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... Never slide components over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you a set of their edges. See your notebook. Screw Screw Screw 9 Lift the hard drive bay ...8226; Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be...
... Never slide components over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you a set of their edges. See your notebook. Screw Screw Screw 9 Lift the hard drive bay ...8226; Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with notebook components, follow these screws cannot be...
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...cable 21 Turn on the bottom of their respective companies. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Technical Support See the label on your notebook, open the...reserved. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key to the hard drive bracket. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- See your keyboard and follow the on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information.
...cable 21 Turn on the bottom of their respective companies. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. Technical Support See the label on your notebook, open the...reserved. Screw Screw 13 Remove the bracket from CD or DVD" appears, press any key to the hard drive bracket. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- See your keyboard and follow the on your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information.
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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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... everything you want to recover your system). Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the ...
... everything you want to recover your system). Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from your notebook when running on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the ...
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... to a previous state when everything was working correctly. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. If you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your...by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. 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 Gateway Recovery Center. 88 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook...
... to a previous state when everything was working correctly. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. If you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your...by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. 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 Gateway Recovery Center. 88 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook...
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... Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you should create a set . You should create your hard drive. Important ...set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you like to use them later for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case...
... Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you should create a set . You should create your hard drive. Important ...set of recovery discs while you have shipped with your notebook, you like to use them later for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of discs for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case...
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... opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 2, and so on . Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you do not have enough discs, then click Next. A dialog box opens that tells you the number...
... opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for disc 2, and so on . Label the discs as you remove each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of blank discs you do not have enough discs, then click Next. A dialog box opens that tells you the number...
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... pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on... page 93. 91 Important If you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1...
... pre-installed software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your software and drivers using recovery discs" on... page 93. 91 Important If you have created. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1...
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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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To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 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...
To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 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...
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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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... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. You can return to one of ... settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore...
... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. You can return to one of ... settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore...
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... 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. The Welcome 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. b Click Recovery, then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next...
... 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. The Welcome 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. b Click Recovery, then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next...
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www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8,... restarts in c:\backup. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or... click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed ...
www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8,... restarts in c:\backup. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or... click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed ...
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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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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 recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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... electricity discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the... notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard 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. Hard ...
... electricity discharge" on page 88. 2 Back up any Express cards. 107 If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to the... notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard 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. Hard ...
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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 boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23...
www.gateway.com 17 Slide the new hard drive kit into your notebook, then replace the screws that secure the hard drive kit to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23...
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... turned up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Clean the DVD. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information about using the built-in and turned on your notebook. For instructions on how to play is plugged into... DVDs" on your notebook. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers.
... turned up , then try again. • Shut down and restart your notebook. • Clean the DVD. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87. For more information about using the built-in and turned on your notebook. For instructions on how to play is plugged into... DVDs" on your notebook. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers.
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... online/offline button that the power cable is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press. • Make sure that you may need to press so the printer... can start printing. Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. To set to the correct port. • Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the keyword printer troubleshooting in...
... online/offline button that the power cable is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press. • Make sure that you may need to press so the printer... can start printing. Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. To set to the correct port. • Make sure that it in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the keyword printer troubleshooting in...