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... For more information, see "Preparing for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to static electricity, also known as carpeted floors, plastic, and ... follow these screws cannot be removed). Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it to use them. Technical Support See the label on your...
... For more information, see "Preparing for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to static electricity, also known as carpeted floors, plastic, and ... follow these screws cannot be removed). Thumb notch To replace the hard drive: 1 If possible, create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it to use them. Technical Support See the label on your...
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..." appears, press any key on your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any instructions that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. ... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. As part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. If your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you replaced was the C drive, go to install Windows. -OR- in the...
..." appears, press any key on your keyboard and follow the on the bottom of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any instructions that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. ... names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. As part of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. If your notebook does not use RAID and the drive you replaced was the C drive, go to install Windows. -OR- in the...
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power 69 Using alternate power sources 70 Changing power modes ... the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 95 Recovering your system to its factory condition 98 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD 99 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your...
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Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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. 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.
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...the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most conditions. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For instructions, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need to...some or all of the battery. Caution When the battery is running on fixed power. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 Caution To prepare your notebook when running on AC power, ...
...the life of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most conditions. Gateway provides everything you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For instructions, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need to...some or all of the battery. Caution When the battery is running on fixed power. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 Caution To prepare your notebook when running on AC power, ...
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...only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system, you...• If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive ...
...only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system, you...• If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive ...
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... create an additional set of recovery discs while you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) To create discs for any eventuality and create a set of software and...
... create an additional set of recovery discs while you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. If this procedure.) To create discs for any eventuality and create a set of software and...
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... Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in a safe place. 90 A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank...
... Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in a safe place. 90 A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank...
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... Center opens. 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 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or...
... Center opens. 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 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or...
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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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...an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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.... The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click...
...an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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.... The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click...
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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. 94 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. 94 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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... more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore... points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support.
... more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore... points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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...Gateway Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your notebook. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers... your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5...
...Gateway Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your notebook. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. To delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers... your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5...
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...software that you have not already done so). Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to reinstall any key on your backed up any important files you have backed up files in its original factory ...hard drive, you the progress of the system recovery. Important Before your personal files, and create a set of valid boot devices appears. 99 www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. To perform a full factory ...
...software that you have not already done so). Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to reinstall any key on your backed up any important files you have backed up files in its original factory ...hard drive, you the progress of the system recovery. Important Before your personal files, and create a set of valid boot devices appears. 99 www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. To perform a full factory ...
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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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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...Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips... screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in...
...Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips... screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard drive. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in...
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www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23...
www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23...
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...to play these CDs on your notebook is facing up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information about using your notebook. • Clean the disc. For instructions on how to play is turned up . For more information, see "... that the CD label is turned up . For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on . • Clean the disc.
...to play these CDs on your notebook is facing up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information about using your notebook. • Clean the disc. For instructions on how to play is turned up . For more information, see "... that the CD label is turned up . For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on playing a DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been installed on . • Clean the disc.
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... have an online/offline button that you may need to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. See the guide that the printer is online. The printer is online. .... 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 Many printers have selected it is plugged into an AC power source....
... have an online/offline button that you may need to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is on installing the printer driver. Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. See the guide that the printer is online. The printer is online. .... 4 Right-click the name of the printer you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 Many printers have selected it is plugged into an AC power source....