Manual Gateway E-5400

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    MAN US E5400 SYSTEM GDE R0 11/99 8505030 E-5400 Mid T ower S yst em Manual ...

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    i Contents Pre face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Conventi ons used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Ge tting additi on al inform at ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    ii R emovin g an d replaci ng the hard dr i v e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Instal ling an addi tional h ard d riv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 ...

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    iii Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Memo ry/Pr oces sor pr obl ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Mod e m pro ble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    iv 050 30.b ook Pag e iv Mo nda y, Nove mber 22, 1999 8:23 AM ...

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    Conventi ons used in t his manua l v Preface Con ventions used in thi s manual Throug hout this manu al, you will see the following con ventions: Convent ion Descripti on E NTER K ey board k ey na m es ar e pr inted i n small ca pitals . C TRL +A LT +D EL A plu s sign means to press t he k eys at the same ti me . Setup Comman ds to be en tered, opt ...

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    vi P r e f a c e Ge tting ad ditional inf ormation Lo g on to th e Ga te wa y S up p or t C en ter at w ww .g at e wa y .c om/ sup por t t o fi nd inf orm ati on a bou t your sy st em or oth er Gate w ay pr odu cts . So m e ty pes o f informat ion you can acce ss are: ■ Hardware driver and so ftware applica tion updates ■ T e chnical tip s ■ ...

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    Standard featur es 1 1 System Features Standar d feat ures ■ U p to two I nte l ® Pentium III processors with 133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) in Slot 1 processor sockets ■ Four R ambus™ In-line Me m ory Module (R IMM™) socket s that support up to 2 Gigabytes (GB) o f Rambu s Dynam ic Ran dom Access Memo ry (RDRAM) up t o 400 Mhz ■ Intel 840 ...

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    2 S y s t e m F e a t u r e s Fr ont pa nel T he fro nt pane l of th e m id- to wer c ase in c lud es th e f ollo w ing fe atu r es: Audio-out ja ck conne cts he adph ones or po wered spe ake rs that you u se to listen to an au dio CD (directly from t he CD/DVD drive ). CD/DVD vo lume con trol c o n t r o l s t h e v o l u m e o f a n a u d i o C D ...

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    Front p anel 3 CD/DV D d rive plays data or audio C Ds. CD/DV D ejec t but ton e jects a CD fr o m th e CD/ DVD driv e. Disk ett e drive writes to a nd reads from 3.5-inc h, 1.44 MB diskett e s. Dis ket te e jec t b utto n e jects diskettes from the diskette drive. Res et bu tto n resta rts a system that has becom e non-responsive. 050 30.b ook Pag ...

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    4 S y s t e m F e a t u r e s Rear panel The mid-towe r case rea r pane l includes the following I nput/Output (I/ O) po r ts, co nnec tor s, an d sw it che s: V o lta g e sele ct or sets t h e voltage for your area, ei t her 115 V or 230 V . Powe r connector conn ects t he comp uter p ower c ord. The o ther end o f the power co rd plugs into an AC ...

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    Rear panel 5 Seri al p ort co nnect s to a serial d evice. RJ -45 LAN conn ec tor let s you co nn ect to a ne two r k, a n d the adja cent Indicato r LEDs show LAN activit y (yellow) and 100 Mbit speed (green). Mic ro pho ne -in, A ud io Li ne -ou t, and Audio Line-in jacks conn ect aud io devices such as sp eakers, tape players, and mic rophones. ...

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    6 S y s t e m F e a t u r e s System boar d The followin g figure and list identify system board c om ponents. A Pro ces sor fan 1 conn ec to r B Pro ces sor fan 2 conn ec to r C Processor slot 1 D Processor slot 2 E Pro ces sor fan 3 conn ec tor (n ot us ed) A B C E D G F H I M N O P Q R S T U V W AB AC AE AF AH X AA AD AI AJ J L Y AG K Z AK 050 3 ...

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    Syst em board 7 F V o ltage regu lator module (VRM) for second processor G AT X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r H Supplementary AGP Pr o50 power connector I Aux iliary po wer co nne ctor J RIMM slots 1 and 2 (Channel A) K AGP (ac celer at ed graph ics pro cess or) slot L SCSI LED connector M Dis ke tt e d ri v e co nn ec to r N Second ary ID E conne ct ...

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    8 S y s t e m F e a t u r e s AF Audio line-in (right) and A udio line-ou t (left) connect ors AG RJ- 45 Ethernet LA N connector and LED s AH Serial port AI Parallel port AJ USB po rts AK PS/2 Mouse an d Key board ports 050 30.b ook Pag e 8 Mo nday, Nov embe r 22, 19 99 8:2 3 AM ...

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    S e t t i n g u p y o u r s y s te m 9 2 System Se tup Setting up y our system Use the instructions on t he poster that cam e with your syst em to assem ble you r system . Y ou can prepare a sa fer working environment be fore a ssembling you r system by following the guidelines listed below . ■ Provide a clean, flat, and stable surface for your s ...

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    10 S y s t e m S e t u p Star ting y our system Befor e you sta rt y our s ys tem f or th e firs t ti me: ■ M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e v o l t a g e s e l e c t o r s w i t c h o n t h e b a c k o f t h e com puter is still set to the correct voltag e for your area. This sw itch is s e t at the fa cto r y to the co rr ec t vo lta g e (s ee “ ...

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    S t a r t i n g y o u r s y s t e m 11 3 T u rn on t he comp uter b y pressing its power bu tton. Th e light-emit ting diode (LED) in the power but ton is lit when the power is on. 4 T urn on a ny o ther com pon ents co nnect ed to the co m put er , su ch a s speakers, a p rinter , or a scanne r . I f n o t h i n g h a p p e n s w h e n y o u t u r ...

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    12 S y s t e m S e t u p Under standing t he P o w er -On Self-T e st Wh en you tu r n o n y o ur c o m pu t er , the po w e r- on s elf -t est (P O ST ) ro ut in e chec ks the system memor y and compone nts. T o see this inf orm ation on the screen, pre ss T AB dur i ng POST . Press E SC to bypass the remaining memo ry cou nt. The system d isplays ...

