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i www . gatew ay .co m 1G e t t i n g H e l p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using eSuppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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ii www . gateway .c om Adjusti ng the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Configur ing the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Turning your wireless network on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4 Using Drives ...
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iii www . gatew ay .co m Attachin g to the port repli cator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Disconn ecting from the port r eplicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Securing you r por t repl icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 8 Maintaining Your Notebook ...
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iv www . gateway .c om Telephone sup port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 Before calling Gate way Cus tomer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Telephone numb ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 A Safety, Regulatory, and Le ...
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4 www . gate way .c om Chapter 1: G etting Hel p ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Support Home All Support Docume nts Support Home General T utoria ls Product Support Downloads My D ownloads All Downloads Contact Us Call Us PC T ools ...
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5 www .ga teway .co m Help and S upport T o start Help and Support: ■ Start Help and Support ...
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6 www . gate way .c om Chapter 1: G etting Hel p Search ■ ■ Search ■ Search Search Resu lts T o access the Using Y our Com puter guide: ■ Start All Programs Gateway Docume ntation ...
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10 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook Compon ent Description LCD pan el release lat ch Open the L CD panel by pr essing the rel ease latch. Status indicat ors Inform yo u of the power statu s, whe n a dr ive i s bei ng us ed, or when a b utton has been pressed that af fects how the key boa rd is used . F or mor e in ...
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11 www .ga teway .co m Left Side Compon ent Icon Descript ion Kensing ton™ lock slot Secur e your noteb ook to an ob ject by co nnecting a Kens ington cable lock to this s lot. V enti lation fan Helps cool internal components . Do not block or inser t obj ect s into thes e slots. Kens ing ton lock sl ot Fan Universal jack 1 Universal jack 2 IEEE ...
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12 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook Unive rsal jack 1 (pink pl ug) This j ack is us er c onfi gurab le f or on e of t he follow ing: ■ Microphone : a microphon e can be p lugged int o this jac k ( Default ) Important: A m icrophone c an only be plugg ed into this jac k or universal jack 2 on the port replic ator ...
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13 www .ga teway .co m Left Side Unive rsal jack 2 (green pl ug) This j ack is us er c onfi gurab le f or on e of t he follow ing: ■ Headphone: headphone s or amplifi ed speakers can be pl ugged into thi s jack. The bu ilt-in speake rs are turned of f when sp eakers or headpho nes are plu gge d int o this jac k. ( Default ) Important: A he adphon ...
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14 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook Unive rsal jack 3 (gray plu g) This j ack is us er c onfi gurab le f or on e of t he follow ing: ■ Off ■ Ster eo i n: an external audi o input source (su ch as a stereo ) can be plug ged into thi s jack so th at you can re cord sound on yo ur notebook or pla y sound th rough ...
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15 www .ga teway .co m Right Side Left -side mod ular bay Use t his ba y fo r a di skett e dri ve, a mem ory ca rd read er , o r a s eco nd har d dri ve. For m ore informat ion , s ee “C han gin g m od ule s ” o n p age 52 , “Us ing the optional disket te drive” on page 58 , and “Us ing the optional m emory card re ader” on page 59 . Im ...
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16 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook Right-si de modular bay Use this bay for a CD, DVD, comb ination DVD/CD-RW drive, rec ordable DV D drive, or a se cond hard d rive. For more informa tion, see “Changing mod ules” on p age 52 . T o determ ine the type o f drive in the modu lar bay , examin e the drive tray’ ...
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17 www .ga teway .co m Back Ethernet jack Plug a 1 0/100/1000 Eth ernet network cable into this j ack. USB ports Plug USB (Uni versal Se rial Bus) devi ces (such as a di skette drive, fla sh drive, Iomega ™ Zip™ drive, prin ter , scann er , camera, k eyboard, or mo use) into thes e ports. Monitor port Plug an analog VGA mo nitor or proje ctor i ...
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18 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook Component Icon Description Modul e latch Slide to release the mo dule For more in formation, se e “Chang ing modules” on p age 52 . System label Include s the produ ct model number . For more informa tion, see “Ident ifyi ng y our mo del ” on p age 21 . Battery l atch Sl ...
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19 www .ga teway .co m Keyb oard are a Modul e latch Slide to release the mo dule For more in formation, se e “Chang ing modules” on p age 52 . Hard dr ive bay The hard d rive is loca ted in this bay . For more informa tion, see “Re placing the h ard drive kit” on page 86 . Component Icon Description Power button Press to turn the power on ...
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20 www . gate way .c om Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Gateway Notebook T ouchpad Prov ides all the f unctionality of a mouse. Fo r more informati on, see “Using the EZ Pad touchpad” on pag e 42 . Nume ric keypad Provides a ll the featur es of a full-size d 21-key num eric keyp ad. Multi-fu nction buttons Pres s these butto ns to open program s ...
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21 www .ga teway .co m Identifyi ng your mo del ■ ■ Important The labels show n in this secti on are for info rmational purposes only . Label in formation vari es by mode l, features ordered, and location. Gateway model number ...
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23 www .ga teway .co m Findin g your s pecific ations ...
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28 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started T o connect the AC adapter: 1 Important If the battery is not fully charged before you us e your notebook on battery power for the firs t time, the battery life may be mu ch shorter than you expe ct. If the bat tery life seems s hort even after b eing charged fo r 24 hours, the battery ma y need ...
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29 www .ga teway .co m Connectin g the AC adapter 2 3 4 Wa r n i n g Do not attempt to d isassemble the AC adapter . T he AC ada pter has no user-rep laceable or use r-serviceable parts ins ide. T he AC adapter h as da ngerous vol tages that can caus e serious injury or d eath. Contac t Gateway a bout returning de fective AC adapters. Important If ...
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30 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Wa r n i n g High voltages can enter your n otebook throu gh both the power co rd and the mode m connectio n. T o protect yo ur notebook and avoid e lectrical shoc k, use a s urge protector . If you ha ve a teleph one modem , use a su rge protector that has a mode m jack. If yo u have a ca ble mo ...
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31 www .ga teway .co m Starting y our noteb ook T o start your notebook: 1 2 3 Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t changing the power button mode, see “Changing Power-sa ving Settings” in Usin g Y our Co mputer which has been incl uded on y our h ard drive. T o access th is guide, cl ick Start , All Programs , then cl ick Gatewa y ...
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32 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started T o turn off your notebook: 1 Start T urn Off Computer 2 Tu r n O f f Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t changing the power button mode, see “Changing Power-sa ving Settings” in Usin g Y our Co mputer which has been incl uded on y our h ard drive. T o access th is guide, cl ick ...
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33 www .ga teway .co m Restart ing (rebooti ng) you r notebook T o close unresponsive program s and restart your notebook: 1 2 7 D VN 0DQDJHU 3 4 End T a sk 5 X 6 Important If yo ur notebook doe s not turn off i mmediately , complete the follow ing steps un til your noteb ook turns of f: 1 Press and hold the pow er button for a bout five sec ...
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34 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Indicator Icon Description Battery ch arge The LE D shows th e battery activ ity and status. ■ LED blu e - battery is fully charged. ■ LED p urpl e - ba tter y is charg ing . ■ LED bli nking red - battery c harge is very low . ■ LED sol id red - battery i s malfunctioni ng. This LED only ...
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35 www .ga teway .co m Status indic ators Left -side modula r drive The modu lar drive is in us e. Right-sid e modula r drive The modu lar drive is in us e. Caps L ock Caps Lock is turned on . Scroll Lo ck Scrol l Lock is turn ed on. For more info rm ation, s ee “System key combin ations” on page 38 . Pad Lock Numer ic keypad is turn ed on. Ind ...
