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...guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your notebook. ESD can permanently ...system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are using the ...
...guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your notebook. ESD can permanently ...system disc that came with the drivers and applications already installed. Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are using the ...
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..., go to step Step 23. -OR- in the Reference Guide, then go to step Step 21 to install Windows. -OR- All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007... Gateway, Inc. Replacing the hard drive 2 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive that you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key ...
..., go to step Step 23. -OR- in the Reference Guide, then go to step Step 21 to install Windows. -OR- All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007... Gateway, Inc. Replacing the hard drive 2 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive that you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key ...
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Contents Overclocking the processor 87 Recovering your system 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 89 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 97 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your ...
Contents Overclocking the processor 87 Recovering your system 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 89 Using Microsoft System Restore 94 Recovering your system to its factory condition 97 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . . 98 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your ...
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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. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82
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. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82
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...the problem may be to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook for system recovery may be solved by re-installing the software or the... hardware drivers. For instructions on page 89. • If only one or two items of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible...
...the problem may be to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your notebook for system recovery may be solved by re-installing the software or the... hardware drivers. For instructions on page 89. • If only one or two items of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible...
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... should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of software and driver recovery discs. However, if you ever re-... set of recovery discs (you need to use them later for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Preparing for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must create the discs...
... should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of software and driver recovery discs. However, if you ever re-... set of recovery discs (you need to use them later for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Preparing for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must create the discs...
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... of recovery discs. 90 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next...
... of recovery discs. 90 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next...
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... window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have enough blank discs of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . If you are completed. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The disc recording begins. Important Use a permanent... a safe place. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed 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. Label the discs as they are recording multiple discs, as...
... window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have enough blank discs of a 3-disc set, Recovery23 for . If you are completed. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The disc recording begins. Important Use a permanent... a safe place. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed 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. Label the discs as they are recording multiple discs, as...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 92 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 92 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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...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. 93 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try... another disc. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD...
...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. 93 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try... another disc. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD...
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... System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. - In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems..., you can return to one of these restore points to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of your system running again. 94 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2...
... System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. - In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems..., you can return to one of these restore points to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you have a multiple-disc set of your system running again. 94 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2...
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www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 95 For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 96. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 2 On ...
www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 95 For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 96. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 2 On ...
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... restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options... screen opens. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you can still...
... restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options... screen opens. www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition If your notebook's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you can still...
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...Continuing with automatic data backup in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 90. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook's pre-installed software and device... drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to recover your notebook. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 8 To perform a recovery with...
...Continuing with automatic data backup in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 90. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on your notebook's pre-installed software and device... drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to recover your notebook. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 8 To perform a recovery with...
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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 on page 93. 99 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.gateway.com 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 93. 99 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to recover your keyboard.
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..." on page 93. 2 Back up any Express and memory cards. 106 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any data you can replace an original... drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using recovery discs"...
..." on page 93. 2 Back up any Express and memory cards. 106 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any data you can replace an original... drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using recovery discs"...
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... the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on page 52, then go to...
... the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your keyboard and follow the on page 52, then go to...
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...89. You may be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 42. • Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. • If you are using your notebook. • Clean the DVD..."Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 8. • If you are using the built-in and turned on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on your notebook. • Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure...
...89. You may be read by the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 42. • Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. • If you are using your notebook. • Clean the DVD..."Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 8. • If you are using the built-in and turned on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on your notebook. • Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure...
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...error message • Make sure that you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The printer will not print •... Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The printer is plugged into an AC power source. To set...
...error message • Make sure that you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The printer will not print •... Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The printer is plugged into an AC power source. To set...
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... Caution Only use it. This section is below the RF exposure limits as known at this time. Measurements have been performed to use drivers approved for the country in which may be in your system are only qualified for use of America if an FCC ID number is ... in this notebook may not be used with FCC requirements this transmitter must not be operated (or co-located) in , is prohibited. Contact Gateway for additional information. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use may not be allowed. The wireless devices installed in the specific country sections (or ...
... Caution Only use it. This section is below the RF exposure limits as known at this time. Measurements have been performed to use drivers approved for the country in which may be in your system are only qualified for use of America if an FCC ID number is ... in this notebook may not be used with FCC requirements this transmitter must not be operated (or co-located) in , is prohibited. Contact Gateway for additional information. Some circumstances require restrictions on the use may not be allowed. The wireless devices installed in the specific country sections (or ...