Gateway E-3200 manual

E-3200 User's Guide MAN US E3200 USR GDE R0 7/98 8502683[...]

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Notice s Copyright © 1998 Gateway 20 00, Inc. All Rights Res erved 610 Gateway Drive N. Si o ux City , SD 5 7049 U SA All Righ ts Reser ved This publi c ation is prote cted by copyrig ht and al l right s are reser ved. No par t of it m a y be r eproduced or transm itted by any mea ns or in any form , without prior cons ent in w riting fr om G atew[...]

Con t ents i Contents E-32 00 U se r’s Guide ................... ................... .................. ....... 1 Pref ace ............. ................... .................. ................... ................ 1 Convent ions Used i n This Guide ...... ....... .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... . 2 Importa nt Sa fety In[...]

i i E-3 200 User ’s Guid e Regula tory C omplianc e St atements ... .. .... ... .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .... . 31 ENERGY STAR C om pliant . ....... ...... ...... ..... .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... ..... .... . 33 Index .. ................... ................... ......... ................... ................... 35[...]

Pr ef ace Contents Convent ions Used in This Guide ... .... .... ..... ...... .... .. 2 Importa nt Sa fety Instruc tions ..... .... .. .... .. ..... .... ...... .. 3[...]

2 E-320 0 us er’s G uide Con v entions Used in This Gu id e Throughout this guide, you wil l see the follo wi ng con ventions: Con vention Descri ption E NT ER K e yboard k ey names ar e printed in small capit als. C TRL +A LT +D EL A pl us sig n indi cates t hat the k eys m ust be pressed si mul t aneou sl y . Setu p Commands to be entered, o pt[...]

P ref ace 3 Impor tan t Sa f ety Instructions Observe t he fol lo wing s afety inst r uctions when using your syst em: • F ollo w all instructions mark ed on thi s produc t and in the documentation. • When the s yste m is tur ned of f, a small amount of electrical cur rent still r uns through t he system. Al w a ys unplug the system from the el[...]

4 E-320 0 us er’s G uide • There is a danger of explosion if the complementary m eta l-o xide semiconductor (CM OS) battery is replaced incor re ctl y . Replace the battery with the s ame or e qui vale nt type recommended by the manufacturer . Dis pose of used ba tter ies accord ing to the manufacturer’ s instructions. • Unplug the syst em [...]

Getting Star ted Contents Sett ing Up Your Sys tem.... .. .... ..... .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... 6 Star ti ng Your Syste m . . .. .... .... ....... .... .... .. ..... .. .... .... .. 7 Turning Off Your System ... .... ... .... .... ...... ....... .. .... 10 Resettin g Your Computer ... .... ....... .. .... .. ..... .... ...... 11[...]

6 E-32 00 User ’s Gui de Setting U p Y our S ystem F ollo w the i nstructions on the post er that came with y our syste m for assemb ling y our system. Before you assemb le y our system, prepare a safe w orking en vironment for it. • Pro vide a clean, flat, and stab le surface for your syste m. Allow at least 12 inc hes a t the rear of the comp[...]

G e tt i n g St a r t ed 7 Star ting Y our S ystem Before y ou start your system for the f irst time: • Check t hat the volt a ge s e lect or s witch on the bac k of the computer is sti ll set to the c or rect v ol tage for y our area. This s witch is se t at the factory to the c or rect volta ge ( see “Rear Panel” o n page 16 for volt a ge s[...]

8 E-32 00 User ’s Gui de • Recheck the po w er c ab les to se e that they are securel y plugged in and t hat y our po w e r strip (if y ou are us ing one) is plugged in and turned on. • Make sure the monitor is connected to the computer , plugged into the po we r strip or A C outlet, and tur ne d on. Y ou may al so need to adjust the brightne[...]

G e tt i n g St a r t ed 9 Settin g Up the Op er ati ng Syst em The f irst time yo u start your computer , the ope rating sys tem take s a few minutes to set up. Refer to your sof tw are documentation for specif ic instructions on wha t to do afte r the computer st arts. 1. After the c omputer starts, star t -up wiz ard opens. Cl ick Nex t to conti[...]