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36 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Functi on keys/ Syst em keys Naviga tio n ke ys / Vo l u m e k e y s key Windo ws key Applicatio n key Arrow keys/LCD bri ghtne ss keys key ...
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37 www .ga teway .co m Usin g the keyb oard Key type Icon Description Funct ion keys Pres s these keys la bel ed to to per form actions in pr og r am s. Fo r e x am pl e, p res si n g may op en help. Each progr am uses dif ferent function k eys for dif ferent purpose s. See the program do cumentation to find out more abo ut the function key actions ...
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38 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Press and hold , then press this system key ... T o... Disp lay the pow er sta tus bo x in the up per -lef t corn er of your displ ay . The box show s the battery char ge level, the BIOS versi on, and whether th e AC adapt er is being used. Press the key comb inat ion ag ain to cl ose thi s box. ...
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39 www .ga teway .co m Usin g the keyb oard Mute the s ound. Press the key combinati on again to restore the sou nd. For m ore inf ormatio n, s ee “Adju sting the v olu me” on page 45 . Increase t he volume. Fo r more informat ion, see “Adjusting the volume” o n page 45 . Decrease th e volume. For m ore information, see “Adjusting the vol ...
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40 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Button Icon Press to... E-mail Open yo ur de faul t e-m ail progra m. Internet Open your d efault Web browser . Help Open on line help. My Com puter Open t he My Comput er wi ndow. Wire less Netw ork T ur n th e wi rele ss ne twork on or off. E-mail Interne t H e l p My Co mputer Wireless Network ...
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41 www .ga teway .co m Usin g the aud io cont rols Component Icon Description Back Skip back one so ng or track. Play/Pau se Start or pau se playing. Stop Stop playin g. Next Skip ah ead one song o r track. V olu me down Press to decrea se the volume. V olu me up Press to increase the v olume. Mute Press th e volume d own and volum e up buttons to ...
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42 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Important The volum e button s control t he v olume level of th e built-i n speakers or headphon es plugged in to the notebo ok or port replicato r headphone jack. The play/p ause, back, next, and stop buttons m ay control multimedi a programs such as Window s Media Player , Windows CD Player , M ...
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43 www .ga teway .co m Using the EZ P ad touchpa d Ti ps & T ricks For instructi ons on how to adjust the double-click spe ed, pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand con figuration, and other touch pad settings , see “Changing t he mouse or touchpad s ettings” in Us ing Y our Comp uter which has been incl uded on yo ur hard drive. T o acces ...
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44 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started Select an object on th e scr een . Positio n the pointer ov er the ob ject. Quickly pr ess and r elease the lef t button onc e. This action is call ed clickin g . Start a pr ogram or ope n a file or folder . Positio n the pointer ov er the obj ec t. Pre ss th e l eft butt on t wice i n rap id suc ...
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45 www .ga teway .co m Adjust ing the volume T o adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: ■ Ti ps & T ricks For in str uc t io ns on ho w to ad j us t t h e vol um e in Wi n do ws, see “Adjus ting the V ol ume” in U sing Y our Co mputer whic h has been i ncluded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide, click Start , All ...
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47 www .ga teway .co m Config uring the audio jac ks T o configure the audio jacks: 1 2 Start All Programs SigmaT el SigmaT el Universal Jac ks 3 Speaker W izard ...
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48 www . gate way .c om Chapter 3: G ettin g Started 4 Next 5 No Sound 6 7 Finish Important If yo u are configuri ng a jack for s tereo in, and y ou want to hear the input si gnal through your sp eakers, you must also set up you r not ebook for audio pass thro ugh. Click Start , All Programs , SigmaT el , then cl ick Audio PassThru Contro l Panel . ...
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49 www .ga teway .co m Turn ing your wirele ss netw ork on or off T o turn wireless networking on or off: ■ a Start Control Panel Net work and Internet Co nnections b Network Connecti ons c Wire less Network Connecti on Enable Disable Wa r n i n g Radio frequenc y wireless com munication ca n interfere with equi pment on commer cial aircraft. C u ...
