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... peripheral devices connected to use them. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of your notebook. 2 Follow...your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . See your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Never slide components ...
... peripheral devices connected to use them. For more information, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of your notebook. 2 Follow...your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, modem cable, and network cable and remove the battery before replacing a component. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . See your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Never slide components ...
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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 ... 85 Cleaning 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...
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 ... 85 Cleaning 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...
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... 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that includes information on your hard drive. For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your online User Guide...: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Your User Guide is an in this section are specific to your online User Guide In addition to -read manual that are...
... 1: About This Reference About this guide This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that includes information on your hard drive. For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media • Networking To access your online User Guide...: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Your User Guide is an in this section are specific to your online User Guide In addition to -read manual that are...
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...change in the same direction. ■ Tapping on the strip, the volume control continues to your chat session. In addition, by using the software included with many of this swipe, if you can use the optional webcam with the webcam, you keep your finger on page 45. Using ... from the - Capacitive volume control-Swipe your finger on the strip does not change the volume. Press again to change the volume. www.gateway.com Button Description Mute the sound. towards the -. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on the volume sensor strip to restore the sound...
...change in the same direction. ■ Tapping on the strip, the volume control continues to your chat session. In addition, by using the software included with many of this swipe, if you can use the optional webcam with the webcam, you keep your finger on page 45. Using ... from the - Capacitive volume control-Swipe your finger on the strip does not change the volume. Press again to change the volume. www.gateway.com Button Description Mute the sound. towards the -. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on the volume sensor strip to restore the sound...
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..., and contrast. CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started To use the webcam: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Camera Assistant Software, then click Camera Assistant Software. The Camera Assistant Toolbar opens. -ORRight-click (Camera assistant software) on the camera and opens the preview screen. Opens online help. Adds a decoration or border to your pointer around...
..., and contrast. CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started To use the webcam: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Camera Assistant Software, then click Camera Assistant Software. The Camera Assistant Toolbar opens. -ORRight-click (Camera assistant software) on the camera and opens the preview screen. Opens online help. Adds a decoration or border to your pointer around...
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... notebook has USB ports for the first time, your notebook will usually recognize such a device whenever you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any software the device needs. Important For more information about installing peripheral devices, click Start, then click Help and Support. You use a USB device for connecting devices...
... notebook has USB ports for the first time, your notebook will usually recognize such a device whenever you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any software the device needs. Important For more information about installing peripheral devices, click Start, then click Help and Support. You use a USB device for connecting devices...
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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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...charged and you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. If the battery is running on page 89. 87 This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system You can ...power, remove the battery. Recovering your notebook for the purpose. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from...
...charged and you need to the edge, not around in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. If the battery is running on page 89. 87 This reduces the life of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system You can ...power, remove the battery. Recovering your notebook for the purpose. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your notebook while using a product made especially for additional system recovery options, you have removed the battery from...
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...discs" on page 98. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a... partial recovery by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "...
...discs" on page 98. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 You can perform a... partial recovery by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "...
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... you may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Because these discs do ? dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then ...click Next. 89 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 hard drive, you need to recover ...
... you may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Because these discs do ? dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then ...click Next. 89 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 hard drive, you need to recover ...
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If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in a safe place. 90 Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on. 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the ...
If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in a safe place. 90 Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are for disc 2, and so on. 6 If multiple discs are required, insert the ...
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For instructions, see "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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
For instructions, see "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. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. 91 Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard...
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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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...box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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 a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a ...
...box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc. 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 a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you created a ...
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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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...(Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of hard-to get your system...an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again.
...(Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. In most cases of hard-to get your system...an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 95 www.gateway.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again.
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...Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover ... and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next...
...Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover ... and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. 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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...not already done so). Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. 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 ... to reinstall any key on your keyboard. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you the progress of the system recovery...
...not already done so). Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. 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 ... to reinstall any key on your keyboard. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your notebook. Your notebook restarts in c:\backup. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in 8, you the progress of the system recovery...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 93. 100
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... network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge"...-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard ...
... network cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the notebook and remove any data you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 88. 2 Back up files" in your online User Guide. 3 Follow the guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge"...-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista DVD to the new hard ...