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    T u r n i n g o f f y o u r s y s t e m 13 T urni ng off y our system Every time you turn off you r system, shut down the op erating system first. Y o u m a y l o s e d a t a i f y o u d o n o t f o l l o w t h e p r o p e r p r o c e d u r e . T o turn off y our system in Windows NT: 1 C lic k Start , then click Shut down t he computer ? (W indows ...

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    14 S y s t e m S e t u p Resetting y our system If your comp uter d oes no t resp ond to keyboa rd or mo use in put, yo u may have to close a program or pr ograms th at may no t be respond ing. If closing unrespo nsive p rograms do es not re store your com pute r t o n ormal o perat ion, yo u ma y h av e to r ese t th e s y ste m . T o reset your s ...

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    Preven ting stat ic el ectrici t y 15 3 Case A cce ss Pre venting stat ic elec trici t y Be fo r e o pe ni n g th e co m p ut er ca s e, r e ad a n d fo l low t he s e pr ec a uti on s t o pre ven t da mage f rom st a ti c el ec trici ty . When open in g yo u r com puter c ase, al ways p erf orm the foll owin g pr oced ur e. T o prevent static elec ...

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    16 C a s e A c c e s s Also follow these stat ic electricity precautions: ■ A void s tat ic-c ausi ng sur f ac es s uch a s pla s tic and sty rofoa m in yo ur wo rk ar ea. ■ Rem ove th e parts from their ant istatic bag or cont aine r only whe n you are re ady to use t hem. Do n ot lay part s on the outside o f an ant istatic bag or co ntainer ...

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    Opening t he case 17 Opening t he c ase T o w o rk o n th e in ter nal co mp on en ts o f th e c om p ut er , yo u mu st o pe n th e case, which has tw o removab le parts: ■ A l eft sid e co ve r p anel tha t p er m its a cc es s to the inte ri o r o f th e case ■ A be zel th at cov e rs th e fron t of t he c has sis Bec au s e th e co m po ne ...

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    18 C a s e A c c e s s 3 Slide the left side pa nel to the re ar (approximat ely 3/4-inch), disengag ing th e re tain i ng ta bs on the to p ed ge of the pa nel fro m the to p of th e cha s sis. 4 Lift th e panel up an d away fro m the chassis. Thum bscre ws 050 30.b ook Pa ge 1 8 Monday, N ovem ber 2 2, 1999 8 :2 3 AM ...

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    Opening t he case 19 T o remove the bezel: 1 W ith th e le ft s ide pa ne l rem oved, d ise nga ge the re tenti on t abs o n t he l e f t s i d e o f t h e b e z e l b y p r y i n g o u t w a r d o n e a c h t a b . 2 Swin g the b ezel out f rom the f ront of the c ha ssi s a nd di se nga ge t h e hi ng e tab s on th e r igh t s id e of th e b ez e ...

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    20 C a s e A c c e s s Closing t he case Repla ce the chassis cove r as soon as you fin ish installing or rem oving com ponen ts so that d ust and dirt ( w hich can dam age the comp ut er) do no t collect inside th e comput er . T o replace the bezel : 1 Ho ld ing the be z el at a n an g le t o th e f ron t o f th e ch ass is, p lac e the hin ge ta ...

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    C l o s i n g t h e c a s e 21 T o replace the chassis cover: 1 Holding th e left side panel at an angle to the chassis and 3/4-inch t o the re a r , enga ge t he ret aini ng st rip on th e b ott om edg e of the pa nel wi th the lip at th e botto m edge of th e ch as si s. 2 Sw ing t he top of th e p a nel tow ard t he c hass is, enga ging the re t ...

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    22 C a s e A c c e s s 050 30.b ook Pa ge 2 2 Monday, N ovem ber 2 2, 1999 8 :2 3 AM ...

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    The syst em boar d 23 4 System Comp onents The system boar d The sy stem bo ard i s th e hea rt of the c omp uter , whic h i nte grat es t he ot h er elemen ts of the system, such as t he p rocessor , memor y , storage, networking, and co mmunica tio ns, and le ts them oper ate in a coo rdinated a nd useful w ay . Remo ving the syste m boar d The s ...

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    24 Syst em Components 4 Rem ove all expansion ca rds from the system board (S ee “ Add ing an exp ansi on car d ” o n p a g e 3 4 ) . 5 Disco nnect al l cables f rom t he syst em bo ard, includ ing th e pow er c ables fro m the pow er su pply . Not e where the ca ble s a re c onne cte d . 6 R em ove th e re ta in i ng sc rew s e cu ri ng t he b ...

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    The syst em board 25 7 Loosen the retaining screw at th e back (right side) of the chassis. 8 Slide the system board toward the front of the chassis slightly , t o disengage it from the st and-o ff retention hooks (see illustration under “ To install the system boar d: ” ), then remov e it carefully . 9 Remo ve the syst em bo ard m ount ing b r ...

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    26 Syst em Components T o install the sy stem board: 1 Install the system board moun ting bracket on t he rear edge of the system boa rd by inserting the tab s into the correspo nding holes in the board an d ro tat i ng t he br ac ket i n to plac e. T abs Mounti ng brack et 050 30.b ook Pa ge 2 6 Monday, N ovem ber 2 2, 1999 8 :2 3 AM ...

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    The syst em board 27 2 Hold in g th e syste m boa rd b y the top a nd bo ttom edge s, plac e it in th e case by al ig ning the moun tin g ho les o n t he bo ard wi th th e st and o ff (threaded) and st and off retention h ooks on th e right side of the case. 3 Hold in g th e syst em boa rd i n pla ce, t ight en the r e tai ni ng sc rew o n the righ ...

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    28 Syst em Components Replacing or ad ding a pr ocessor The syst em is co m patible with the Intel ® Pentium ® III 667 and 733 MHz a nd faster proce ssors with 133 MHz front-sid e bus (FS B). Up to t wo processors ma y be installed in the system . When re placi ng a proc essor , or a ddi ng a n add it ion al proce ssor , ord er a Pen tiu m II I p ...