1 0 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e T u rning Off Y o ur System Eve r y time y ou turn of f your system, shut do wn the operating system f irst . Y ou m a y lose da ta if you do not follo w the proper procedur e. 1. On the T askbar , c lick Start . 2. Click Shut Down . 3. Sel ect S hut d own the c omput er? 4. Click Ye s . The computer tur ns of f[...]

Gettin g Starte d 11 Resetting Y o ur Comput er If y our computer doe s not r espond t o ke yboard or mouse input, y ou ma y ha ve t o close a pro g r am or pro gr ams that ma y not be responding. If c losing nonresponsi ve pr ograms does not restore y our computer to nor mal operati on, y ou ma y ha ve to reset the system. 1. Press C TR L +A LT +D[...]

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System F eatures Contents Stan da r d Featur es ...... .... .... .. .... ... .... .. .... .. ..... .... .... .. 14 Front Pane l .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. 15 Rea r Panel . .. .... ...... ..... .... .. .... ....... .... .... ...... ..... .... .. .. 16 Vert ical Desktop Featur e . .... ....... ....[...]

1 4 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Standard Features The follo win g features are s tandard in the E-3200 s ystem: • Intel P e n tium ® II processor with a system board t hat supports a ll current processor speeds, volta ges, and bus f requencies • Three DIMM sockets that support up to 384 megab ytes (MB ) of Synchronous Dynamic Random Acces[...]

Syste m Features 15 Fr ont P an el The desktop c ase fr ont panel i ncludes the follo wing fea tures: A u dio- out jac k: Connects he adphone s or po w ered s peaker s that enable you to liste n to an audio CD (directl y fr om the C D-R OM driv e). CD-R OM driv e: Pla ys data or audio C Ds. Rese t B utton : Restarts a system that becomes non-respon[...]

1 6 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Rear P anel The desktop case rear panel includes the follo wing Input/Output (I/O) ports, conne ctors, a nd swit ches: K e yboa r d port: Connects a P ersonal Syst em/2 (PS/2) compatib le ke yboard. Mous e port : Connects a PS/2-compatibl e mouse. P o wer con nector : Connects the c omputer po we r cord. The oth[...]

Syste m Features 17 V er tical De sktop Feature Y ou c a n s et up y our desktop to sit verticall y by using a stand included with your accessory ki t. This setup sav es s pace and transform s y our desktop into a minito w er computer . See the i llustra ted instr uc tions included with your accessory kit or the illustration belo w for m or e infor[...]

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Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining Your Syste m ..... ....... .. .... .. .... ..... ...... .. 20 Clea ning Your System ...... .... ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. 24[...]

2 0 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Maintaining Y our System Y our system and its components ne ed re gular maintenance. S ome pro g rams that help maintain the inte gr i ty of the hard disks in your system come a s part of y our operating syste m. The follo wing sections c ontain inform ation about maintaining y our syste m. Main taining the hard[...]

Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 21 Insta lling L ANDesk Clie nt Mana ger Intel’ s LANDesk Client Manager i s the Desktop M anagement I nter face (DMI) solution that is already loaded on your syste m. LAND esk Client Manager lets you monitor y our syste m f or criti c al situa tions that ma y need your atte ntion. It also l ets y our sy[...]

2 2 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Using Suspend Mode Suspend , a va ilab le in Wi ndows 95, is a po w er management featu re that lets you leav e your com pu ter on in a po wer-sa ving mode. When y our comput er is in S uspend , it appears t o be off . Ho we ver , it continue s t o recei ve inc oming fax e s and perform autom atic tasks you ha v[...]

Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 23 Protec ting Agains t Viruses A virus is a pro g r am wr itten with malicious intent for the pur pose of creating hav oc in a computer system. It attaches its e lf to ex ecut able f il es or boot sect ors, so it can replic ate and spread. Some vir uses ma y onl y c ause your system to beep or displ a y m[...]

