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... (these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your notebook. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your...
... (these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as electrostatic discharge (ESD). See your notebook. All rights reserved. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Locating Components Hard drive bay Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside your notebook are extremely sensitive to a bare metal part of your...
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... screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. Technical Support See the label on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. All other countries. As part of their respective companies. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or... Express cards. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. in Step 10. 18 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the...
... screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. Technical Support See the label on your notebook, open the DVD drive, insert the Windows DVD, close the DVD drive, then restart your notebook. All other countries. As part of their respective companies. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or... Express cards. Replacing the hard drive 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from the old drive. Important The location of Gateway, Inc. in Step 10. 18 Replace the hard drive bay cover, then tighten the...
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... 9: Troubleshooting 113 Safety guidelines 114 First steps 114 Troubleshooting 115 Audio 115 Battery 115 CD drives 115 Diskette drive (external 115 Display 116 DVD drives 117 Ethernet 119 Express Cards 119 File management 119 Fingerprint reader 120 Hard drive 120 Internet 121 Keyboard 122 Media Center 123 Memory 126 Memory card reader 127 Modem (cable... (wired 131 Networks (wireless 133 Passwords 135 Power 135 Printer 136 Sound 137 Status indicators 137 Touchpad 138 Video 138 Telephone support 138 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 138 iv
... 9: Troubleshooting 113 Safety guidelines 114 First steps 114 Troubleshooting 115 Audio 115 Battery 115 CD drives 115 Diskette drive (external 115 Display 116 DVD drives 117 Ethernet 119 Express Cards 119 File management 119 Fingerprint reader 120 Hard drive 120 Internet 121 Keyboard 122 Media Center 123 Memory 126 Memory card reader 127 Modem (cable... (wired 131 Networks (wireless 133 Passwords 135 Power 135 Printer 136 Sound 137 Status indicators 137 Touchpad 138 Video 138 Telephone support 138 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 138 iv
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... includes information on your hard drive. Accessing your notebook contains information about contacting Gateway Customer Care. 2 Label information varies by model, features ordered, and location. Contacting Gateway Customer Care A label on the bottom of Gateway notebook. Gateway contact information Important The ...and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media ...
... includes information on your hard drive. Accessing your notebook contains information about contacting Gateway Customer Care. 2 Label information varies by model, features ordered, and location. Contacting Gateway Customer Care A label on the bottom of Gateway notebook. Gateway contact information Important The ...and customizing Windows and other notebook information, see your online User Guide: • Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. For all other software • Using the Internet • Protecting your files • Playing and recording media ...
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...battery. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 67. For more information, see "Replacing the hard drive kit" on page 2. 11 For more information, see "Gateway contact information" on page 107. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 103. For more ...are located in this bay. Bottom Battery latch www.gateway.com Battery Battery lock Memory bay Hard drive bay Customer care label Component Icon Description Battery latch Slide to unlock the battery. Hard drive bay The hard drive is not plugged into AC power. Customer Care label...
...battery. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 67. For more information, see "Replacing the hard drive kit" on page 2. 11 For more information, see "Gateway contact information" on page 107. For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 103. For more ...are located in this bay. Bottom Battery latch www.gateway.com Battery Battery lock Memory bay Hard drive bay Customer care label Component Icon Description Battery latch Slide to unlock the battery. Hard drive bay The hard drive is not plugged into AC power. Customer Care label...
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...9632; LED off . ■ LED on - www.gateway.com Using the status indicators Important If none of the indicators are located below the touchpad. Status indicators inform you may need to press FN+F1 to toggle the status indicators on. Hard drive is turned 1 on - The status indicators are on,... you when a drive is being used or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used. Numeric...
...9632; LED off . ■ LED on - www.gateway.com Using the status indicators Important If none of the indicators are located below the touchpad. Status indicators inform you may need to press FN+F1 to toggle the status indicators on. Hard drive is turned 1 on - The status indicators are on,... you when a drive is being used or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used. Numeric...
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...of the following options, then click Next. • Enrollment to the biometric device-Select this option to save your fingerprint to the hard drive. Use this option to prevent unauthorized use the features of the fingerprint reader, you must enroll your fingerprints so your notebook can identify... CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started Enrolling your fingerprints Before you can use of your notebook even if the hard drive has been removed. • Enrollment to the hard disk-Select this option to save your fingerprint to memory in the fingerprint reader. The User Enrollment wizard opens....
...of the following options, then click Next. • Enrollment to the biometric device-Select this option to save your fingerprint to the hard drive. Use this option to prevent unauthorized use the features of the fingerprint reader, you must enroll your fingerprints so your notebook can identify... CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started Enrolling your fingerprints Before you can use of your notebook even if the hard drive has been removed. • Enrollment to the hard disk-Select this option to save your fingerprint to memory in the fingerprint reader. The User Enrollment wizard opens....
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...in Microsoft Office and other applications. • Copy programs from CDs or DVDs to support pillars, in airports, look for them next to the hard drive so you do not use a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in large areas such as boarding gates, and under banks of... or an automobile cigarette lighter, use a power adapter. CHAPTER 5: Managing Power • Select the Power saver power plan to get maximum power savings. This drive uses a large amount of an external mouse. • Decrease or mute speaker volume. • Turn off all scheduled tasks. • Turn off the ...