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    The syst em board 29 6 Repeat t he previous two steps for the other side of the p rocessor . 7 Pull the processor up and out of the slot. 8 Al ig n the new p roc ess or wit h the proces s or s l ot (note that t he proce ss or slot is keyed so the proce ssor can only be inst alled one way) an d press firmly to install it. 050 30.b ook Pa ge 2 9 Mond ...

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    30 Syst em Components 9 R eco nn ec t th e p owe r sup ply cab l e o f t he pr oc ess o r fa n to th e CP U fan co n ne cto r on th e sys t em bo ar d. 10 Clos e the case, as describ ed in Chap ter 3. 11 Reconn ec t the power co rd and all ot her co rds you remov ed, then t urn on the system. T o add an additional processor: 1 T urn o ff t he syste ...

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    The syst em board 31 ■ RIMM m odu les must b e installed sy me trically into b oth chan nels, that is, if a RIMM is in stalled in RIMM-1 (Channel A), t he same size, density , type, and sp eed RIM M mus t be in stalled in RIMM -3 (Channel B ), likewise for R IMM-2 and RIMM-4. If RIMMs are not inst alled in t his m anner , the compu ter will not b ...

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    32 Syst em Components T o add or remove R IMMs: 1 T urn o ff t he syste m and disconnect the p ower c ord and mode m cord (if installed) a nd all other exte rnal periph eral devices. 2 Open the case by following the instruct ions on p age 17. (See “ Preven ti ng static elec tricity ” on page 15 .) 4 - 96 MB RIMM s 384 MB 2 - 128 MB RIMM s, 2 - ...

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    The syst em board 33 3 If y ou a re addi n g a RI MM , pu ll op en th e soc ket cla mps on each s ide o f th e RI M M s o ck et and rem ov e th e CR IM M . 4 If you are replacing a RIMM, pull ope n the socket clamps on each side of th e RI MM s oc ke t, th en lif t t he RIM M ou t o f th e so ck e t. 5 Store the RIMM in a static-free container . So ...

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    34 Syst em Components 6 Ins e rt th e ne w RI M M in to the sock et a n d al ign th e tw o notc he s in the RIM M wi th t he two notche s in the R I MM so ck et . 7 Gently press the RIMM i nto t he socket u ntil it ’ s firmly se ated. Insertin g the RIM M automa tically locks each of the socke t cla mps on each end of the R I MM. 8 Clos e the cas ...

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    The syst em board 35 2 Open the case b y following th e instructions on pag e 17. (See “ Preventing static electricity ” on page 15.) 3 Locate an ava ilable slot an d re move the slot co ver by remo ving th e screw that secures it to the back of the chassis. 4 Ins er t the botto m edg e of th e expa nsi on ca rd ( the key e d edg e with the con ...

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    36 Syst em Components Y ou may need to re configure yo ur system after installing some expansio n cards. Y ou may also need to in stall software that cam e with the card. Check the card docu menta tion for add itional inf orm ation. Replacing the batte r y The b att ery pr ovid es powe r fo r th e sys tem rea l-ti me clock and CMOS memory , which h ...

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    The syst em board 37 6 Using a small, flat-bladed scre wdriver , carefully re m ove th e b atter y from its socket on the system board. 7 Pres s th e n ew ba tter y in the soc ke t w it h th e po si tive pol e up. B e s ur e y ou hav e pre s se d the ba tte r y d o wn f ar en ou gh fo r it to co nt act t he bas e of the socket (it should snap int o ...

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    38 Syst em Components ■ T ur n of f t he co mpu te r , r e mo ve th e c o ve r , a nd ma ke s ure tha t al l cab les i nside the ca se a re a tt a ch ed sec urely . Als o, make sure that the c o lored cable edges a re a lig ned c orrec tly and t h at the con nectors didn ’ t miss any p ins. Discon nect an d reconnect t he cable s. Close the cas ...

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    Prepar ing to repla ce or add a dri ve 39 Prep aring to replace or ad d a drive One 3 .5-inc h disket te d rive, o ne 3.5 -inc h hard dr ive, a nd one CD- ROM drive are in clud ed wit h yo ur co m put er . Y o u can add add i tional drive s of th e following types: ■ Half-height 3.5-inch diskette drives - The floppy co ntroller support s up to tw ...

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    40 Syst em Components As you pre pare to install drives, keep the follo wing in mind: ■ T o re move an d install drives, yo u ne ed a g rounding wrist strap an d a Phillips screwdriver . ■ If you re move a drive, place it in an an tistatic ba g o r contain er . ■ Before you install a drive, see the drive ’ s do cu menta tio n for informat i ...

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    Prepar ing to repla ce or add a dri ve 41 Drive ca bling inf ormation Thre e driv e cabl es a re in clude d wit h yo ur sy st em. The d is ket te drive connec tor cable is used to co nnect diskette drive s and other n on-IDE devices su ch as tape b ackup drives . The two IDE co nnec tor cable s are used to conne ct ID E devices such as CD -ROM driv ...

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    42 Syst em Components 3.5-inc h diskette or CD/D VD dr ives Remo ving and replac ing the 3.5-in ch diske tte or CD/D VD drive T o replace the drives: 1 T urn of f the syst em a nd d is conn ect the powe r co rd a nd modem cord (if installed) a nd all other exte rnal periph eral devices. 2 Open the case by following the instruct ions on p age 17. (S ...

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    3 . 5 - i n c h d i s k e t t e o r C D / D V D d r i v e s 43 Both the 3.5-inch diskette driv e and 5.25-inch CD /DVD drives ar e secu red in the chassis by sets of rem ovable rails. The rails le t the drives slide into and out o f the guides in the front bays. Extra rails are included with your sys t em an d ar e clipp ed to t h e o u ts ides of ...

