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... the Reference Guide. See your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your...guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of their edges. All other countries. Avoid touching the edge ...
... the Reference Guide. See your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your...guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of their edges. All other countries. Avoid touching the edge ...
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... connecting the hard drive to your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. As part of the notebook... important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important The location of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and ...
... connecting the hard drive to your Reference Guide for Customer Care Information. Screw Screw Screw Screw -OR- Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other countries. Technical Support See the label on -screen instructions. As part of the notebook... important safety, regulatory, and legal information. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Important The location of the screws varies by model. 2 12 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to insert your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and ...
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www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery ... connections 79 Files 79 Security 80 Power 81 Additional tips 81 Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen...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 ...
www.gateway.com Recalibrating the battery 68 Extending battery life 69 Maximizing battery ... connections 79 Files 79 Security 80 Power 81 Additional tips 81 Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 83 Caring for your notebook 84 Cleaning your notebook 84 Cleaning the exterior 85 Cleaning the keyboard 85 Cleaning the notebook screen...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 ...
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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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... is fully charged and you want to run on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic ...software (also called recovering or restoring your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle, using it has a full charge. Gateway provides everything you need to the edge, not around in "Troubleshooting" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of the ...
... is fully charged and you want to run on page 113 or in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, the battery constantly charges, even though it with an electrical outlet, the automatic ...software (also called recovering or restoring your system under most notebook problems by following the information in a circle, using it has a full charge. Gateway provides everything you need to the edge, not around in "Troubleshooting" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of the ...
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... did not come pre-installed on your system to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 To recover software and drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your...
... did not come pre-installed on your system to its factory condition" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 To recover software and drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your...
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... in case you ever re-install Windows from your notebook, you have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. You should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery...
... in case you ever re-install Windows from your notebook, you have the opportunity. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. You should create your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case the originals are lost or damaged. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery...
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... a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set 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 the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. Tip After a recovery disc is...
... a full set , Recovery23 for disc 1 of a 3-disc set 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 the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. Tip After a recovery disc is...
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... Center as an option, you must recover your 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 software and driver recovery discs you have created. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software...
... Center as an option, you must recover your 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 software and driver recovery discs you have created. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software...
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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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...need to recover, try another disc. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If... an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file ...
...need to recover, try another disc. 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. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 93 If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If... an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file ...
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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. - 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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94
OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type 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. - 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 recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 94
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You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-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...
You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-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...
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...cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. b Click Recovery, then click Next. To... b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. If Windows starts to load instead, restart ...your notebook. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 ...layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining...
...cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. b Click Recovery, then click Next. To... b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. If Windows starts to load instead, restart ...your notebook. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 ...layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining...
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...backed up files in c:\backup. You still need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in ...step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed...
...backed up files in c:\backup. You still need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in ...step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed...
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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 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 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers.
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...cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. If 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" on page... drive with a higher-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 replace...
...cable. 6 Disconnect all peripheral devices connected to the new hard drive. If 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" on page... drive with a higher-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 replace...
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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 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert the battery, then turn your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all...
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 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the cover screws. 19 Insert the battery, then turn your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all...
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...your notebook. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. A DVD movie will not play is facing up . For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that nothing is plugged into the ... using the built-in speakers, make sure that the CD label is facing up . For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on how to play • Make sure that the label or side you want to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Adjusting...
...your notebook. • Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. A DVD movie will not play is facing up . For more information about using powered speakers, make sure that nothing is plugged into the ... using the built-in speakers, make sure that the CD label is facing up . For more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on how to play • Make sure that the label or side you want to adjust the volume control in Windows, see "Adjusting...
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... into an AC power source. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The printer is online. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure... a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver.
... into an AC power source. Many printers have an online/offline button that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The printer is online. The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure... a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver.