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Before you have blank discs ready. prepare to recover When you first get your computer, it is a good idea to create recovery discs for your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to make a... backup of the software that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs,...
Before you have blank discs ready. prepare to recover When you first get your computer, it is a good idea to create recovery discs for your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to make a... backup of the software that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your system. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. To create discs,...
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The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to factory condition If you can run Windows... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. restoring to finish. 22 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default.
The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to factory condition If you can run Windows... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. restoring to finish. 22 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default.
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You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 If you restore your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer's software up to finish.
You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 If you restore your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer's software up to finish.
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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 keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading...
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 keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen 85 Maintaining the battery 86 Storing batteries 86 Cleaning CDs or DVDs 87 Recovering your system 87 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading...
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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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...battery constantly charges, even though it . Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery from the center to recover your notebook while using a product made especially for long-term reliability, the effort is running on page 89. 87 Recovery discs take some or all of the battery... as soon as possible. Recovering your computer for additional system recovery options, you want to create, but for the purpose. Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to run on ...
...battery constantly charges, even though it . Gateway provides everything you have removed the battery from the center to recover your notebook while using a product made especially for long-term reliability, the effort is running on page 89. 87 Recovery discs take some or all of the battery... as soon as possible. Recovering your computer for additional system recovery options, you want to create, but for the purpose. Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to run on ...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, ... reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 88 If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system from significant...
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, ... reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 93. 88 If nothing else has solved the problem and you can use these discs later for recovering your system from significant...
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...the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. Important We recommend that are not ...recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of...
...the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. Important We recommend that are not ...recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of...
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...list, then click Next. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 90 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog... This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the...
...list, then click Next. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 90 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog... This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the...
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... into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you... drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If...
... into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you... drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If...
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...installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its factory condition. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 3 Click the restore point you ... Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on page 95. 93 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. A confirmation message box appears. 4...
...installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to return your system to its factory condition. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 3 Click the restore point you ... Returning your system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed on page 95. 93 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. A confirmation message box appears. 4...
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... box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to restart your hard drive. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. 4 ... Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to . The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. The...
... box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to restart your hard drive. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. 4 ... Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to . The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. The...
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... the process will erase all files on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to continue. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. Windows installs from the... recovery disc you can select which device to start from factory default. www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers...
... the process will erase all files on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to continue. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. Windows installs from the... recovery disc you can select which device to start from factory default. www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers...
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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. 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, ...
Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 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, ...
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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 the notebook. 18 ... 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 Express cards. 107 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD...
www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to the notebook. 18 ... 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 Express cards. 107 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD...
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... locating 13 password bank 35 troubleshooting 116 tutorial 31 using 31 Fn key 27, 28 folders opening 38 function keys 27 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 91 re-installing programs 91 re-installing software 91 150 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 25 installing 103...
... locating 13 password bank 35 troubleshooting 116 tutorial 31 using 31 Fn key 27, 28 folders opening 38 function keys 27 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 2 serial number 2 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 91 re-installing programs 91 re-installing software 91 150 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 25 installing 103...
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...24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 Recycle Bin deleting files 116 emptying 116 regional code DVD 53 re-installing defaults 93 drivers...installing resetting notebook 24 restarting notebook 24 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 right-clicking 39 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 17 caring for notebook 84 general precautions 138 ...
...24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 Recycle Bin deleting files 116 emptying 116 regional code DVD 53 re-installing defaults 93 drivers...installing resetting notebook 24 restarting notebook 24 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 right-clicking 39 S safety avoiding repetitive strain 17 caring for notebook 84 general precautions 138 ...