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... receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of -class service and support in good operating condition. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control..., dedicated customer service department will provide you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. We are provided...
... receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of -class service and support in good operating condition. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control..., dedicated customer service department will provide you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. We are provided...
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...if you are setting up a network. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. straight-through cable, the wires on both ends of cable. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover...Internet service provider. Category 5 cables are using your Ethernet cards for instructions on each end. Before you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each connector are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to find out how soon after the installation the...
...if you are setting up a network. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at www.gateway.com. straight-through cable, the wires on both ends of cable. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover...Internet service provider. Category 5 cables are using your Ethernet cards for instructions on each end. Before you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each connector are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to find out how soon after the installation the...
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... access point and setting network security. Before you need to install wireless cards and drivers on the network. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. Use the documentation that do not have determined the type of up a ...log onto the Internet using for setting up to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 To identify this computer on your network. www.gateway.com Setting up your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. If the connection is working , contact ...
... access point and setting network security. Before you need to install wireless cards and drivers on the network. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. Use the documentation that do not have determined the type of up a ...log onto the Internet using for setting up to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 To identify this computer on your network. www.gateway.com Setting up your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. If the connection is working , contact ...
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...network computers, each computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on the front of the router or access point with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router... Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The Properties dialog box opens. Choose Diagnose and Repair on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click...
...network computers, each computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on the front of the router or access point with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router... Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The Properties dialog box opens. Choose Diagnose and Repair on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click...
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... telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. If you are sending the file from. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on -screen instructions. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer... print, then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then...
... telephones, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. If you are sending the file from. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on -screen instructions. Help For more information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can obtain the printer... print, then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then...
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...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
...Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers updating 2 drives backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for ...checking for messages 26 sending 25 using 22, 25 Error-checking 95 Ethernet network equipment needed 47 example 46 installing cards 48, 51 installing drivers 48, 51 F Fast Ethernet 46 faxes canceling 31 receiving and viewing 31 sending 30 sending a Fax 27 sending from program 30 sending ...
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www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 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 8 103
www.gateway.com programs 7 P parental controls 86 activity reports 89 blocking specific games 88 game ratings 87 Internet filtering 86...from old computer 98, 99 settings from old computer 98 Trusted Platform Module 61 U un-sharing drives 55 folders 55 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Windows 92 user accounts adding in Windows XP 81 switching in Windows XP 81 using Fax 26 V video... file 34 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 8 103
8512565 - Component Replacement Manual R1
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...of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory..., and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. in the Reference Guide. Before working with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other ...
...of antistatic bags because only the inside your notebook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the notebook for important safety, regulatory..., and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. in the Reference Guide. Before working with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other ...
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... four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key ... companies. All rights reserved. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Reference ...
... four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any key on your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key ... companies. All rights reserved. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. See your notebook. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Reference ...
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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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... it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of software and... on fixed power. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Recovering your notebook for additional system recovery options, you need to run on page 89. 87 Caution To prepare your system You...
... it with an electrical outlet, the automatic battery charger no longer keeps the battery charged. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook while using a product made especially for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of software and... on fixed power. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from the center to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Recovering your notebook for additional system recovery options, you need to run on page 89. 87 Caution To prepare your system You...
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...• To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or ... hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery may be solved by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 99. • To re-install your system to a...
...• To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or ... hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery may be solved by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 99. • To re-install your system to a...
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...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. You should create your own set of software and driver recovery discs. Caution Although you may not be expecting to need ...for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click...
...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. You should create your own set of software and driver recovery discs. Caution Although you may not be expecting to need ...for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers from your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click...
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... discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. 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 which notebook the discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your...
... discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. 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 which notebook the discs are required, insert the additional blank discs when prompted. 7 When the process is created, your...
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... 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, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.
... 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, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens.
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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. - 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
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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 does ...not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover...
...-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 does ...not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover...
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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 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. -
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... each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For instructions, see "... page 97. You can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. To restore using Microsoft System Restore,...
... each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For instructions, see "... page 97. You can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. To restore using Microsoft System Restore,...