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...a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Technical Support See the label on your Reference Guide. 8 Loosen the...Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their respective companies. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available...
...a bare metal part of your workbench or other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . Technical Support See the label on your Reference Guide. 8 Loosen the...Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of their respective companies. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are ready to your notebook and remove any surface. • Wear a grounding wrist strap (available...
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...notebook. 17 Replace the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your Reference Guide for Customer Care...When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. All rights reserved. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from...
...notebook. 17 Replace the screws removed in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the process you may be prompted to insert your Reference Guide for Customer Care...When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. All rights reserved. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- See your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from...
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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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... restoring your system You can solve most conditions. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the...
... restoring your system You can solve most conditions. This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the...
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... recovery discs, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on your system, you need to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using...
... recovery discs, see "Recovering your system to its factory condition" on your system, you need to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. • To re-install Windows using...
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... If this procedure.) 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. The What would you like to do... You should create your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs for recovering your hard drive. 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 new hard...
... If this procedure.) 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. The What would you like to do... You should create your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs for recovering your hard drive. 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 new hard...
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... the discs are completed. The disc recording begins. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker 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 close it. Important Use a permanent marker to create...
... the discs are completed. The disc recording begins. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker 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 close it. Important Use a permanent marker to create...
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Important If you must recover your 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. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
Important If you must recover your 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. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
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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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...-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears,... click Run Grc_Vista.exe. 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 another disc.
...-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. 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. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears,... click Run Grc_Vista.exe. 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 another disc.
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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 have a multiple-disc set of driver 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 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 have a multiple-disc set of driver 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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... day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. You can return to one of these restore points...
... day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. You can return to one of these restore points...
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...to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. To delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the... everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 ...
...to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. To delete everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the... everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 ...
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... click Full factory recovery, then click Next. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to reinstall any important files you must recover your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then...the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will delete everything on your keyboard. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you the progress of the system ...
... click Full factory recovery, then click Next. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to reinstall any important files you must recover your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then...the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will delete everything on your keyboard. Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you the progress of the system ...
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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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... 4 Turn off your 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 the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static ...electricity discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 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.
... 4 Turn off your 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 the Gateway Recovery Center. For more information, see "Backing up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static ...electricity discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 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.
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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 key on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted...
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 key on -screen instructions. As part of the process you may be prompted...
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..." on page 87. • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your notebook. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your DVD drive's regional code match. • Make sure that the volume control on . • Clean the disc. For more information,...see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 87. For more information about using the built-in your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been...
..." on page 87. • Make sure that the disc's regional code and your notebook. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on your DVD drive's regional code match. • Make sure that the volume control on . • Clean the disc. For more information,...see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 87. For more information about using the built-in your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Make sure that a DVD player program has been...
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... is not the default printer, make sure that you want 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 have an online/offline button that the printer is on but will... not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source. The printer is online. Many printers have selected it is connected...
... is not the default printer, make sure that you want 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 have an online/offline button that the printer is on but will... not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source. The printer is online. Many printers have selected it is connected...