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... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 CompuTrace 58 Data security 59 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 59 Computrace 59 Startup and hard drive password 59 Windows user accounts 59 Protecting your notebook from viruses 60 Using Norton Internet Security 60 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63...
... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 CompuTrace 58 Data security 59 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 59 Computrace 59 Startup and hard drive password 59 Windows user accounts 59 Protecting your notebook from viruses 60 Using Norton Internet Security 60 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63...
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www.gateway.com Traveling securely 64 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Traveling securely 64 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
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...folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can organize your files and programs...taskbar opens the window again. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the ...
...folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can organize your files and programs...taskbar opens the window again. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the ...
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.... Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Files.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in files. They can paste copies of the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New ...
.... Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Files.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in files. They can paste copies of the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New ...
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... Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click Empty the Recycle Bin. Searching for files If you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Recycle Bin. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted...
... Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click Empty the Recycle Bin. Searching for files If you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Recycle Bin. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted...
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...8226; Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you can add music tracks to your music library by sorting, and add information to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. A progress bar appears next to build a music library. Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected... to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your hard drive. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to the music library. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media...
...8226; Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you can add music tracks to your music library by sorting, and add information to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. A progress bar appears next to build a music library. Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected... to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your hard drive. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to the music library. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media...
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... Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings 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 drivers. Before... connection already installed, make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP.
... Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings 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 drivers. Before... connection already installed, make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP.
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...: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer. 52 For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is using a wired Ethernet... With a network, you are unable to connect to a networked computer, then share the printer. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of the devices, then power them back on. • Refer to the...
...: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer. 52 For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is using a wired Ethernet... With a network, you are unable to connect to a networked computer, then share the printer. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of the devices, then power them back on. • Refer to the...
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..., then click Help and Support. Type user accounts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 59 Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your data safe and secure. The password feature is available. If your notebook...in your notebook to return your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You have to Gateway so we can upgrade your notebook's Reference Guide. When you can access files in the Documents folder. www.gateway.com Data security The second step in computer security is keeping your notebook. ...
..., then click Help and Support. Type user accounts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 59 Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your data safe and secure. The password feature is available. If your notebook...in your notebook to return your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You have to Gateway so we can upgrade your notebook's Reference Guide. When you can access files in the Documents folder. www.gateway.com Data security The second step in computer security is keeping your notebook. ...
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CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
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...a regular maintenance schedule. To fix the problem, click on that apply only to protect your notebook and keep your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you with a tailored selection of updates that icon to choose updates for your ... Use the following table to -date. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. For information on running smoothly.
...a regular maintenance schedule. To fix the problem, click on that apply only to protect your notebook and keep your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you with a tailored selection of updates that icon to choose updates for your ... Use the following table to -date. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. For information on running smoothly.
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www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files. Drive space information appears. 87 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files. Drive space information appears. 87 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
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... 3 Click to select the types of files you want to run Error-checking once a week. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects...such as temporary files and files in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. Also use them. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all folders. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start ➧ ...
... 3 Click to select the types of files you want to run Error-checking once a week. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects...such as temporary files and files in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. Also use them. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all folders. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start ➧ ...
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...Start. While Disk Defragmenter is called fragmentation, and it to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. If you see a prompt asking you if you want to scan the hard drive later (the next time you will not need your notebook to a network, log off... that you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them back together. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. In order...
...Start. While Disk Defragmenter is called fragmentation, and it to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. If you see a prompt asking you if you want to scan the hard drive later (the next time you will not need your notebook to a network, log off... that you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them back together. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. In order...
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...the on-screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files and folders to do a complete hard drive backup. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you have a recordable drive). This process may take hours to a writable optical disc (if you want to back up . Help ... delete files. To back up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size of the drive being defragmented. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. Type backup ...
...the on-screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files and folders to do a complete hard drive backup. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you have a recordable drive). This process may take hours to a writable optical disc (if you want to back up . Help ... delete files. To back up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size of the drive being defragmented. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. Type backup ...
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... does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you must be able to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Moving from your old computer Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer You can move files and settings from your old... Windows Vista. Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen instructions to your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, ...
... does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you must be able to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Moving from your old computer Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer You can move files and settings from your old... Windows Vista. Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen instructions to your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, ...
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... Step 4. - For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on.... CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash...
... Step 4. - For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on.... CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash...
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...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 36 video DVD 38 WMA files 36 customizing 65 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 89 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 88 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 66 changing color scheme 67 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 36 video DVD 38 WMA files 36 customizing 65 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 89 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 88 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 66 changing color scheme 67 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
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...G gadgets adding 69 configuring 69 configuring Sidebar 70 control panel 70 Sidebar 69 using 69 game access restricting 81 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 44 H hard drive backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for free space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files and folders 88... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 68 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 90 checking for drive errors 88 checking hard drive space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files 88 suggested schedule 86 using Scheduled Task Wizard 91 virus protection 60 mapping network...
...G gadgets adding 69 configuring 69 configuring Sidebar 70 control panel 70 Sidebar 69 using 69 game access restricting 81 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 44 H hard drive backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for free space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files and folders 88... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 68 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 90 checking for drive errors 88 checking hard drive space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files 88 suggested schedule 86 using Scheduled Task Wizard 91 virus protection 60 mapping network...
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...8226; Always hold components by their edges. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . The hard drive is facing up . 11 Replace the four screws that secure the hard drive to replace the hard drive. in your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, ... See your reference guide for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook, then replace the cover screws. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Hard drive bay Screws Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of your notebook over any Express, PC, and memory cards. 6 Turn ...
...8226; Always hold components by their edges. Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . The hard drive is facing up . 11 Replace the four screws that secure the hard drive to replace the hard drive. in your notebook and unplug the AC adapter, ... See your reference guide for software and device driver recovery" in your notebook, then replace the cover screws. © 2007 Gateway, Inc. Hard drive bay Screws Preventing static electricity discharge The components inside of your notebook over any Express, PC, and memory cards. 6 Turn ...