway.com If your drive type... Note: To use the double layer capability of blank media will result in less capacity. Multi-format double layer DVD±RW drive HD DVD drive Use your drive for... Using other types of the double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer, Dual Layer...
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...regional code for the United States and Canada is determined by your DVD drive is 1. Important When you want to play is closed. 38 Tip For information about cleaning a CD or DVD, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the CD or DVD drive. The regional code on the disc until it snaps into place.... exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. To insert a CD or DVD: 1 Press the eject button on page 72. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. To be able to play a DVD, the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code of the side you place ...
...regional code for the United States and Canada is determined by your DVD drive is 1. Important When you want to play is closed. 38 Tip For information about cleaning a CD or DVD, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the CD or DVD drive. The regional code on the disc until it snaps into place.... exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. To insert a CD or DVD: 1 Press the eject button on page 72. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. To be able to play a DVD, the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code of the side you place ...
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...a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in Microsoft Office and other applications. • Copy programs from CDs or DVDs to the hard drive so you cannot use alternate power sources whenever possible. • If traveling internationally, take an extra battery, and fully recharge the ... off auto-save features in airports, look for times when you do not use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. CHAPTER 5: Managing Power • Use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse. • Decrease or mute speaker ...
...a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in Microsoft Office and other applications. • Copy programs from CDs or DVDs to the hard drive so you cannot use alternate power sources whenever possible. • If traveling internationally, take an extra battery, and fully recharge the ... off auto-save features in airports, look for times when you do not use battery power by running optical drives. • Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. CHAPTER 5: Managing Power • Use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse. • Decrease or mute speaker ...
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...: • A soft, lint-free cloth • An aerosol can of air that has a narrow, straw-like extension • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down your notebook, the power turns off, but some electrical current still flows through the vents... clean your notebook and other peripherals before cleaning any water into the vents. Also, remove the battery before cleaning any components. www.gateway.com Cleaning your notebook Keeping your notebook clean and the vents free from dust helps keep the vents free of dust. With your...
...: • A soft, lint-free cloth • An aerosol can of air that has a narrow, straw-like extension • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down your notebook, the power turns off, but some electrical current still flows through the vents... clean your notebook and other peripherals before cleaning any water into the vents. Also, remove the battery before cleaning any components. www.gateway.com Cleaning your notebook Keeping your notebook clean and the vents free from dust helps keep the vents free of dust. With your...
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... a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 77 www.gateway.com 3 Click the software or driver you want to...
... a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 77 www.gateway.com 3 Click the software or driver you want to...
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As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any PC cards. 93 www.gateway.com 18 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screw. 19 Insert the battery then turn your notebook over. 20 Connect to the optional port ...replicator. -ORConnect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive...
As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any PC cards. 93 www.gateway.com 18 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screw. 19 Insert the battery then turn your notebook over. 20 Connect to the optional port ...replicator. -ORConnect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive...
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...troubleshooting is covered under "DVD drives" on the screen, write down and restart your hard drive is covered under "Power" on page 119. CD drives CD drive troubleshooting is not full. • If an error message appears on page 99. Diskette drive (external) The diskette drive is covered under "Sound...sure that all connections are listed in a program, see the program's printed documentation or the online help. The message may help Gateway Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you...
...troubleshooting is covered under "DVD drives" on the screen, write down and restart your hard drive is covered under "Power" on page 119. CD drives CD drive troubleshooting is not full. • If an error message appears on page 99. Diskette drive (external) The diskette drive is covered under "Sound...sure that all connections are listed in a program, see the program's printed documentation or the online help. The message may help Gateway Customer Care in diagnosing and fixing the problem. • If you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you...
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... in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • The disc may ...be seated correctly in place. • Make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in the tray. www.gateway.com The text on the...
... in your online User Guide. • Move your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • The disc may ...be seated correctly in place. • Make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in the tray. www.gateway.com The text on the...
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... your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on . • Clean the disc. Occasionally discs are plugged in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the notebook. • If you have a DVD drive. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that headphones are not...
... your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on . • Clean the disc. Occasionally discs are plugged in Windows, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on the notebook. • If you have a DVD drive. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that headphones are not...
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...Recycle Bin by inserting an opened paper clip into the manual eject hole. www.gateway.com • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code match. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on your notebook to a stereo system to hear sound... while playing a DVD. You cannot eject a CD or DVD Your notebook must be restored. Type the keyword System ...
...Recycle Bin by inserting an opened paper clip into the manual eject hole. www.gateway.com • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code match. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on your notebook to a stereo system to hear sound... while playing a DVD. You cannot eject a CD or DVD Your notebook must be restored. Type the keyword System ...
