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..., our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at Gateway. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you are sure that you will provide you for years to answer questions about... an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components at...
..., our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at Gateway. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you are sure that you will provide you for years to answer questions about... an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components at...
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Broadband Internet settings differ from ISP to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of a router. Cat 5 cables are setting up a network for your network, you need to a high-speed Broadband Internet ...setup. Connecting network cables We recommend using for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the bottom. To determine which type of cable. Setting up a network using your Ethernet cards for any required...
Broadband Internet settings differ from ISP to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of a router. Cat 5 cables are setting up a network for your network, you need to a high-speed Broadband Internet ...setup. Connecting network cables We recommend using for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the bottom. To determine which type of cable. Setting up a network using your Ethernet cards for any required...
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...up to other users on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. If you do not have them already installed. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your router (wired network) or..., and personal online banking information. Names must give each computer on the computers that comes with no blank spaces. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your network. To identify this computer on the network. When you are setting up a network. ...
...up to other users on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. If you do not have them already installed. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your router (wired network) or..., and personal online banking information. Names must give each computer on the computers that comes with no blank spaces. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined the type of your network. To identify this computer on the network. When you are setting up a network. ...
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... computer, then share the printer. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 50. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on . • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information. • Contact your printer to your router or access point if the router or...
... computer, then share the printer. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 50. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on . • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information. • Contact your printer to your router or access point if the router or...
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...click Connect. The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to ...connect to a Bluetooth personal area network: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . Bluetooth lets you transfer information between these devices without the use Bluetooth to the Bluetooth personal area network. To...
...click Connect. The Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth devices, click that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to ...connect to a Bluetooth personal area network: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . Bluetooth lets you transfer information between these devices without the use Bluetooth to the Bluetooth personal area network. To...
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www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. ...desktop onto this section are for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click ...icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as an extension to deselect the check box for its driver.
www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. ...desktop onto this section are for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click ...icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as an extension to deselect the check box for its driver.
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton Internet Security 58 Windows 60 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton Internet Security 58 Windows 60 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
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... Mouse 118 Networks 119 Passwords 119 Power 119 Printer 120 Sound 121 Restoring your computer 122 Recovering your system 122 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 123 Using Microsoft System Restore 128 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 131 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 132 Telephone support 133...
... Mouse 118 Networks 119 Passwords 119 Power 119 Printer 120 Sound 121 Restoring your computer 122 Recovering your system 122 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 123 Using Microsoft System Restore 128 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 131 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 132 Telephone support 133...
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Phillips screws Torx screws 4 Use a Torx ("star") T15 driver to remove the two Torx screws that secure the power supply bracket to the computer, then slide the bracket down ... the back of the computer. 6 Insert the new power supply and cables into the case through the opening in the back of the Torx driver, but it into place, then secure it must be the 7/64" (3 mm) size, and you install the new power supply.) 3... 66 CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Computer Replacing the power supply Tools You need a Phillips screwdriver and a Torx® or "star" driver (size T15) to the power supply bracket.
Phillips screws Torx screws 4 Use a Torx ("star") T15 driver to remove the two Torx screws that secure the power supply bracket to the computer, then slide the bracket down ... the back of the computer. 6 Insert the new power supply and cables into the case through the opening in the back of the Torx driver, but it into place, then secure it must be the 7/64" (3 mm) size, and you install the new power supply.) 3... 66 CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Computer Replacing the power supply Tools You need a Phillips screwdriver and a Torx® or "star" driver (size T15) to the power supply bracket.
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.... • Your computer may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 106. Add-in alphabetical order. Audio See "Sound" on your computer restarts... trying to play a DVD, make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 103 You may be able to play these CDs on page 121.
.... • Your computer may not be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 106. Add-in alphabetical order. Audio See "Sound" on your computer restarts... trying to play a DVD, make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 103 You may be able to play these CDs on page 121.
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... the volume" on the disc, disc documentation, or disc packaging. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 88. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the disc. To identify your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada is...
... the volume" on the disc, disc documentation, or disc packaging. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 88. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the disc. To identify your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada is...
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www.gateway.com Connecting to a Web site takes too long Many factors can of graphics and multimedia on Web pages • Having multiple Web browsers open, performing ... see your local telephone service • The condition of the Internet computers to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
www.gateway.com Connecting to a Web site takes too long Many factors can of graphics and multimedia on Web pages • Having multiple Web browsers open, performing ... see your local telephone service • The condition of the Internet computers to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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... should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is dim or difficult to the video port on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The color...
... should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is dim or difficult to the video port on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The color...
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...Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that you have an online/offline button that you may need to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and... • If the printer you want to press. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that you want to print to is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is not...
...Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you may need to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that you have an online/offline button that you may need to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and... • If the printer you want to press. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that you want to print to is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is not...
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... see "Recovering your system to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your computer for system recovery may also involve re-installing some or all of software and... driver recovery discs as soon as possible. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard ...
... see "Recovering your system to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Caution To prepare your computer for system recovery may also involve re-installing some or all of software and... driver recovery discs as soon as possible. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard ...
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... do not come with your computer, you must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 127. www.gateway.com • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows ...pre-installed software and drivers using a set . You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs while you need to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution ...
... do not come with your computer, you must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 127. www.gateway.com • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering your system using the Windows ...pre-installed software and drivers using a set . You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set of recovery discs while you need to need recovery discs, we recommend that you prepare for software and device driver recovery You can perform a partial recovery by using Gateway Recovery Center. Caution ...
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...dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to create a full set of recovery discs. 124 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer... must have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in the upper-right corner to do? CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting You should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
...dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank discs you need to create a full set of recovery discs. 124 The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer... must have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in the upper-right corner to do? CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting You should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
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... Recovery23 for . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in a safe place. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you must recover your final disc, then label all...disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove 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. Label the discs as an option, you have enough discs, ...
... Recovery23 for . Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of the discs and store them in a safe place. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you must recover your final disc, then label all...disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove 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. Label the discs as an option, you have enough discs, ...
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OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting 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. 126
OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. - CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting 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. 126