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    44 Syst em Components Installing an ad di tional 3.5 -inch de vice The sec ond , ext ernall y acce ssibl e 3.5 -in ch dri v e ba y can be used to inst all a 3.5-inch device such as a t ape drive, a 100 MB or 120 MB d isk storage device, o r a n a d d i t i o na l 3 .5 -i n c h d i s k e t t e d r i v e . E x t r a s e ts o f r a i l s a re i nc l u ...

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    3 . 5 - i n c h d i s k e t t e o r C D / D V D d r i v e s 45 7 Align the rails with the open bay , a nd slide the drive into the c hassis until the locking tabs snap int o place. 8 Conn ect the po wer a n d da ta c ab les t o the b ack o f the d riv e. (See dr ive do cum en tat i on fo r p ro per dri ve j u mp er se tt in gs an d cab le o ri en t ...

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    46 Syst em Components Installing an ad ditional 5.2 5-inc h de vice T wo additional, ex ternally accessible 5.25-inch drive b ays can be use d to install add itional 5.2 5-inch device s such as a CD-ROM w riter or a ta pe bac kup. Extra sets of rails are in cluded with yo ur system (clipped to the drive cage) and are used fo r the installation. Y o ...

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    3 . 5 - i n c h d i s k e t t e o r C D / D V D d r i v e s 47 5 Remove the metal EM I shield fro m the front o f t he dr ive bay , if installed, by placing a finger in the hole on t he left side of th e s hield and p ulling out to disengage it from the chassis. 6 Sn ap the rails onto the dr i ve, maki ng s u re t h e fro n t r ail e xtens ion s a ...

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    48 Syst em Components 7 Align the rails with the bay , a nd slide the drive into the chassis until the locking tabs snap into place. 8 Conn ect the powe r and d ata cables, ma king s ure the cabl es match t heir origin al position. (S ee y our drive do cume ntation f or prope r drive ju mper settings an d cable orien tation.) 9 Clos e the case, as ...

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    H a r d d r iv e s 49 Har d drives Remo ving and repl acing the ha r d drive The hard drive that is in cluded with your system is moun ted in the bottom drive cage in t he chassis. T o replace the hard dr ive: 1 T urn of f th e sy st em and dis conne ct the po w er cord and modem cord , if installed. 2 Open the case b y following th e instructions ...

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    50 Syst em Components 7 Plac e th e ol d drive i n an ant istatic b ag or c o ntain e r, then pl a ce th e new hard dr iv e on a st ati c-f ree su rf a ce with the top up and the c o nnec tor s fac in g you . 8 Install two small, plastic drive mounting rails ( “ L ” rail on the left and “ R ” rail on the right) to the new hard drive, ma kin ...

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    H a r d d r iv e s 51 T o install an additional hard dr ive: 1 T urn of f th e sy st em and dis conne ct the po w er cord and modem cord , if installed. 2 Open the case b y following th e instructions on pag e 17. (See “ Preventing static electricity ” on page 15.) 3 Pla ce the new ha rd dri ve on a st ati c-f ree surf a ce with t he to p up an ...

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    52 Syst em Components P o wer suppl y Remo ving and replac ing the po wer suppl y T o remove the power supply: 1 T urn o ff the system a nd disconnect t he pow er cord and modem c ord, if installed. 2 Open the case by following the instruct ions on p age 17. (See “ Preven ti ng static elec tricity ” on page 15.) 3 Lay the case on its right side ...

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    Power suppl y 53 6 Loc ate and re mo ve the two sup p or ting s crews se cur in g th e powe r su p ply to the top of the chassis. 7 While su pportin g the pow er supp ly w ith on e h and, locate a nd rem ove th e t wo s cre w s s e cur in g th e p owe r s up p ly to th e re ar o f th e chassis.Carefu lly lift the power su pply out of th e chassis. ...

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    54 Syst em Components 4 Repla ce the two screws secu ring the power su pply to the bac k of the chassis, leav ing them slightly loose. 5 R epla ce the tw o su p po rting sc re ws se curi ng the po w er s up pl y to t he to p of the chassis, t hen tighten all screws. 6 Reconn ec t the po we r conne ctors to the sy stem boa rd and to all in ternal de ...

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    S y s t e m f a n s 55 System fa ns Rem o ving an d replacin g the system fans Th e f ro nt sy ste m f an i s m ou nt ed on th e f ro nt of th e b o ttom dri ve cage . Th e rear system fan is mounted o n a fan mo unting b racke t attach ed to the rear of the system. T o remove the front system f an: 1 T urn of f th e sy st em and dis conne ct the p ...

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    56 Syst em Components 7 R em ove th e p la stic ca rd guid e a t tach e d to the bo tt om dri ve cage by de pre s sing th e lo ck ing tab s ( fro m th e r e ar o f th e gu id e) and pi vo tin g t he to p of th e gui de towa rd the b a ck of the sy st em. (Y ou m ay ha v e to remo ve one o r more ad d-in cards from th e system bo ard.) 8 R em ove th ...

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    S y s t e m f a n s 57 9 Sli de th e bo ttom driv e cage toward the l ef t sid e of the c hassi s, the n to war d the back, disengag ing it from the middle drive cage and t he cha ssis. 10 Carefully remo ve the b ottom drive cag e from the ch assis. 11 Re mo ve th e fo ur s cre w s s ec u rin g th e fro nt s yst em fa n to th e bo tt o m d riv e ca ...

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    58 Syst em Components T o install the new front sys tem fan: 1 Pla c e th e ne w fron t syst em fa n into the re ces s i n the fr ont of the b ott om drive cage. Orient the fan with the label toward the inside of the chassis (tow ar d the s ys tem boa rd ), a nd th e fan pow e r cab le t o t he r ight side of the d riv e cag e. 2 Secure t he fa n t ...

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    S y s t e m f a n s 59 4 Depress th e two locking tabs on the plasti c fan brac ket (from the back of th e ch as si s), t he n m o ve th e f an b r ack e t to th e le ft (f rom th e i n sid e) to d is en gag e t he fo ur r eta in i ng t abs f rom th e b a ck o f th e c h ass is . Loc king tab Loc king tab Re tain in g ta b Re tain in g ta b 050 30. ...

