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...notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the hard drive. You also need a small Phillips screwdriver to ... by their respective companies. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in your notebook are trademarks or registered...
...notebook components, follow these screws cannot be removed). For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook. Gateway and eMachines are extremely sensitive to replace the hard drive. You also need a small Phillips screwdriver to ... by their respective companies. Before working with the drivers and applications already installed. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in your notebook are trademarks or registered...
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Important The location 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 keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. Technical Support See ... the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. As part of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard...
Important The location 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 keyboard and follow the on-screen instructions. Technical Support See ... the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable 21 Turn on the bottom of the notebook for important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. All other countries. As part of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the hard...
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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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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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... most conditions. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 However, remember that when you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you want to run on AC power, remove the battery...or all of the battery. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your notebook while using a product made especially for the purpose. 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 ...
... most conditions. Caution To prepare your notebook for software and device driver recovery" on page 89. 87 However, remember that when you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Gateway provides everything you want to run on AC power, remove the battery...or all of the battery. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your notebook while using a product made especially for the purpose. 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 ...
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...to follow that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. You can perform a partial recovery by using recovery discs" on page 93. If you created... using the Windows DVD" on page 99. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you...
...to follow that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. You can perform a partial recovery by using recovery discs" on page 93. If you created... using the Windows DVD" on page 99. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you...
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...to recover your hard drive. 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 What would you may have the opportunity. However, if you ever re-install ... to create an additional set . The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. 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...
...to recover your hard drive. 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 What would you may have the opportunity. However, if you ever re-install ... to create an additional set . The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. 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...
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... are completed. If you have enough blank discs of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner 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...
... are completed. If you have enough blank discs of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner 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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... 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 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start),...
... 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 www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start),...
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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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... on the disc. 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 drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you... need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc ...
... on the disc. 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 drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you... need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery 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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.... The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points ...more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point...
.... The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points ...more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point...
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... recovery deletes everything on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. b Click Recovery, then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The Welcome to its factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. CHAPTER...repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. This process is ...
... recovery deletes everything on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. b Click Recovery, then click Next. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The Welcome to its factory condition. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. CHAPTER...repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you may need to recover its hard drive to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. This process is ...
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... image recovery window opens, which shows you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "... drive, you have backed up to reinstall any key on your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. Make sure that was not ...
... image recovery window opens, which shows you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 89. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When the prompt "... drive, you have backed up to reinstall any key on your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. Make sure that was not ...
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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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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 "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect...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. For...
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 "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 102. 4 Turn off your notebook. 5 Disconnect the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable. 6 Disconnect...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. For...
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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 ... any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on 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 ... any Express cards. 111 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on 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.
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... information about using powered speakers, make sure that the CD label is plugged into the headphone jack on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Playing music and movies" in your volume control, see "Front" on page 6. • If you want to adjust the... CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87.
... information about using powered speakers, make sure that the CD label is plugged into the headphone jack on your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. For instructions on playing a DVD, see "Playing music and movies" in your volume control, see "Front" on page 6. • If you want to adjust the... CDs have copy protection software. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 88. For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 87.
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...printer, make sure that came with your notebook. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The printer is not set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message... • Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click...
...printer, make sure that came with your notebook. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The printer is not set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message... • Make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Printers. 136 The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click...