...in Microsoft Office and other applications. • Copy programs from CDs or DVDs to support pillars, in airports, look for them next to the hard drive so you do not use a power adapter. • To find AC power outlets in large areas such as boarding gates, and under banks of... or an automobile cigarette lighter, use a power adapter. CHAPTER 5: Managing Power • Select the Power saver power plan to get maximum power savings. This drive uses a large amount of an external mouse. • Decrease or mute speaker volume. • Turn off all scheduled tasks. • Turn off the ...
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... power outage while in memory is lost. 71 However, the information in Hybrid Sleep mode, the notebook reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you turn on your notebook is in Hybrid Sleep mode, it switches to a low... to most devices except memory. In Sleep mode, your notebook's battery: • Sleep - www.gateway.com Changing power modes You can use it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hybrid Sleep mode. For more information...
... power outage while in memory is lost. 71 However, the information in Hybrid Sleep mode, the notebook reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you turn on your notebook is in Hybrid Sleep mode, it switches to a low... to most devices except memory. In Sleep mode, your notebook's battery: • Sleep - www.gateway.com Changing power modes You can use it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hybrid Sleep mode. For more information...
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...order to extend battery life. On Enter Sleep or Press FN+F3. You can change power saving options such as when the display or hard drive is automatically turned off . Your programs may run slower than you want ...then is the default power plan which balances performance and battery ...life. • Power saver - Three power plans are accustomed to the hard drive, then turns the power completely off . Hybrid Sleep mode On Enter Hibernate Click (Start), click mode the arrow next to ... In Sleep, ...
...order to extend battery life. On Enter Sleep or Press FN+F3. You can change power saving options such as when the display or hard drive is automatically turned off . Your programs may run slower than you want ...then is the default power plan which balances performance and battery ...life. • Power saver - Three power plans are accustomed to the hard drive, then turns the power completely off . Hybrid Sleep mode On Enter Hibernate Click (Start), click mode the arrow next to ... In Sleep, ...
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...case (and LCD panel) can become brittle and easy to break in cold temperatures and can erase data on hard drives. • Never turn off your notebook when the drive indicator is on because data on top of it in unexpected shutdown or permanent damage to the notebook. &#...result in high temperatures. As a general rule, your notebook to extreme temperature changes. When spilled onto notebook components, almost any objects on the hard drive could be lost or corrupted. • Avoid subjecting your notebook is not made to support extra weight. • When transporting your notebook,...
...case (and LCD panel) can become brittle and easy to break in cold temperatures and can erase data on hard drives. • Never turn off your notebook when the drive indicator is on because data on top of it in unexpected shutdown or permanent damage to the notebook. &#...result in high temperatures. As a general rule, your notebook to extreme temperature changes. When spilled onto notebook components, almost any objects on the hard drive could be lost or corrupted. • Avoid subjecting your notebook is not made to support extra weight. • When transporting your notebook,...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system to reinstall Windows from a set of ... using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre...
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using Gateway Recovery Center. 88 If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system to reinstall Windows from a set of ... using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 93. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for system recovery may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre...
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... 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 hard drive, you need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for ...opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 Caution Although you have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you like to recover your hard drive. However, if you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of ...
... 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 hard drive, you need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for ...opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 89 Caution Although you have a recordable disc drive to perform this is the case, you like to recover your hard drive. However, if you ever re-install Windows from your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of ...
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... 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 have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All...
... 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 have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. www.gateway.com Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All...
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...access important files on your notebook. To delete everything on your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows...: a Turn on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The System Recovery Options...
...access important files on your notebook. To delete everything on your keyboard to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 98 Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows...: a Turn on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. The System Recovery Options...
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...click Full factory recovery, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and... and device drivers. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you can find your hard drive is complete window opens....
...click Full factory recovery, then click Next. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and... and device drivers. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you can find your hard drive is complete window opens....
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CHAPTER8 Upgrading Your Notebook • Preventing static electricity discharge • Adding or replacing memory modules • Replacing the hard drive kit 101
CHAPTER8 Upgrading Your Notebook • Preventing static electricity discharge • Adding or replacing memory modules • Replacing the hard drive kit 101
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For more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page...to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista ...
For more information, see "Backing up any Express cards. 107 Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more information, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page...to the notebook and remove any data you can replace your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. For more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www.gateway.com Replacing the hard drive kit Tools You need a small Phillips screwdriver and the Windows Vista ...
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For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 67. 8 Loosen the three hard drive bay cover screws (these screws cannot be removed). Screw Screw Screw 9 Lift the hard drive bay cover, then remove it. 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to the notebook. Screw Screw 108 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 7 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery.
For more information, see "Changing batteries" on page 67. 8 Loosen the three hard drive bay cover screws (these screws cannot be removed). Screw Screw Screw 9 Lift the hard drive bay cover, then remove it. 10 Remove the two screws connecting the hard drive to the notebook. Screw Screw 108 CHAPTER 8: Upgrading Your Notebook 7 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is facing up, then remove the battery.
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www.gateway.com 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then remove it. 12 If your new hard drive already includes the hard drive bracket, go to step 17. -ORIf you need to move the hard drive bracket from your old hard drive to your new hard drive, go to step 13. 109
www.gateway.com 11 Using the plastic tab, slide the old hard drive, then remove it. 12 If your new hard drive already includes the hard drive bracket, go to step 17. -ORIf you need to move the hard drive bracket from your old hard drive to your new hard drive, go to step 13. 109