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    60 Syst em Components 5 Carefu lly remov e the fan and b racke t from the ch assis. 6 Rem ove the fan from the bracke t by care fully pr ying up on each co rn er with a f lat-bladed screwdr iver . 7 Rem ove t he fan guar d by re moving the four screws securin g it to the fan. T o install the new rear system fan: 1 Ins tall the f an guard on the new ...

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    S y s t e m f a n s 61 3 Replace the fan b racke t unit int o the chassis by engag ing t he four retaining tabs with the holes in the back of the chassis and sliding the unit to the right until the two loc king tabs click into place. 4 Plu g the f an powe r ca bl e in to th e app ropr iate connec tor on t he s yste m board . 5 Close the case as de ...

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    62 Syst em Components Contr ol panel Remo ving and replac ing the contr ol panel T o remove the control panel: 1 T urn o ff the system a nd disconnect t he pow er cord and modem c ord, if installed. 2 Open the case by following the instruct ions on p age 17. (See “ Preven ti ng static elec tricity ” on page 15.) 3 Re mo ve t he be zel , as de s ...

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    Control pane l 63 5 Pull o ut on the re tention tab and slide the co ntrol pa ne l unit t o t he left, the n pull it awa y fr om th e front of the ch as si s, ta king c ar e no t to dam a ge t he cont rol pa ne l ca bl es or con nec tor s as yo u pul l t he m f ro m th e cha ssi s. T o install the new control panel: 1 F eed th e con tro l pane l co ...

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    64 Syst em Components 3 Ins ert the m ount ing ta bs of t h e cont rol pa nel un it i nto th e pr oper slot s on t he front of th e ch as si s, then slid e th e unit to th e ri gh t u nt il it locks into place . 4 Repla ce the be zel and c lose the case as de scribed in C hapte r 3. 5 R eco nn ec t th e p owe r an d mo dem co rd s, th en tur n on t ...

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    About th e BIOS Con figurati on Man ager 65 5 Using t he BIOS Config uration Ma nag er About the BIOS Configurati on Man a ger The com put er ’ s BIOS has a bu ilt-in configuration m anager that lets you con figure several basic system characteristics. T he settings are stored in bat tery- bac ke d R AM a nd ar e re tained eve n when the powe r i ...

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    66 Usi ng the BIOS Confi gurat ion Manager This B IOS Configuration Manager Help tab p rov ides informa tion on how to nav ig a te th roug h th e var ious ta bs, as wel l a s ho w to cha n ge se tti ngs an d exit the B IOS se tup. The BIOS Co nfiguration Manager also has the foll owin g tabs available at t he t op of the ma in s cre en . Ea ch t a ...

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    About t he BIOS Configu ration M anager 67 ■ Boot Opt ions g ives you access to inform ation an d settings for boo t features and b oot seque nces. ■ System Even t Log pro vides informat ion on event log capa bility and validity , as w ell as event lo g options. Allows the user to view th e event lo g. ■ Inte grated IDE lets you to enable or ...

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    68 Usi ng the BIOS Confi gurat ion Manager Updating t he BIOS Flash memo r y sim plifies distributing BI OS up grades. If yo u ne ed a n ew ve rsion of the BIOS, y ou can dow nlo ad the BI OS updat e fro m tech nica l sup port on the Gateway W eb site and install the n ew version from a diskette. T o upd ate th e B IOS yo u n ee d to pe rfo rm t he ...

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    Updatin g the BIOS 69 T o update the BIOS: 1 Place the bootable diskett e conta ining the BIOS files int o drive A: then restart the co mpute r . 2 The BIOS u pdate progr am will run. 3 The BIOS updat e program will let you know wha t to expect when you attempt to update the BIOS and will give you a choice to updat e or not. Selec t Y to upd ate th ...

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    70 Usi ng the BIOS Confi gurat ion Manager Setting the syst em boar d jumper s The J1F2 configuration jumpe r on t he system boar d lets yo u clear passwords and r ec over the BIOS. ( See t he f igure on page 6 for t he lo c at ion of the jump er .) The ta ble below shows th e settings require d to perform t hose tasks. Make sure you turn off the c ...

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    Sett ing th e system bo ard jumper s 71 3 Rem ove the j umper f rom the J 1F2 (See “ System board ” on pag e 6 for location) and set it aside. Y ou will use it in a later step. 4 Clo se th e case (s e e “ Clos ing the c ase ” o n page 20 for i nstru ctions), then reconnect t he power cord. 5 Place the p reviously created boo table diskette ...

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    72 Usi ng the BIOS Confi gurat ion Manager 050 30.b ook Pa ge 7 2 Monday, N ovem ber 2 2, 1999 8 :2 3 AM ...

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    Prot ectin g against powe r sourc e pr oble ms 73 6 M ana ging Y our System Pr otecting a gainst po wer sour ce pr oblems Surge suppre ssors, line conditioners, and uninterru ptible p ower supp lies can help p rotect your system against po wer source problems. Sur ge su ppress or s During a p ower surge, t he vo ltage le vel o f electricity com ing ...

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    74 M anaging You r System ■ Ch eck th e en erg y ab s or pti o n, or dissipation, rati ng. Th e h igh er th e en er g y absor ption ratin g, th e bet ter th e prot ect ion fo r y our sy ste m. ■ Ch eck for line-co nditioner ca pabilities. A line co nditione r smoo ths out some o f the no rmal line noise (sma ll voltage flu ctuations) o f an ele ...

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    Maint ain and man age your ha r d dri ve 75 Maintai n and manage y our har d drive Regula r ma inte na nce can k ee p yo ur ha rd driv e op erating effic ientl y a nd good file man age ment can ke ep you r syste m free of unw anted f iles whil e maki ng important files secure and easier to fin d. Har d drive maintena nce utility By regularly using ...

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    76 M anaging You r System Har d drive m a nageme nt practices By de let ing un n eed ed f ile s f rom you r har d d riv e an d m anag ing the s pa ce that is automatically a llocated for saving ce rtain fi les, you can h elp main tain the perform anc e of the hard driv e. Chec king ha rd drive space In W indow s, y ou c an see a ch art of th e avai ...