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52 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o change bay modules: 1 2 Stop 3 4 Important If the remove hardwar e icon does not ap pear on the taskbar , click the sho w hidden icons button. Modular bay la tch Modul ar bay latch Modular bay Modu lar bay ...
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53 www .ga teway .co m Changing m odules 5 6 7 8 Right-s ide modular bay Left-side modular bay ...
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54 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports 9 10 11 12 OK If your drive has this logo ... This is your drive type... Use you r drive for .. . CD d rive Installing programs, playin g audio CDs, a nd acce ssing dat a. Y ou cannot u se this drive to create CDs or DVDs or play DVDs. DVD drive Install ing programs, playin g audio CDs, pl ...
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55 www .ga teway .co m Using the CD or DVD d rive Combin ation DVD/CD-RW drive Install ing programs, playin g audio CDs, playin g DVDs, acc essing data, and re cording mu sic and data to recordabl e CDs. Y ou can not use this drive to c reate DVDs. Recordable DVD Drive Install ing programs, playin g audio CDs, playin g DVDs, acc essing data, record ...
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56 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o insert a CD or DVD: 1 2 3 Important Some music CDs have co py pr otecti on sof tware. Y ou may not be able to play these CD s on your no tebook. Important If th e CD or DVD d rive i s not in the modu lar ba y , you need to swap mod ules. For more i nformation ab out swapping modules , ...
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57 www .ga teway .co m Using the CD or DVD d rive ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation about pla ying CDs, se e “Playing CDs” in Using Y o ur Computer which has been i nclud ed on your hard dri ve. T o ac cess this guide , click Start , All Programs , then click Gate way Documentati on . Ti ps & T ricks For more inf ...
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58 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o use a diskette: 1 2 Start My Compute r Wa r n i n g Do not expose disk ettes to wat er or magnetic fiel ds. Exposure c ould damage the data on the d iskette. Ti ps & T ricks If your noteb ook did not c ome with a disk ette drive, yo u can order on e from Gateway . Important If the ...
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59 www .ga teway .co m Using th e optional memory car d reader 3 Ti ps & T ricks If your noteb ook did not com e with a m emory card read er , you can ord er one from Ga teway . Left sl ot Righ t slot ...
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60 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o insert a memory card: 1 Card T ype Slot Card T ype Slot CompactFlash ® right MultiMed iaCard ™ left IBM Mi crodrive ™ right Secure Dig ital ™ left Memory S tick ® left SmartMe dia ™ (3.3V on ly) left Important If the mem ory card reader is not in the mod ular bay , you need t ...
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61 www .ga teway .co m Using th e optional memory car d reader 2 Start My Computer T o remove a memor y card: ■ Important D o not use the remove hardwa re icon in the taskbar to remove the m emory card. ...
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62 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o use the memor y card reader externally: 1 2 ...
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63 www .ga teway .co m Addin g and remo ving a PC C ard T o insert a PC Card: ■ ...
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64 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o remove a PC Card: 1 Stop 2 3 Important If the remove hardwar e icon does not ap pear on the taskbar , click the sho w hidden icons button. ...
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65 www .ga teway .co m Vie w in g the di splay on a proj ector or monito r T o use a projector or ex ternal monitor: 1 2 3 4 5 Properties ...
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66 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports 6 Settings 7 Attached 8 Apply 9 Scr een R eso lut ion Color Quality 10 OK Important Pres s + to switch betwe en viewing the dis play on the LCD panel and viewin g the display on th e projector or monitor . Important If an external monitor o r projector is c onnected and yo u close th e LCD ...
