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...available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible. need a little extra help ? Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer. If you 're looking ... browse to find what you need additional help with automated support, is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer...
...available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Help and Support is easily accessible. need a little extra help ? Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer. If you 're looking ... browse to find what you need additional help with automated support, is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer...
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... on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you...
... on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you have blank discs ready. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you...
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... picking a category from Information from all of your notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about your Gateway notebook. Thanks again, from Microsoft. Tip You can also search for years to...
... picking a category from Information from all of your notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about your Gateway notebook. Thanks again, from Microsoft. Tip You can also search for years to...
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... Click System and Maintenance, then click System. 3 Click Device Manager from the task list on both ends of cable. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with the spring clip on your network as well. 46 For straight-through...on the computers that do not have determined the type of Network adapters. Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any required drivers. Before you begin setting up a network for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network, ...
... Click System and Maintenance, then click System. 3 Click Device Manager from the task list on both ends of cable. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with the spring clip on your network as well. 46 For straight-through...on the computers that do not have determined the type of Network adapters. Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any required drivers. Before you begin setting up a network for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network, ...
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...Before you change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. Each computer name must contain some letters. 49 www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection ...arrangements with your current setup. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your network, you are using your ISP. This means that another computer outside your network...
...Before you change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. Each computer name must contain some letters. 49 www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection ...arrangements with your current setup. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your network, you are using your ISP. This means that another computer outside your network...
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... security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on the network, then click Properties. If you are unable to connect to the network, do one of your computers, you cannot... USB or parallel port. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your network. Right-click on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add a printer to the Internet: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. ...
... security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install the printer drivers on the network, then click Properties. If you are unable to connect to the network, do one of your computers, you cannot... USB or parallel port. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your network. Right-click on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add a printer to the Internet: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. ...
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... button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you transfer information between these devices without the use... Bluetooth to communicate with your computer. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to...
... button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you transfer information between these devices without the use... Bluetooth to communicate with your computer. www.gateway.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for ...checking for messages 25 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 88 Ethernet network equipment needed 45 example 45 installing cards 46, 49 installing drivers 46, 49 F Fast Ethernet 44 faxes canceling 30 receiving and viewing 30 sending 30 sending a Fax 26 sending from program 30 sending ...
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... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
... 8 transferring files from Internet 24 files from old computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP 75 using Fax 26 V video playing 32 viewing shared... virus protecting against 59 removing 59 W WAV file 32 Web browser 22, 23 Web page 23 Web site 23 connecting to 24 downloading files 24 Gateway 2 window 8 close button 9 closing 9, 19 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows clipboard 10 Search utility 12 Windows Media Center ...
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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 ... 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 Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98...
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 ... 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 Your Notebook 97 Preventing static electricity discharge 98...
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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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... have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and... drivers" on page 91. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory ...
... have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and... drivers" on page 91. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you want to reset your system to factory ...
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...'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. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create...
...'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. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create...
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.... The first disc begins recording, and you have the required number of 2." CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Make sure that you can watch its progress on each...
.... The first disc begins recording, and you have the required number of 2." CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Make sure that you can watch its progress on each...
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... you are recovering from the factory. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 Gateway Recovery Management opens. - www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device...
... you are recovering from the factory. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 Gateway Recovery Management opens. - www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Contents. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. In most cases of ...Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to complete the installation. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click...
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Contents. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. In most cases of ...Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to complete the installation. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click...
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.... Returning your system to its factory condition In case your system to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 95. •...system is still working, see "Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you want, click Next, then click Finish. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified.
.... Returning your system to its factory condition In case your system to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 95. •...system is still working, see "Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you want, click Next, then click Finish. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified.
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... dialog 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. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to . Caution ...on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your hard drive.
... dialog 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. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to . Caution ...on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 This process may take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to factory default. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to restart your hard drive.
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Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to complete the recovery. 95 Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall ...original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such as the hard...
Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to complete the recovery. 95 Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall ...original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Windows installs from the recovery disc you can select which device to start from, such as the hard...
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.... 103 For 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. If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static ...drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.
.... 103 For 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. If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 91. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static ...drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center.