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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power .... . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning 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...system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98 Adding or replacing memory modules 99 iii
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery performance 69 Conserving battery power .... . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning 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...system to its factory condition 93 Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98 Adding or replacing memory modules 99 iii
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Tip You may want to replace it. A replacement keyboard may need to occasionally open the memory bay door and remove dust and lint using an aerosol can of dust. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down . Always ... notebook upside down your notebook, the power turns off your notebook and other parts of the memory bay. Cleaning the notebook screen Caution A notebook LCD screen is cooled by your notebook. Use a soft cloth and water to use household abrasive or solvent cleaners because they can be...
Tip You may want to replace it. A replacement keyboard may need to occasionally open the memory bay door and remove dust and lint using an aerosol can of dust. www.gateway.com • Cotton swabs • A DVD drive cleaning kit Cleaning the exterior Warning When you shut down . Always ... notebook upside down your notebook, the power turns off your notebook and other parts of the memory bay. Cleaning the notebook screen Caution A notebook LCD screen is cooled by your notebook. Use a soft cloth and water to use household abrasive or solvent cleaners because they can be...
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...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. 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 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert...
...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. 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 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert...
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... standards keep these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on changing the display settings, see "Changing screen settings" in your online User Guide. • Move your notebook away from sources of pixels affected. Press ...the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 44. • Make sure the notebook is not in Sleep or Hibernate mode. www.gateway.com The text on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in ...
... standards keep these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on changing the display settings, see "Changing screen settings" in your online User Guide. • Move your notebook away from sources of pixels affected. Press ...the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 44. • Make sure the notebook is not in Sleep or Hibernate mode. www.gateway.com The text on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in ...
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... works to make sure that is not covered in this section, go to the Gateway support Web Site at www.gateway.com. The Media Center video display looks bad on Windows Vista Home Premium and ...If the keyboard does not work after it . Media Center This section only covers problems relating to replace it dries, you spilled liquid in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clean the keyboard ...display type, quality of the video source, type of connection used, quality of video cables, display device screen resolution, size of TV, age of the TV, or the type of TV (interlaced or progressive scan),...
... works to make sure that is not covered in this section, go to the Gateway support Web Site at www.gateway.com. The Media Center video display looks bad on Windows Vista Home Premium and ...If the keyboard does not work after it . Media Center This section only covers problems relating to replace it dries, you spilled liquid in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clean the keyboard ...display type, quality of the video source, type of connection used, quality of video cables, display device screen resolution, size of TV, age of the TV, or the type of TV (interlaced or progressive scan),...
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... Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. 3 Click Administrative Tools. 4 Double-click Memory Diagnostics Tool, then follow the on-screen instructions. For more information about installing memory, see a "Not enough memory" error message • Close all programs, then restart your home... Update. Help For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see "Adding or replacing memory modules" on page 99. • Use the Memory Diagnostics Tool to help determine if a memory module is inserted correctly...
... Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. 3 Click Administrative Tools. 4 Double-click Memory Diagnostics Tool, then follow the on-screen instructions. For more information about installing memory, see a "Not enough memory" error message • Close all programs, then restart your home... Update. Help For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. You see "Adding or replacing memory modules" on page 99. • Use the Memory Diagnostics Tool to help determine if a memory module is inserted correctly...
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...screen resolution 62 troubleshooting 134 using 28, 62 Properties button 42 R radio approval authorities 79 radio frequency wireless connections 79 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway...-installing defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 87, 91 software 87, 88, 91 Windows 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 replacing See installing resetting notebook 24 restarting notebook 24 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 ...
...screen resolution 62 troubleshooting 134 using 28, 62 Properties button 42 R radio approval authorities 79 radio frequency wireless connections 79 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 24 recalibrating battery 68 recharging battery 66 recovering defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 87 with Gateway...-installing defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 87, 91 software 87, 88, 91 Windows 87 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 replacing See installing resetting notebook 24 restarting notebook 24 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 ...