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67 www .ga teway .co m Viewing th e disp lay on a tel evisio n T o view your notebook di s play on a t elevision: 1 2 3 4 5 Start Control Panel Appearan ce and Themes 6 Display Important T o turn on ex ternal v ideo by defa ult, conn ect the te levisio n (or other exte rnal video de vice) before starti ng your not eboo k. Important Audi o is not tr ...
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68 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports 7 Settings 8 Advanc ed ...
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69 www .ga teway .co m Viewing th e disp lay on a tel evisio n 9 Displays 10 Important If the E nabl e TV and T V but tons are graye d out , yo ur notebook has not detec ted the telev ision. Make sure that the tele vision is turned on and connec ted correctly . Enable TV TV ...
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70 www . gate way .c om Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports 11 TV 12 Apply 13 OK Important If y ou are travelin g internation ally , you may ne ed to change the video stand ard. For ex ample, many te levis ions in Asi a use P AL instead o f NTSC. ...
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72 www . gate way .c om Chapter 5: M anaging P ower ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Important If the power co rd or ba ttery icon do es not appear o n the task bar, click th e sh ow hi dden i con s bu tton . If t he i con still does not appear , make su re that Alwa ys show ico n on the taskbar is checke d on the Power Op tions Properties Ad vance tab. ...
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73 www .ga teway .co m Recharging the batte ry ■ Important Thi s LED only lights up wh en the note book is c onnected to AC power . F or the location of the battery c harge indicator , see “Status indicators” on pa ge 34 . Important If the power co rd or ba ttery icon do es not appear o n the task bar, click th e sh ow hi dden i con s bu tton ...
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74 www . gate way .c om Chapter 5: M anaging P ower T o recalibrate the batter y: 1 2 3 Advanced 4 Battery Auto L earning Enabled 5 Exit Exit Savin g Changes 6 Ye s 7 Important Do no t interrupt the ba ttery recalibratio n process. If recalibrat ion is interrup ted, you must s tart the proc ess over again. ...
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75 www .ga teway .co m Changing batte ries Wa r n i n g Danger of explosio n if battery is incorrectly repla ced. Replac e onl y with a battery spec ifically manufac tured for your Gatew ay notebook . Discard used batte ries according to the manu facturer’s instruc tions. The batt ery used in this d evice may p resent a fire or chemica l burn haz ...
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76 www . gate way .c om Chapter 5: M anaging P ower T o replace the batter y: 1 2 3 4 5 ...
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78 www . gate way .c om Chapter 5: M anaging P ower ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation about us ing power managem ent settings, see “Changi ng Power-savin g Settings” in Using Y our Comp uter which ha s been inclu ded on your ha rd drive. T o acce ss thi s guide , cli ck Start , All Programs , then click Gatew ...
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79 www .ga teway .co m Extendin g batter y life ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ...
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80 www . gate way .c om Chapter 5: M anaging P ower If your notebook is.. . ...and you wa nt to... . ..then On Enter Standby mode Press . On Enter Hibernat e mode (mus t be activate d) Click Start , then click Tu r n O f f C o m p u t e r . Press and hol d , then clic k Hibernate . In Standby or Hibe rnat e mo de Exit Stan dby or Hibernat e mode Pr ...
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82 www . gate way .c om Chapter 6: U pgrading Your Noteb ook ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Important Befo re installing memory or re placing the ha rd drive, you should re ad and u nderst and the i nformation in this sectio n. Wa r n i n g T o avoid expos ure to dangerous electrical vol tages and moving p arts, turn off your notebook an d unplug the power co ...
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83 www .ga teway .co m Adding o r replaci ng memory T o add or replace memor y modules: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Memory bay ...
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85 www .ga teway .co m Adding o r replaci ng memory 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Important U se only memory mod ules design ed for the Gateway M 675. ...
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86 www . gate way .c om Chapter 6: U pgrading Your Noteb ook T o replace the hard drive k it: 1 Start All Programs Gate way Do cume ntat ion 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hard drive ...