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...servicing, contact an authorized service location. You can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your "end of a CD or DVD drive. Finally, we suggest that have purchased contains extracted natural resources that you practice other than those specified in this product was delivered in .... With your "end of properly. 131 Substances such as "Class 1 Laser Products" under a US Department of life" product properly. All Gateway systems equipped with CD and DVD drives comply with your "end of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard.
...servicing, contact an authorized service location. You can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your "end of a CD or DVD drive. Finally, we suggest that have purchased contains extracted natural resources that you practice other than those specified in this product was delivered in .... With your "end of properly. 131 Substances such as "Class 1 Laser Products" under a US Department of life" product properly. All Gateway systems equipped with CD and DVD drives comply with your "end of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard.
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... or in this manual. In no event will Gateway be liable for inaccurate information which may be accurate. in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of Intel Corporation. Intel, Intel Inside logo, and Pentium are reserved. Macrovision statement If your notebook has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, the following...
... or in this manual. In no event will Gateway be liable for inaccurate information which may be accurate. in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of Intel Corporation. Intel, Intel Inside logo, and Pentium are reserved. Macrovision statement If your notebook has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, the following...
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Index carrying case 48 CD cleaning 72 inserting 38 CD drive See DVD drive cellular phone memory cards 39 Certificate of Authenticity 3 cleaning audio CD 72 case 69 CD 72 DVD 72 keyboard 70 LCD panel 70 notebook exterior 69 screen 70 clicking 30 closing unresponsive ...dial-up modem 9, 18 digital camera 7, 8 digital video camera 7, 42 docking 10 DSL modem 9, 19 134 Ethernet 9, 19 external audio 6 external diskette drive 7, 8, 42 external speakers 6 Firewire 7, 42 flash drive 7, 8, 42 headphone 6 i.Link 7, 42 IEEE 1394 7, 42 keyboard 7, 8 microphone 6 modem (dial-up) 9, 18 monitor (VGA) 9, 44 ...
Index carrying case 48 CD cleaning 72 inserting 38 CD drive See DVD drive cellular phone memory cards 39 Certificate of Authenticity 3 cleaning audio CD 72 case 69 CD 72 DVD 72 keyboard 70 LCD panel 70 notebook exterior 69 screen 70 clicking 30 closing unresponsive ...dial-up modem 9, 18 digital camera 7, 8 digital video camera 7, 42 docking 10 DSL modem 9, 19 134 Ethernet 9, 19 external audio 6 external diskette drive 7, 8, 42 external speakers 6 Firewire 7, 42 flash drive 7, 8, 42 headphone 6 i.Link 7, 42 IEEE 1394 7, 42 keyboard 7, 8 microphone 6 modem (dial-up) 9, 18 monitor (VGA) 9, 44 ...
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... DVD drive DVD±RW drive See DVD drive E electrostatic discharge (ESD) 86 EmPower power adapter 56 ergonomics 14 Ethernet connecting 19 jack 9, 19 external monitor 9, 26 EZ Pad touchpad See touchpad F fan 7 faxes troubleshooting 110 files opening 30 transferring 63 troubleshooting 101 Firewire port 7, 42 Fn key 25, 26 folders opening 30 function keys 25 G Gateway...
... DVD drive DVD±RW drive See DVD drive E electrostatic discharge (ESD) 86 EmPower power adapter 56 ergonomics 14 Ethernet connecting 19 jack 9, 19 external monitor 9, 26 EZ Pad touchpad See touchpad F fan 7 faxes troubleshooting 110 files opening 30 transferring 63 troubleshooting 101 Firewire port 7, 42 Fn key 25, 26 folders opening 30 function keys 25 G Gateway...
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www.gateway.com locating 6 memory cards supported 39 using 39 microphone jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 Microsoft System Restore 79 model number 3, 64 modem cable 9, 19 connecting ... using 26 mouse connecting 29 troubleshooting 112 USB port 7, 8 moving pointer 29 screen objects 30 MP3 player memory cards 39 multimedia adjusting volume 31 using DVD drive 36 muting sound 28, 31 N navigation keys 25 network troubleshooting 113, 114 network jack 9, 19 networking turning off wireless network 33 turning on wireless network...
www.gateway.com locating 6 memory cards supported 39 using 39 microphone jack 6 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 3 Microsoft System Restore 79 model number 3, 64 modem cable 9, 19 connecting ... using 26 mouse connecting 29 troubleshooting 112 USB port 7, 8 moving pointer 29 screen objects 30 MP3 player memory cards 39 multimedia adjusting volume 31 using DVD drive 36 muting sound 28, 31 N navigation keys 25 network troubleshooting 113, 114 network jack 9, 19 networking turning off wireless network 33 turning on wireless network...