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... and any network computer. Before you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your broadband connection is working , contact your current setup. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Use the documentation that comes with ...compatible with this point, if you access the Internet connection from ISP to connect two computers. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to ISP. Connecting network cables We ...
... and any network computer. Before you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your broadband connection is working , contact your current setup. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Use the documentation that comes with ...compatible with this point, if you access the Internet connection from ISP to connect two computers. Broadband Internet settings differ from any required drivers. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to ISP. Connecting network cables We ...
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... for your network, you change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. If you are prompted to install wireless cards and drivers on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Use a computer name of up to download viruses or view your Internet...sure that you have them already installed. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers in the Computer name box. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for any required...
... for your network, you change anything about installing the access point and setting network security. If you are prompted to install wireless cards and drivers on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Use a computer name of up to download viruses or view your Internet...sure that you have them already installed. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers in the Computer name box. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for any required...
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... though they were attached directly to your computer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on your network. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router or access ..., drives, and printers. The Properties dialog box opens. Sharing resources With a network, you want to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can share your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site.
... though they were attached directly to your computer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on your network. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in the router or access ..., drives, and printers. The Properties dialog box opens. Sharing resources With a network, you want to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can share your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site.
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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, then click Connect. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to print, then click Print.... 2 Click the arrow button to communicate with your printer or from . If you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in the Search...
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, then click Connect. Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to print, then click Print.... 2 Click the arrow button to communicate with your printer or from . If you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in the Search...
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... location of the primary display, or as an extension to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Use the additional desktop space...
... location of the primary display, or as an extension to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Use the additional desktop space...
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 19 display using screen saver 70 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 21 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 52 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 19 display using screen saver 70 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 21 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 52 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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...template 26 testing network 52 text to speech 80 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 21 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 60 Windows 65 user accounts adding in Windows 76 deleting 76 switching in Windows 76 V VGA port 73 video playing 30 viewing... voice recognition 80 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 30 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 20 downloading files 21 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 69 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows ...
...template 26 testing network 52 text to speech 80 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 21 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 60 Windows 65 user accounts adding in Windows 76 deleting 76 switching in Windows 76 V VGA port 73 video playing 30 viewing... voice recognition 80 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 30 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 20 downloading files 21 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 69 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows ...
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Contents Passwords 96 Power 96 Printer 97 Sound 98 Recovering your system 99 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 100 Using Microsoft System Restore 106 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 109 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 110 Telephone support 111 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 111 Telephone numbers 113 Self-help 114 Tutoring 114 Training 114 Appendix A: Legal Notices 115 Index 125 iv
Contents Passwords 96 Power 96 Printer 97 Sound 98 Recovering your system 99 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 100 Using Microsoft System Restore 106 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 109 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 110 Telephone support 111 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 111 Telephone numbers 113 Self-help 114 Tutoring 114 Training 114 Appendix A: Legal Notices 115 Index 125 iv
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.... Add-in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 98. Make sure that the IDE controllers are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 79 CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the disc label is... configured correctly by following the instructions in alphabetical order. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc.
.... Add-in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 98. Make sure that the IDE controllers are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 79 CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the disc label is... configured correctly by following the instructions in alphabetical order. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc.
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...the United States and Canada is 4. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 64. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the disc. To be read by your computer. • Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce... DVD movie does not play • Make sure that the disc label is facing up . You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 80 Occasionally discs are turned on your computer's delivery address. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 30. • If you...
...the United States and Canada is 4. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 64. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the disc. To be read by your computer. • Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce... DVD movie does not play • Make sure that the disc label is facing up . You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 80 Occasionally discs are turned on your computer's delivery address. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 30. • If you...
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... • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. If the light stays on, try restarting your computer. • Reinstall the device driver.
... • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. If the light stays on, try restarting your computer. • Reinstall the device driver.
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...keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard cable is not covered in this section, go to the Gateway support Web Site at www.gateway.com. 87 www.gateway.com People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received any mail • Click the receive button ... trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ...
...keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard cable is not covered in this section, go to the Gateway support Web Site at www.gateway.com. 87 www.gateway.com People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received any mail • Click the receive button ... trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ...
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...offline button that came with your computer. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that you want to work offline. The Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you may need to press. •... offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Many printers have selected it is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. www.gateway.com Printer The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for bent or broken pins. •...
...offline button that came with your computer. To set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that you want to work offline. The Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you may need to press. •... offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Many printers have selected it is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. www.gateway.com Printer The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for bent or broken pins. •...
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... your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for software and device driver recovery" on page 109. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve re-installing some or all of software or hardware have ...drive to recover your system You can solve most conditions. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything you need to...
... your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for software and device driver recovery" on page 109. Gateway provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve re-installing some or all of software or hardware have ...drive to recover your system You can solve most conditions. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. Problem solving may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything you need to...
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... not come with your computer, you should create your hard drive. Because these discs do not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from a set of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by recovering the software...
... not come with your computer, you should create your hard drive. Because these discs do not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from a set of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by recovering the software...
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... a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you like to do? The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com You should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
... a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering your pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you like to do? The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com You should create a set of discs for recovering pre-installed software and...
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... is created, your final disc, then label all 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 which computer the discs are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough...
... is created, your final disc, then label all 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 which computer the discs are for disc 1 of a 3-disc set of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough...
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... or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery 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. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have created.
... or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain Gateway Recovery 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. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have created.
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...recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 104 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If a recovery... disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc....
...recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 104 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If a recovery... disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc....
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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. - www.gateway.com 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. 105
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. - www.gateway.com 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. 105