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87 www .ga teway .co m Replacin g the hard dr ive ki t 8 9 Screw ...
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89 www .ga teway .co m Replacin g the hard dr ive ki t 12 13 14 15 16 17 ...
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92 www . gate way .c om Chapter 7: U sing the O ptional P ort Replic ator Comp onen t Icon D esc ripti on Kensingto n™ lock ring Secure you r notebook and port replicator to an object by connecting a Kensington c able lock through thi s ring and into the Kensington loc k slot on your not ebook. For more information, see “Securing y our port rep ...
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93 www .ga teway .co m Back Compone nt Icon Descripti on USB ports Plug USB (Univ ersal Serial Bus) devi ces (such as a USB Iomega™ Zip™ d rive, prin ter , scanner , camera, ke yboard, or mou se) into the se p orts . Monitor port Plug an an alog VGA monit or or project or into this port. For more i nformation, se e “Vie wi ng t he d i sp la y ...
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94 www . gate way .c om Chapter 7: U sing the O ptional P ort Replic ator Unive rsal jack 1 (blu e pl ug) This jac k is user config urable for one o f the followi ng: ■ Off ( Default ) ■ Ster eo i n: an external aud io input sourc e (such as a stereo) c an be plugged i nto this jack so that you c an recor d sound on you r notebook or pl ay soun ...
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95 www .ga teway .co m Back Unive rsal jack 5 (orang e plug) This jack is user co nfigurable for o ne of the followi ng: ■ Off ■ Ster eo i n: an external aud io input sourc e (such as a stereo) c an be plugged i nto this jack so that you c an recor d sound on you r notebook or pl ay sound thro ugh the noteb ook speakers . ■ Ster eo o ut: an a ...
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96 www . gate way .c om Chapter 7: U sing the O ptional P ort Replic ator Unive rsal jack 2 (pink plu g) This jac k is user config urable for one o f the followi ng: ■ Microphone : a microp hone can be pl ugged into this ja ck ( Default ) Important: A mi crophone can only be plug ged into this jack or u niversal jac k 1 on the note book. ■ Off ...
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97 www .ga teway .co m Connectin g to the po rt replicator T o attach your notebook to the port replicator: 1 2 3 Caution Press dow n o n th e o uts ide ed ges of the no tebook. Do n ot press in the middle or you ma y damage the LC D screen. Important The notebook may detect additi onal device s and add drivers aft er being attach ed to the port re ...
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98 www . gate way .c om Chapter 7: U sing the O ptional P ort Replic ator T o separate your notebook fr om the port replicator: 1 Start Undock Comput er 2 3 ...
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99 www .ga teway .co m Securin g your po rt replica tor T o secure your notebook and port replicator: 1 2 3 ...
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102 www . gate way .c om Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebo ok ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more inform ation about trav eling with your noteboo k, see “T raveling With Y our Notebook ” in Using Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide, clic k Start , All Programs , the ...
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103 www .ga teway .co m Cleaning y our noteb ook ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g W hen you sh ut d own y our note book , t he pow er t urns o ff, but some e lectrical curren t still flows thro ugh your notebook. T o avoid pos sible injury from electrical sho ck, unplug th e power co rd, modem c able, and network cable from the wall outlets. ...
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104 www . gate way .c om Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebo ok Caution A not eboo k LCD sc reen is made of spec ial ly coa ted glass and can be scratched or d amaged by ab rasive or ammonia -based gla ss cleaners. ...
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105 www .ga teway .co m Protectin g your no tebook from viruses ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t modifying sec urity settings, see “Modif yi ng Security Se ttings ” in Us ing Y our Computer which ha s been inclu ded on your ha rd drive. T o access this gu i de, cl ic k Start , All Programs , then cli ck G ...
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106 www . gate way .c om Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebo ok T o scan fo r virus es: 1 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus N orton AntiVirus 20 04 2 Scan for Viruses 3 Scan Scan for viru ses Scan ...