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    Maint ain and man age your ha r d dri ve 77 T o delete temp files: 1 Open W indows Explo rer , and sel ect T ools , Find , the n Fi les an d Folders . 2 In the Named text box, type *.tm p 3 In the Look in drop down list, select your drive letter . 4 Cli c k Find Now . T he list of temp files ap pears. 5 Cli c k Modified a bov e th e list . T o see ...

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    78 M anaging You r System T o decrease the size of the Recycle Bin: 1 Ri ght- cl ic k the Re cy cle B i n, then s elec t Pr opert ies from the p op-up menu. 2 A t t h e G l ob al t a b, s el e c t e i t h e r C onfi gure dr i ves i ndep endentl y or Use one setti ng fo r all driv es. 3 If you a re configuring driv es independ ently , clic k the tab ...

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    S y s t e m i n t e g r i t y 79 System in tegrity It ’ s important to protect your system against electrical problems an d physical hazards su ch as heat, mo isture, an d dust. It ’ s also important to protect it against less obvious haz ards such as viru ses and hardware overloads. Pr otecting y our computer fr om viruses A virus i s a p r o ...

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    80 M anaging You r System Monitoring sys tem health with LANDesk Inte l LAN Desk ® Cl ient Manag er is a deskt op mana geme nt int erface (DMI ) that le ts you m o ni tor the hea l th of y our syst em c om po ne nts . Thr ough LAN De sk , yo u can v iew so ft w ar e an d ha rdw ar e pr op er t ies . Y ou ca n als o se t LA N D esk t o notify you w ...

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    S y s t e m R e c o v e r y 81 System Reco very In the event that your ha rd drive is damag ed, or if your BIOS or syste m fi les get corrupte d, it ’ s im po rtant to take advanc ed precau tions tha t wil l all ow you to restart your system an d recover dam aged files. Crea ting a star tup diskette I f y o u r c o m p u t e r h a r d d r i v e i ...

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    82 M anaging You r System 050 30.b ook Pa ge 8 2 Monday, N ovem ber 2 2, 1999 8 :2 3 AM ...

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    Cleani ng the mous e 83 7 Cleanin g Y our System Cleaning t he mouse If the mo use pointe r on the scree n moves erra tically when you move the mouse , the i nside of the m ous e ma y be di rt y . T o c lean the mous e: 1 T urn off the co mpute r , th en discon nect t he mouse ca ble fro m the mouse po r t. 2 T urn your mo use upside do wn and re m ...

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    84 C l e a n i n g Y o u r S y s t e m Cleaning t he ke yboar d Y ou shou ld clean the keyboard occasionally t o free it of dust and lint particles tr app e d u nd er th e ke ys . T he ea s iest w ay to d o th is is to bl o w tr a ppe d dir t fro m under th e keys using an a erosol can of air with a narrow , st raw-like extension. If y o u sp ill l ...

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    I n t r o d u c t i o n 85 8 T r oublesh ooti ng Intr oduction If your sy stem does n ot operate corre ctly , re-read t he instructions f or the procedu res you h ave pe rformed. If an e rror occ urs within an applicatio n, con sult the docu menta tion supplie d with the software. This sect ion identifies solutions t o so me po ssible problems. 050 ...

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    86 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T r oubleshooti ng chec klist Befor e tur ni ng on the s ystem , m ake s ur e t hat : ■ T he p o wer c or d is co nn ec te d to the A C p owe r- in co nn ec to r and an AC o utlet . ■ The AC o utlet is supplying pow er . ■ If a power strip is used it is turned on, setting the circuit breaker . ■ The vo ltage ...

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    C D / D V D p r o b l e m s 87 CD/D VD pr oblems A n a u d i o C D p r o d u c e s n o s o u n d The CD/DVD dr i ve i s n ot r ecogniz ed by th e syst em Prob able Cause Solution The CD/D VD is loade d inc orre c tl y . Mak e sure th at the l abel i s f acing upwa rd, then t r y agai n. The spea kers are not connect ed. Mak e sure th at the s peak ...

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    88 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g The CD/D VD driv e needs to b e added as new har dware. F rom the Co ntrol P anel wind ow ( Star t | Se tti n gs | Contr ol P anel ) , doub le-cli ck Add New Ha rd wa re . Foll ow the dir ectio ns fo r adding the driv e . If y ou are not e xperienced wi th t his procedu re, cal l Gate wa y Cli ent Care . The seconda ...

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    Hard dri ve probl ems 89 Har d drive pr oblems The SCSI dri ve is not recogn ized b y the sys tem The IDE dri v e i s n ot r ecog n iz ed b y th e sy st em Prob able Cause Solution The SCSI b us is not properl y terminated. Mak e sure th at the last de vice on t he SCSI chai n is properly t erminated. The d r ive is conf igured with a confl icting ...

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    90 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Memor y/Pr ocessor pr obl ems Memo r y errors were detect ed during system sta rt up A new p roc es sor is n ot rec ogni zed by the s yst em Probabl e Caus e Solu tion Memory was ad ded or remov ed, and th e new confi gurat i on wa s not sav ed in BIOS Set up ut ilit y . Enter the BI OS Setup uti lity and s av e the ...

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    Modem pr oblems 91 Modem pr ob lems The m od em is not r e cog niz ed b y th e sys t em Prob able Cause Solution The mo dem has n ot been adde d as new hardw are. Add th e modem as ne w hardwar e. The mo dem is not connect ed to a li ve phone j ack. Mak e sure th at the l ine con nected to t he mod em is li ve a nd plugged in t o the appro pri ate ...

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    92 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g P eripheral/Adapt er pr oblems A SCSI d evic e is no t re cogniz ed b y the s yst em The di ske tte dr iv e i s no t re c ogn iz ed by th e sy ste m Probabl e Caus e Solu tion The d evice needs to be added as ne w hardwa r e. F rom the Co ntrol P anel wind ow ( Star t | Se tti n gs | Contr ol P anel ) , doub le-cli ...