2 4 E -3 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Cleaning Y our System Y our sys tem needs to be cleane d occasionall y . The follo wing sections contain i nf ormation about caring for the parts of y our system. Cle aning t he mouse If the mouse pointer on the sc reen mo ves erra tic al ly w he n y ou mo v e th e mouse, dirt is pr oba bl y on the rolle rs insi[...]

Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 25 If y ou spill liquid on the keyboa rd , turn of f the c omputer and di sc onnect the ke yboard. T ur n the keyboa rd upside d o w n to let the liquid drain out o vernight before trying to use it again. I f it fails t o w ork after dr aining, contact T e chnic al Suppor t . Cle aning t he moni tor screen[...]

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Appendix Contents Acronyms a nd A bbr evia tions . ..... .. .... .... ....... ...... .. 28 Terms a nd Definition s . .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. 29 Regulator y Compli a nc e St atements .. .... ..... ...... .... 31 Inde x... ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... .. ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .. 35[...]

2 8 E-3200 User’s Guide Acr o n yms and Abbreviations ASIC - Appli c a tion specif ic int egrated circ uit BI OS - Basic input/output syst e m DMI - Desktop management interface DRAM - Dynamic r andom access m emory D VD - Digita l V ideo Disc FAT - File allocati on tab le IDE - I nte gr ate d dri v e electr onics LA N - Local area netw ork LED -[...]

Ap pend ix A 29 T erms and Definitions This lis t of t erms should help you get acquainted wi th terms used in your computer’ s doc umentation a nd in y our s ystem softwar e. Ap plication s - Sof twa re instal led on y our system. S ometimes ca lled pr o gr ams . BI OS - Basic input/outp ut sys tem. The BIOS is softw are that is independent of a[...]

3 0 E-3200 User’s Guide Hard drive - T he dri ve installe d ins ide y our system that stores all your system a nd data f ile s. Depending on i ts conf iguration, the c omputer ma y ha ve more than one hard dr iv e . Each dr iv e is a ssigned its o wn dri ve letter . If you ha ve onl y one dri ve, its dri ve letter is C, and it is often c alle d ?[...]

Ap pend ix A 31 Regulator y Complianc e Stateme nts This de vice has been te sted and f ound to c ompl y with the li mits for a Class B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to P art 15 of the FCC rules. These limits a re designed t o pro vide reasonab le prote ction a gainst har mful inter ference in a resident ial inst allati on. This e quipment ge nerates[...]

3 2 E-3200 User’s Guide Atten tion! Co upe r le c oura nt avant l ’e ntr et ie n. This Information T e c hnolo g y Equipment has be e n tested and found to compl y with the f ollo wing European di recti v es: [i] EM C Direc ti ve 89/336/EEC amending Dir ec tiv es 92/31/EEC & 93/68/ EEC as per: - EN 50081-1:1992 according to EN 55022:1995 C [...]

Ap pend ix A 33 ENER GY ST AR Comp liant Y our system m eets ENERGY ST AR compliant r equirements. Thi s requirement is met w hen y our s ystem uses less than 3 0 watts on or before 30 minutes of inacti vity . Y our computer achie ves this le vel w hen the hard dri v es ar e set to spin do wn within thi s time pe riod.[...]

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In dex 35 Index A Acronyms and Abbr eviat ions 28 C CD-ROM drive 15 Check Disk 21 D definitions of terms 29 Disk Defragmenter 21 diskett e drive 3.5-i nch 15 5.25-i nch 15 F front pa nel desktop case 15 feat ures 15 H har d disk LED (li ght-emitting diode) 15 maintaini ng 20 partitioni ng 20 K keyboard cleaning 24 port 16 L LANDesk clie nt manager [...]

3 6 E-32 00 User ’s Gui de virus informati on 23 system boa rd f eatures 17 T turning off your system Windows 95 10 Windows 98 10 Windows NT 10 U USB ports 16 V Vertical deskt op feature 17 video port 16 voltage se lect or switch 17 W Windows 95 setup 9 shut-down procedures 10 Windows 98 setup 9 shut-down procedures 10 Windows NT setup 9 shut-dow[...]

E-3200 User's Guide MAN US E3200 USR GDE R0 7/98 8502683[...]