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107 www .ga teway .co m Protectin g your no tebook from viruses T o remove a vi rus: 1 2 3 T o update Norton AntiVirus: 1 2 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus LiveUpdate - Norton AntiV irus 3 4 Fini sh Important Y ou received a free limit ed t ime su bscri ption t o the Norto n AntiV irus servi ce when yo u purchased y our notebook . T o update N ...
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108 www . gate way .c om Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebo ok T o run Windows Update: 1 2 Start All Programs Windows Update 3 Help and Support For more information abou t Windows Upd ate in Windows XP , click Start , then click Help and Support . T ype the k eyword in th e Hel pSp ot Search box , then click the arrow . ...
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110 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g Do not try to troubl eshoot your pro blem if power co rds or plugs are d amaged, if yo ur notebook was dropped, or if the case w as damaged . Instead, unp lug your notebo ok and contac t a qualified computer tech nician. ...
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111 www .ga teway .co m First st eps ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out troubleshoot ing, click Sta r t , then cl ick Help and Suppo rt . T ype th e keyword in the Search box , then clic k the arrow . ...
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112 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting T o check IRQ us age: 1 Start Control Panel Performan ce and Maintenance 2 System Hardware Device Manager 3 View Resources by type In terrupt request (IRQ) ...
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113 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting T o free IRQ resources for the new device: 1 2 3 Disable ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information abou t IRQs, click Start , then c lick Help and Support . T ype the keyword in the Sear ch box , then c lick the arrow . ...
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114 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For inst ruction s on runn ing Error chec king, see “ Checking the hard driv e for errors” in Using Y our Compute r which has been inc luded on your ha rd drive. T o ac cess this gui de, click Start , All Programs , t hen clic k Gatew ay Documentation ...
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115 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on chan ging the disp lay settings, s ee “Adjusting the sc ree n an d des kt op settings” in U sing Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide, clic k Start , All Programs , then c lick Gate ...
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116 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Restore Defaults ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on how to adjust the v olume contro l in Windows , see “Adjusting th e volume” in Using Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide, clic k Start ...
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117 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on play ing a DVD, see “Playing a DVD” on page 57 . ...
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118 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting T o restore deleted files: 1 Recycle Bin 2 Restore ■ ■ Recycle Bin Empty Recy cle Bin Help and Support For more information ab out restoring dele ted files, cl ick Start , then cli ck Help and Support . T yp e the keywor d in the Se arch box , then clic k the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For ...
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119 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more in formation about file manageme nt, click Start , then cl ick Help and Suppo rt . T ype th e keyword in the Search box , then clic k the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on fixi ng hard drive pro blems, see “Checking t he hard drive fo r error ...
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120 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information abou t troubleshoot ing Internet conne ctions, click St art , then click Help and Sup port . T ype th e keyword in the Search box , then click the arrow . ...
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122 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out troubleshoot ing memory errors, click Start , then click Help a nd Support . T ype the keywor d in th e Search bo x , then clic k the arrow . ...
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123 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ T o check the dialing properties: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Phone and Mod em Options Dialing Rules 3 Edit 4 ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more in formation abou t dialing propert ies, click Start , then cl ick Help and Support . T ype t he key word in the Sear ch box , t ...
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125 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ T o run modem diagnostics: 1 2 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 3 Phone and Mod em Options Modem s 4 Properties 5 Diagnostic Q uery M odem Help and Support For more in formation abou t modem tr oubleshooting, c lick Start , then cli ck Help and Support . T yp e the keywor d ...
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126 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting T o turn down the modem volume: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Phone and Mod em Options Modem s 3 Properties 4 Modem Speak er volume 5 OK ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ...
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127 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For informa tion about se tting up a net work in yo ur home, see the net work guide w hich has be en included on y our hard drive. T o access th is guide, cl ick Start , All Programs , then click Gate way Documentati on . Help and Support For more info rmatio n about netw ork trou ...
