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www.gateway.com Changing power modes 56 Changing notebook power settings 58 Changing the power plan 58 Changing advanced settings 59 Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . . . 61 ... batteries 71 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 72 Recovering your system 72 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 73 Using Microsoft System Restore 79 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 82 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 83 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 85 Preventing static electricity discharge 86 Adding or replacing...
www.gateway.com Changing power modes 56 Changing notebook power settings 58 Changing the power plan 58 Changing advanced settings 59 Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . . . 61 ... batteries 71 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 72 Recovering your system 72 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 73 Using Microsoft System Restore 79 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 82 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 83 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 85 Preventing static electricity discharge 86 Adding or replacing...
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... opportunity. 73 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your hard drive. Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you...
... opportunity. 73 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your hard drive. Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you...
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... Congratulations! Important Use a permanent marker to close it. The disc recording begins. Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel.... If you are recording multiple discs, as they are for. www.gateway.com 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your computer names the disc Recovery13 for disc 2, and so on ....
... Congratulations! Important Use a permanent marker to close it. The disc recording begins. Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel.... If you are recording multiple discs, as they are for. www.gateway.com 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your computer names the disc Recovery13 for disc 2, and so on ....
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... have created. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and 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. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 77. 2 To...
... have created. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and 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. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 77. 2 To...
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... information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type... windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using...
... information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type... windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using...
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...on your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you can still run Windows: a Turn on your computer. Your computer restarts. - Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard ...layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers...
...on your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you can still run Windows: a Turn on your computer. Your computer restarts. - Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard ...layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers...
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...Click Finish, then click Restart. OR - www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any..., which shows you must recover your computer. 83 For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 74. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on your backed up files in c:\backup. Your computer...
...Click Finish, then click Restart. OR - www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any..., which shows you must recover your computer. 83 For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 74. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on your backed up files in c:\backup. Your computer...
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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 to recover your keyboard. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 When the prompt "Press any key on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 77. 84
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 to recover your keyboard. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 When the prompt "Press any key on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 77. 84
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As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook over. 20... Connect 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...
As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook over. 20... Connect 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...
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...DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your volume control, see "Identifying drive types" on your notebook. •... DVD drive. Occasionally discs are plugged in and turned on page 72. For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up, then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may be able to adjust ...
...DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your volume control, see "Identifying drive types" on your notebook. •... DVD drive. Occasionally discs are plugged in and turned on page 72. For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that the Windows volume control is facing up, then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may be able to adjust ...
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...box, then press ENTER. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the port and cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. 118 The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your notebook. Many printers have an online/offline button that you..., click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is calibrated correctly. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click the Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need to room temperature.
...box, then press ENTER. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the port and cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. 118 The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your notebook. Many printers have an online/offline button that you..., click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is calibrated correctly. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click the Printers. 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need to room temperature.