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    Peri pheral / Adapt er probl ems 93 The diskette drive will not read, writ e, or format The diskette drive LED illuminates continuo usly An a da pte r card i s n ot rec ogn ized by the s ystem Prob able Cause Solution The di skette is not IBM -f ormatted. Mak e sure t hat t he diske t te y ou are t r ying to forma t is IBM co mp a tible. I f it is, ...

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    94 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Printer pr oblems The print er will not turn on The print er is turned on but will n ot print The print er prints garbled tex t Probabl e Caus e Solu tion The print er i s not t ur ned on. Mak e su re that th e pr inte r ’ s pow er s witch is depress ed or set to the On p osi tion. I f power is appli ed t o the pr ...

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    System pr oblems 95 System pr ob lems The system will not start up The system is non- responsive The keyboard doe s not work Prob able Cause Solution The sys tem is not connect ed to an A C outl et. Mak e sure that th e power c abl e is c onnecte d to an AC po wer source . V oltage se l ecti on swi tch no t set co rrect ly . Mak e sure that the v o ...

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    96 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g The mou se does not work Probabl e Caus e Solu tion The mous e is not plugged i n or con nected properl y . Check the cab le. Mak e sure that it is plugge d in c o rre ct ly . The mous e driv er did not lo ad when the system st ar ted. Load t he appropria te mouse d ri ve r manually or cont act techni cal su ppor t ...

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    Video pr oblem s 97 Video pr obl ems The system is runn ing but there is no display Prob able Cause Solution The mo nitor is not turned on. Mak e sure tha t t he monito r is pl ugged in a nd turned on. If po we r is ap p lied to the mo ni tor , the g reen powe r LED should i lluminat e. The mo nitor ’ s data cab le is not c onnected . Mak e sure ...

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    98 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g The tex t on the display is dim o r difficult to read The color mon itor displays e veryt hing in blac k and wh ite The displayed ch aracters are garb led Probabl e Caus e Solu tion The monit or ’ s brightn ess and contra st contro l s are t urned down. Adjust the brig htness and contrast knobs until the te xt bec ...

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    Video pr oblem s 99 The video is dis tort ed Prob able Cause Solution The mo nitor ’ s contr ols are not properly adjus t ed. Adjus t the moni tor c ontrols un til the t e xt becom es c lear . ( See y our moni t or docum entat i on f or more i nf or mation. ) The c onnector o r cab le is da m aged. Chec k the co nnector and ca ble f or ben t or d ...

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    100 Tr oubleshoot i ng Err or m essages This section lists comm on error m essages that may ap pear on yo ur mo nitor . The se messages often indicate pro cedural errors such as an incorrec t keystroke or a write-pro tected diskette. Some me ssages, howev er , may indicate a p rob lem tha t re quir es yo u to co nsu l t th e t rou ble sho ot i ng s ...

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    Error mes sages 10 1 Disk ette d r iv e reset f ailed. Enter the BI OS Setu p utili t y , then veri fy the disk ette driv e paramet ers . Check the disk ette drive cables . Mak e sure Pin 1 on the cab le aligns wi t h Pin 1 on the connect or . Disk ette r ead f ailed - s trike F 1 t o retry boot . Mak e su re that the boot disk co ntains th e Comma ...

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    102 Tr oubleshoot i ng In va lid pass w ord. Enter y our pas sw ord agai n, making cer tain to enter it corr ectly . If y ou do not k now the pass word, y ou ma y need t o reinstall t he sof t w are y ou are trying to ac cess. Startup p ass words are store d in BIO S. If this pass word has been set and is un k nown, you ma y be able to reset the pa ...

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    Error mes sages 10 3 Print qu eue is f ull. W ait until the curren t print job has complet ed bef ore sendin g another print j ob . If y ou recei ve thi s error often, yo u need to add memory to the printe r. Printer i s out of paper . Add paper t o the pri nter . Mak e sure t hat the printer is onl ine. Requir ed param eter missi ng. Mak e sure t ...

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    104 Tr oubleshoot i ng 050 30.b ook Pag e 1 04 Mond ay, Nove mber 22, 1999 8:2 3 AM ...

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    105 9 Saf ety , Regulato r y , and Notices Im po r tant s a fety I n f o rm a tio n Y our Gat eway sy stem is desi gne d and test ed to me et the late st st an dar ds for sa fety o f inform at ion t e c h n o l o g y e q u i p m e n t . H o w ev e r, t o e n s u r e s a f e u s e of t h i s p r o d u c t, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e s a ...

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    106 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Set ti ng up your sys tem ■ Read and follo w all instruction s marked on the produc t and in the d ocumentation before you op e rat e y o ur sy st em . Re ta in all sa f et y a nd op era t in g i nst r uc ti o ns f or fu tu re us e. ■ Do not use this product near water or a heat sour ce such as a radi ato ...

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    107 Replaceme nt par ts an d access ories Us e only repl ac emen t p arts a nd acc esso ri es rec om men ded by Ga te way . Important Do not use G ate wa y produc t s in a r eas cl assif i ed as hazar dous locati on s. Such ar ea s incl ude pati ent car e areas of med ical a nd den tal f acilit ies , o xygen-lade n en vironmen ts, or indu str ial f ...

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    108 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Regulatory com plia nce statements Americ an users FCC Part 15 T h i s d e vi c e h a s b e e n t e s t e d a n d f ou n d t o c o mp l y w i t h t h e li m i t s f o r a C la s s B d i g i t a l d e v i c e , purs uan t to Part 15 of the FCC rule s. Th es e l i mits ar e des ign ed to prov ide r eason ab le ...

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    109 FCC part 68 (applicabl e to p r oducts fitted with USA modems) Y o ur m o d e m c o m p l i e s w i t h P a r t 6 8 o f t h e F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s io n ( F C C ) r ul e s . On t h e com pu t er or mod em car d i s a la b el t hat co nt ai n s th e FC C reg i st rat io n n um b er a nd R ing er Equ ival en ce N ...

