Gateway 838GM Support Question
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Question posted by daylikriskr on May 18th, 2014
Gateway 838gm Will Not Startup
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User Guide - Page 3
... site 3 Using eSupport 4
Help and Support 5 Searching for a topic 6
BigFix 6 Using Your Computer guide 7 Online help 7 Gateway contact information 8
2 Checking Out Your Gateway Computer 9
Desktop PC Front 10 Desktop PC Back 12 Identifying your model 15
Gateway model and serial number 15 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 15 Finding your specifications 16 Accessories 16
3 Getting...
User Guide - Page 4
...-in cards 61 Audio 61 Battery 61 CD or DVD drives 61 Computer 63 Diskette drive 63 DVD drives 64 File management 64
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User Guide - Page 5
...-up 68 Monitor 71 Mouse 73 Networks 73 Passwords 74 Power 74 Printer 74 Sound 76 Telephone support 77 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 77 Telephone numbers 78 Self-help 79 Tutoring 79 Training 79
7 Networking Your Computer 81
Introduction to networking ... network 115 Wireless Ethernet network 116
8 Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 119
Index 127
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User Guide - Page 17
Desktop PC Front
Component DVD/CD drive
Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional)
Hard drive access indicator USB ports (optional)
IEEE 1394 ports (optional)
Media card reader (optional) Power button...see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on page 32. Press this port. www.gateway.com
11 This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. This ...
User Guide - Page 23
... better than inkjet printers when you computer. Writable DVDs can hold as much as 8500 MB of data. TBU drives, like tape recorders, use magnetic tape cartridges to another computer.... USB flash drive for more information about attaching a printer. www.gateway.com
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Writable CDs can hold as much as 700 MB of data. Uninterruptible power supplies A standby, uninterruptible power supply (...
User Guide - Page 31
...■ If you are finished, Windows starts. www.gateway.com
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To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.
To close programs that is not responding. 3 ... the volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status runs automatically. Restarting (rebooting) your...
User Guide - Page 40
... another computer. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports
Using the diskette drive
The optional diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks). Media reader slots
Activity indicator
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www.gateway.com Double-click the
diskette drive letter (for storing files or transferring files to your computer and a device that the drive activity...
User Guide - Page 41
... drive letter (for example, the E: and F: drives) so data can be transferred from one media card in the previous table.
2 To access a file on the memory card, click Start, ...for example, the E: drive), then double-click the file name. www.gateway.com
35 Inserting a memory card
Caution
To avoid media card damage or errors while using a media card, insert only one media type to another.
User Guide - Page 42
... off the computer. You could lose data.
icon in the taskbar to stop blinking, then pull the media out of the slot. Caution
Do not remove the media or turn off the computer while the media reader access indicator is blinking. Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports
To remove a memory card:
■ Wait for...
User Guide - Page 43
...video and data to DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs. Using other types of blank media will result in less capacity. Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. Installing ... data, and recording video and data to DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. Identifying drive types
Your Gateway computer may contain one of the following logos:
If your drive for one or more of the...
User Guide - Page 44
... in the tray with the label facing up.
Playing a CD
Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to play these CDs on the CD or DVD drive. 2 Place the ...may not be able to play is facing up .
3 Press the eject button to Internet Radio
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Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports
Inserting a CD or DVD
Manual eject hole Activity indicator (location varies...
User Guide - Page 45
... access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Because of this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. You can play DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on your hard drive. Tips & Tricks
For...
User Guide - Page 54
... with the recovery media program, on the hard drive, or on restore discs that came with your computer. The instructions for the purpose. Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer
Cleaning CDs or DVDs
Wipe from the center to the original... booklet that were included with your restore discs.
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www.gateway.com Restoring your system
All programs that were preinstalled on the hard drive.
User Guide - Page 71
... diskette drive, eject it and restart your computer.
■ Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. If the hard drive is in Using Your Computer ...Search box , then click the arrow. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.
■ Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle ...
User Guide - Page 78
...back of the overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function.
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For more information on . These wires are not placed too close to the monitor.
...turned on,
the power LED should be lit.
■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to the center position.
■ Make sure that :
■ Non-shielded speakers are most obvious when the monitor ...
User Guide - Page 88
...that communicate with each other computers or devices connected to your network. You will no matter where it is called streaming.
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Sharing drives
With a network, you can map a drive on a networked computer to another computer, and access the files as... copying and pasting or dragging and dropping.
Select print from computer to computer by using recordable media.
User Guide - Page 137
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MP3 file streaming 82
MP3 player memory cards 34
multimedia adjusting volume 25 playing DVD 39 using DVD drive 37 using Windows Media Player 39
multi-player game
playing 83 muting sound 25
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name computer 91
domain 96, 104 router 96, 104
workgroup 91 ...indicator 27
O online help 5, 7
opening computer case 50 files 29 files across network 113 folders 29 front bezel 51
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User Guide - Page 138
...14 USB port 11 printing files across network 114 programs closing unresponsive 25 opening 29
PS/2 port keyboard 13 mouse 13
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RAM See memory
rebooting computer 25
recordable drive 11, 17
creating CDs and DVDs 39 identifying 37 locating 11 troubleshooting 61 recording CDs... troubleshooting 71
screen objects getting information 29 moving 29 selecting 29
Scroll Lock indicator 27
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User Guide - Page 139
...77 testing network 105
training CD 79 classroom 79 Gateway Learning Libraries 79 Learn With Gateway 79
troubleshooting add-in cards 61 automated system 78 cards 61 CD drive 61 cleaning CD 48 cleaning DVD 48 computer startup 63 diskette drive 63 display 64
DVD drive 61,... guidelines 60
screen 64, 71
screen area 71 screen resolution 71 technical support 77 telephone support 77
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User Guide - Page 140
... adjusting modem 71 controls 25 muting 25 troubleshooting 76
W WAN IP Address 96, 104
Web site Gateway 3
Windows file and printer sharing 109 New Connection Wizard 106 Product Key Code 15
Windows key 27 Windows Media Player 39 Windows Update 42 wired Ethernet
equipment needed 89
example 89 setting up 102 troubleshooting...
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