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CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 66
CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 66
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... your system). For instructions on page 73. • If only one or two items of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to recover your system to...computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your computer for software and device driver recovery" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly...
... your system). For instructions on page 73. • If only one or two items of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to recover your system to...computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your computer for software and device driver recovery" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly...
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... must have the opportunity. 73 You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs while you have a DVD-compatible drive to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need...
... must have the opportunity. 73 You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs while you have a DVD-compatible drive to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need...
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...dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 74 The What would you need to use them later for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook ...You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you like...
...dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 74 The What would you need to use them later for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook ...You should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you like...
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... disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. Label the discs as you have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. The disc recording begins. If you are recording multiple discs, as they are required, insert the additional blank disks when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your final disc, then label all of a 3-disc set of recovery discs...
... disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. Label the discs as you have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. The disc recording begins. If you are recording multiple discs, as they are required, insert the additional blank disks when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your final disc, then label all of a 3-disc set of recovery discs...
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... using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important If...
... using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Important If...
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If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 77 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe...
If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 77 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe...
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 78 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list, and you want to recover. -
OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 78 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list, and you want to recover. -
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... your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you can find your backed up to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you have backed up any...discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 74. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of the system recovery. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery...
... your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you can find your backed up to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you have backed up any...discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 74. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of the system recovery. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery...
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For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 When the prompt "Press any key to recover your keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 77. 84
For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 When the prompt "Press any key to recover your keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 77. 84
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... information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 53. 90 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.
... information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 53. 90 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.
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As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. 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 ... DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC cards. 93
As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on -screen instructions. 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 ... DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any PC cards. 93