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129 www .ga teway .co m Troubles hooting ■ T o set a default printer: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Printers and F axes 3 Set as Defau lt Printer ■ ■ T o make sure that the printer is not set to work offline: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Printers and F axes 3 Use Printer Offline Use Printer Offline ...
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130 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Restore Defaults Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on how to adjust the v olume contro l in Windows , see “Adjusting th e volume” in Using Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide, clic k Start , All Programs , then c ...
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132 www . gate way .c om Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g T o avoid bodily in jury , do no t attempt to trouble shoot your not eboo k pro ble m if: ■ Power cords o r plugs are dam aged ■ Liquid has been spille d into your not ebook ■ Y our noteboo k was dropped ■ The case w as damage d In ...
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133 www .ga teway .co m Telepho ne suppor t Ser vice description How to reach Use an automated menu syste m and you r telepho ne keypad to find answers to common p roblems. 800-846-21 18 Resource Service description How to reach Gateway’s fee-base d software tut orial servi ce Get tutoria l assistance for so ftware issues b illed by t he minute. ...
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136 www . gate way .c om Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regu latory, and Legal In format ion ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g Always follow the se instructi ons to help guard a gainst personal i njury and dam age to your Ga teway syst em. ...
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137 www .ga teway .co m Regula tory comp liance stateme nts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g Do not use Gate w ay p roducts in are as classified a s hazardous locations. S uch areas inc lude patient c are areas of medical and den tal facilitie s, oxygen-la den envi ron ments , or i ndust rial fa cilit ies. Wa r n i n g T o reduce the risk o ...
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138 www . gate way .c om Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regu latory, and Legal In format ion Wa r n i n g Radio frequenc y wireless com munication ca n interfere with equi pment on commer cial aircraft. C urrent aviation reg ula tio ns requ ir e w irel ess de vice s to b e turn ed off w h ile traveling in an airpla ne. 802.1 1B (also kno wn as wireless Ethe ...
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139 www .ga teway .co m Regula tory comp liance stateme nts Caution Only use drivers ap proved for the cou ntry in whic h the device will be used. See the Gateway Sys tem Rest oration Kit, or conta ct Gateway Cust omer Care for addi tional informatio n. Important Eve ry country has differ ent restriction s on the use o f wireless de vices. Sinc e y ...
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140 www . gate way .c om Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regu latory, and Legal In format ion ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Caution In order to comply with FCC req uirements this transmitter must not be operated (or co -located) in co njunction with any other tran smitter or antenn a installed in the noteb ook. Caution Changes or modification s not express ly approved ...
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141 www .ga teway .co m Regula tory comp liance stateme nts ■ ■ Wa r n i n g The lamp in this display c ontains mercury . Do not put in the trash. Recyc le or dispose as hazard ous waste. Hg ...
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142 www . gate way .c om Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regu latory, and Legal In format ion Caution T o prev ent radio interf erence to lice nsed service o r co-chann el Mobile Sate llite system s, this devi ce is intend ed to be operated indoors and awa y from window s to provide ma ximum shie lding. Equipme nt (or its transmit ant enna ) th at i s ins ta ...
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143 www .ga teway .co m Regula tory comp liance stateme nts Wa r n i n g T o avoid el ectrical s hock or e quipment mal function do not attempt to make ele ctrical grou nd connecti ons by yours elf. Contact t he appropriate ins pection author ity or an electrici an, as appropriate . ...
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144 www . gate way .c om Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regu latory, and Legal In format ion Wa r n i n g Use of controls or adjustments o r performance o f procedures other than th ose specif ied in this manual may result in h azardous radi ation exposu re. T o prevent exposure to laser be ams, d o not try to o pen the encl osure of a CD or D VD drive. ENE ...
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145 www .ga teway .co m Notices Copyright © 2004 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gateway Place Poway , CA 92064 USA This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from Gateway . The information in this man ...
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