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... are ready to replace the hard drive. Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of their respective companies. All rights reserved. Important If you... cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare...
... are ready to replace the hard drive. Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of their respective companies. All rights reserved. Important If you... cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare...
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... complete any instructions that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007... United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. All other countries. in the Reference Guide, then...
... complete any instructions that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007... United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. All other countries. in the Reference Guide, then...
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Contents 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 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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For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82 Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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.
For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 82 Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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.
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... pre-installed software and drivers" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs that you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. Gateway provides everything was working correctly...your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the ...
... pre-installed software and drivers" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs that you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. Gateway provides everything was working correctly...your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the ...
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... Your notebook may have shipped with your pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs (you must have the opportunity. If this procedure.) 89 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of ...discs for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. You should create your hard ...
... Your notebook may have shipped with your pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs (you must have the opportunity. If this procedure.) 89 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can perform a partial recovery by using a set of ...discs for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. You should create your hard ...
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.... 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. 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.
.... 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into the recordable disc drive, then click Next. 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.
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... 93. 91 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. www.gateway.com 5 If you do not have enough discs, choose a different.... Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as they are recording...
... 93. 91 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. www.gateway.com 5 If you do not have enough discs, choose a different.... Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as they are recording...
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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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...recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click ...the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive.
...recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and double-click ...the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into the CD or DVD drive.
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...Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. 94 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. - 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 have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc.
...Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. 94 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. - 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 have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc.
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... Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support...
... Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support...
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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. This process is starting up now. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive and re-install ...factory software: 1 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. 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...
...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. This process is starting up now. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Turn on your hard drive and re-install ...factory software: 1 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. 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...
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... your system using the Windows Vista® operating system DVD. 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 or restart your system using the ...without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you can still run Windows, back up files in c:\backup. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. When...
... your system using the Windows Vista® operating system DVD. 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 or restart your system using the ...without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you can still run Windows, back up files in c:\backup. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. When...
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www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 99
www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 99
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For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing a hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard .... If you would like more information, see "Backing up any Express and memory cards. 106 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 files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity...
For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using the Gateway Recovery Center. CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook Replacing a hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard .... If you would like more information, see "Backing up any Express and memory cards. 106 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 files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity...
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... your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions.
... your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions.
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... turned on page 87. 116 For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 89. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound ... the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Right" on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to play these CDs on your notebook. • Clean the disc. You may not be able to play these CDs on...
... turned on page 87. 116 For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 89. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on . • Clean the disc. An audio CD does not produce sound ... the drive. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Right" on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to play these CDs on your notebook. • Clean the disc. You may not be able to play these CDs on...
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The printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Make sure that came with your notebook. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name.... • Make sure that you have selected it is connected to press. • Make sure that the printer is on installing the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have an online/offline ...
The printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Make sure that came with your notebook. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 4 Right-click the name.... • Make sure that you have selected it is connected to press. • Make sure that the printer is on installing the printer driver. CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Many printers have an online/offline ...
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...The wireless devices in your system are only qualified for use in which may be in your system are only qualified for use drivers approved for the country in the countries identified by the Radio Approval Marks on the system rating label. The wireless devices installed...wireless devices. Caution In order to use of the power levels, care should be used with your notebook system. See the Gateway System Restoration Kit, or contact Gateway Customer Care for service. Because the wireless devices (which the device will void the authorization to comply with the notebook. ...
...The wireless devices in your system are only qualified for use in which may be in your system are only qualified for use drivers approved for the country in the countries identified by the Radio Approval Marks on the system rating label. The wireless devices installed...wireless devices. Caution In order to use of the power levels, care should be used with your notebook system. See the Gateway System Restoration Kit, or contact Gateway Customer Care for service. Because the wireless devices (which the device will void the authorization to comply with the notebook. ...