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Do not lay components on your notebook. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch... working with the drivers and applications already installed. You also need a small Phillips screwdriver to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. For more...
Do not lay components on your notebook. Avoid touching the edge connectors. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch... working with the drivers and applications already installed. You also need a small Phillips screwdriver to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available at the Web address or telephone number shown on the label on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. For more...
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See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any... the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- As part of the process you may be prompted to insert... drive bracket. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions...
See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any... the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- As part of the process you may be prompted to insert... drive bracket. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions...
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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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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. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 82
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... 89. 87 Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to run on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you need to recover your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle, using it has a ...full charge. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on fixed power. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of...
... 89. 87 Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to run on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Gateway provides everything you need to recover your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle, using it has a ...full charge. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on fixed power. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of...
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... "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 88. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then ...recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that product's documentation or...
... "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 88. You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then ...recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that product's documentation or...
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If this procedure.) To create discs for any eventuality and create a set of software and driver recovery discs. 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. 89 However... create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a ...
If this procedure.) To create discs for any eventuality and create a set of software and driver recovery discs. 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. 89 However... create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. Because these discs do ? www.gateway.com Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD or install a ...
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... type, or click Cancel. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! The disc recording begins. If you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of the specified...
... type, or click Cancel. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! The disc recording begins. If you need to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of the specified...
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... an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
... an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs...
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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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...DVD drive. If 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. If 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. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try ...
...DVD drive. If 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. If 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. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try ...
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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. - 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
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...create a restore point manually. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of your system running again. To restore using... Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore ...
...create a restore point manually. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of your system running again. To restore using... Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore ...
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...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. 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 Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow...
...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. 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 Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 If Windows starts to load instead, restart the notebook and try again. 3 Press the arrow...
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...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 important files you must recover your hard drive. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory ... hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt ...
...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 important files you must recover your hard drive. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory ... hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt ...
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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 select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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. 100 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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... bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any Express cards. 107 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 ...2 Back up any data you would like more information, see "Backing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit.
... bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you want to transfer to the notebook and remove any Express cards. 107 For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 ...2 Back up any data you would like more information, see "Backing up files" in your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to replace the hard drive kit.
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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, close the 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. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to...
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, close the 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. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to...
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For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information, see "Front" on page 6. • If you are plugged in and turned on the notebook. A DVD movie will not ... the volume" on your notebook. You may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that they are using powered...
For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information, see "Front" on page 6. • If you are plugged in and turned on the notebook. A DVD movie will not ... the volume" on your notebook. You may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be able to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Playing music and movies" in speakers, make sure that they are using powered...
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...Make sure that you have selected it is connected to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you may need to press. • Make sure that the printer...sure that you want to the correct port. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting...
...Make sure that you have selected it is connected to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • If the printer you may need to press. • Make sure that the printer...sure that you want to the correct port. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting Printer Help For more information about printer troubleshooting...