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    110 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Canadi an user s ICES- 003 T his di g ital ap pa rat us d oes n ot e xc eed the C las s B l imi ts f o r radi o n ois e em is si ons from d i gita l appar atus as set out in t he r adio i nt erfer ence r egul ations of Indust ry Cana da. Le pr é sent appareil num é ri que n ’é m et p a s de brui ts radi ...

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    111 Eur opean user s European d irectives This In for mat io n T e ch no logy Eq uip me nt ha s be en t este d a nd fou n d to c omp ly w ith t he f o llowi n g European directives: ■ EMC Directive 89 /336/EEC amen ding directive 9 2/31/EEC & 93/68/EEC as pe r - EN 50081 -1:19 92 according to EN 55022 :1994 Cl ass B EN 61000 -3-2: 1995 or EN ...

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    112 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Jap anese u sers VCCI stateme nt T his e quip me nt is in th e C las s B ca te gor y ( Infor m atio n T ec hn ology E qui pme nt to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area ther eto) and conform s to the standards s et by the V olunt ar y Control Coun cil for Inter f erence by Information T e chnolog ...

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    113 A ustralia and Ne w Zealan d user s EMI statemen t This de vic e ha s bee n te st ed a nd f ou nd to co mpl y w ith th e limit s f or a Cla ss B di gital d evic e, pursua nt to the Au strali an/New Zealand standard AS /N ZS 3548 s et out by the Austral ian Communicat ions Authori ty and Radio Spe ct rum Management Age ncy . Ne w Zea land te lec ...

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    114 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Laser saf ety statement All Ga tewa y sys tem s e qui ppe d wi th C D an d DV D dr iv es comp l y with t he a ppr op riat e s a fety standards , including IEC 825. The laser device s in these com ponents are classified a s “ Class 1 Laser Produc ts ” under a US Department of Health and Human Services (DHH ...

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    115 Refere nc e Groundi ng compon ent 1 Electric s er vice equi pment 2 P ower ser vic e g roundin g elect rode sys te m (N EC Ar t 250, Pa r t H) 3 Ground cl amps 4 Groundin g cond uctors (NEC Secti on 810-21) 5 Antenna di scharg e unit (NEC Sect ion 810-20) 6 Ground cl amp 7 Antenna l ead-i n wire 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 Antenna and Sa t ellit e Grounding ...

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    116 Saf ety, Regul atory , and Noti ces Notices Copyright © 199 9 Gatewa y , In c. All Rights Re served 4545 T own Centre Co ur t San Di ego, CA 92121 USA All Rights Reser ved T hi s public a tio n is pro tec te d by c opyr ig ht a nd all rig hts ar e res er ved. N o par t of i t may be repr oduc ed or tr an smit ted by any mean s or in an y form ...

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    S y s t e m s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 11 7 Appendi x System sp ecificat ions The following specifications are for t he standard conf iguration; y our system may co ntain o ptional equipme nt. All spe cifications are sub ject to change. Case siz e Width: 8.25-i nch Dept h: 18.62 5- inch Height : 19.12 5- inch Proc esso rs In tel ® P entium III ? ...

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    118 App endix I/O por ts One p aral lel p or t, one serial por t, two USB por ts , on e PS/2 ke yboar d por t, one PS/ 2 mouse p or t, one micro phone-in j ack, one audio l ine-i n jac k , one au d io li ne-out ja ck, one RJ-45 network j ac k Expansi on slots Fiv e PCI slots Driv e Ba ys Three 5.2 5-inch d ri ve bays (one occ upied by CD- RO M dr i ...

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    Index 119 Inde x Numerics 3.5-inch device, in stalling additional 44 5.25 -inch device, install ing additional 46 A accessories, saf ety precaut ions 107 adapte r cards, trou bleshoot ing 93 adding exp ansio n card s 34 processor 30 ad diti onal i nf ormati on, getti ng vi aud io jack s 5 B backing up files 76 batte ry replacing 36 tr ouble shoot i ...

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    120 E- 5400 Mid Tower Sys t em Manu al Ne w Ze al and us er s 113 file backup 76 files, deleting unneede d 76 fro nt be zel remo ving 19 replacin g 20 fro n t p a nel 2 G General t ab, BIOS Configurat ion Manager 67 guidelines, troubleshoo ting 86 H har d dr ive adding a dditional 50 installing 49 LED (light-emitting diode) 2 mai nte nan ce 75 main ...

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    Index 121 O op en i ng t he c as e 17 operating system, setup 12 P padlock ta b 5 panel, fron t 2 panel, rear 4 parallel port 4 periphe ral device s, troublesho oting 92 Peripheral Po rts tab, BIOS C onfiguration Manager 67 port, USB 4 ports, location o f 5 POST (power-on self-test), e xplained 12 power bu tton 11 conne ctor 4 LED (light-e mitting ...

  • Gateway E-5400 - page 129

    122 E- 5400 Mid Tower Sys t em Manu al error me ssages 100 integrity 79 reco very 81 specifications 117 startup 10 tr ou ble s ho ot ing 86 , 95 tur ni ng of f 13 Sy st em BIO S ta b , BI O S C on f ig ura tio n Manager 67 system bo ard com pon ents 6 DIMM banks 30 installing 26 remo ving 23 Sy st em Ev en t Lo g ta b , B IO S Configura tion Manage ...

  • Gateway E-5400 - page 130

    MAN US E5400 SYSTEM GDE R0 11/99 8505030 E-5400 Mid T ower S yst em Manual ...

Manufacturer Gateway Category Personal Computer

Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a Gateway E-5400 can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- Gateway technical drawings
- E-5400 manuals
- Gateway product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels Gateway E-5400
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual Gateway E-5400.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals Gateway E-5400, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals Gateway E-5400. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product Gateway E-5400.

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A complete manual for the device Gateway E-5400, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Gateway E-5400 by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Gateway E-5400.

A complete Gateway manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual Gateway E-5400 - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the Gateway E-5400, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the Gateway E-5400, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device Gateway E-5400 - which should help us in our first steps of using Gateway E-5400
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Gateway E-5400
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of Gateway E-5400 in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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