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i www .ga tew ay .com 1G e t t i n g H e l p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using eSuppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ii www . gateway .com Turning your wireless network on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 4 Using Drives and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Identifying driv e types . . .[...]

iii www .ga tew ay . com 8 Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cleaning you r n otebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 Cleaning the exte rior [...]

iv www .gateway .com A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127[...]

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10 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Ga teway No tebook Component Icon Description Speakers Provide aud io output whe n headphones or amplifie d speaker s are not plu gged in. Battery cha rge indica tor The LED sh ows the batte ry activity and status. ■ LED green - b attery is full y charged. ■ LED orange - battery is ch arging[...]

11 www .gateway .com Left Side Component Icon Description Micropho ne jack Plug a mi crophone i nto this jack . Headpho ne jack Plug amp lified sp eakers or head phones into th is jack. The buil t-in speak ers are turned of f when s peakers or headpho nes are plu gged into t his jack. USB ports Plug USB (Un iversal Seria l Bus) devi ces (such as a [...]

12 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Ga teway No tebook Diskett e drive or memor y card reader Insert a s tandard 3.5 -inch disket te into the opti onal disket te drive. Fo r more informati on, see “Using t he optiona l diskette drive” on page 47 . Insert a memo ry card fr om a dig ital cam era, MP 3 player , PDA, or ce llular [...]

13 www .gateway .com Right Side Component Icon Description CD, DVD, DVD/CD-RW , or recordable DVD dr ive Insert CDs or DVDs into this drive. For more informa tion, see “Us ing the CD or DVD dri ve” on page 44 . This dri ve may be a CD, DVD, c ombinati on DVD/CD-RW , or recordable DVD drive. T o determi ne the type of drive in the notebook, exam[...]

14 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Ga teway No tebook Component Icon Description Modem j ack Plug a mode m cable i nto this ja ck. Ethernet ja ck Plug a 10/10 0 Ethernet ne twork cable into this jack. Power co nnector Plug the AC adapter cable into this con nector . Parallel p ort Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) in to [...]

15 www .gateway .com Bottom Component Icon Description Memory bay Inst all as many as two me mory module s into th is bay . For more inf ormation, see “Adding or replacing m emory” on page 67 . Reset ho le Inse rt a straightene d paper cl ip into this ho le to manua lly restart th e notebook . Hard drive bay The hard dri ve is locate d in this [...]

16 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Ga teway No tebook System label Includ es the product mo del number . For more informatio n, see “Identifyi ng your mod el” on page 18 . Docking p ort Conne ct the port repli cator to this po rt. Wa rn i ng ! Power is pa ssed through this port. This docki ng connec tion is certi fied to UL 1[...]

17 www .gateway .com Keyb oard area Comp onent Icon Desc ripti on Multi- function buttons Press th ese buttons to open programs assi gned to them. Th ese button s are set to ope n your default e-ma il program, yo ur default W eb brows er , online help, an d the My Compu ter window . F or mor e infor mati on, se e “Multi-fun ction butt ons” on p[...]

18 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your Ga teway No tebook ■ ■ Important The labels sh own in this sec tion are for informatio nal purposes only . Label in formation vari es by mode l, features ordered, and location . Gateway model number[...]

19 www .gateway .com Identifyi ng your model[...]

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24 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o connect the AC adapter: 1 Important If the battery is not fully cha rged before you use your notebook on batt ery power for the first time, the batt ery life may be mu ch shorter than you ex pect. If the battery lif e seems sh ort even af ter being charged for three hours, the battery ma y ne[...]

25 www .gateway .com Connectin g the AC adapter 2 3 4 Wa r n i n g Do not atte mpt to disas semble the AC adapter . The AC ada pter has no us er-replaceable or u ser-servicea ble 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 t[...]

26 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Wa r n i n g High vol tages ca n enter your note book throu gh both the power co rd and the mo dem connec tion. T o protect yo ur notebook and avoi d electrica l shock, use a surge pr otector . If you ha ve a teleph one modem , use a su rge protector that has a mode m jack. I f you have a cable m[...]

27 www .gateway .com 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 butt on mode, see “Changing Po wer-saving Setti ngs” in Usi ng Y our Computer wh ich has be en inc lud ed on y our h ard drive. T o acc ess this gui de, click Start , All Programs , then cl ick Gate wa[...]

28 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted 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 butt on mode, see “Changing Po wer-saving Setti ngs” in Usi ng Y our Computer wh ich has be en inc lud ed on y our h ard drive. T o acc ess this gui de, cl[...]

29 www .gateway .com Restart ing (rebooting ) your noteb ook T o close unresponsive program s and restart your notebook: 1 2 7 DVN 0DQDJHU 3 4 End T ask 5 X  6 Important If yo ur notebook doe s not turn of f immediate ly , complete the follow ing step s until your no tebook turns o ff: 1 Press and hold the p ower button f or about five second[...]

30 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Indicator Icon Description Diskette drive The disk ette drive or th e memory card reader is in us e. Disc drive The CD or DVD drive is in use. Hard dri ve Th e hard drive is in use. Caps L ock Caps Lock is turne d on. Hard drive Disc d rive Caps lo ck Scroll loc k Pad lock Diskette d rive[...]

31 www .gateway .com Status indicato rs Scroll Lo ck Scroll Lock is turned o n. For more informa tion, see “System key combin ations” on pag e 34 . Pad Lock Numer ic keypad is turn ed on. For more i nformation , see “System key combin ations” on pag e 34 . Indicator Icon Description 1[...]

32 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Function k eys/Sys tem keys Naviga tion keys/V olume k eys key Window s key Numeric keypa d Applic ation key Arro w keys/LCD bri ghtness keys[...]

33 www .gateway .com Usin g the ke yboard Key type Icon Description Funct ion keys Pres s these keys la beled 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 fun ction keys for dif ferent purpose s. See the program documentat ion to find out more abo ut the funct ion key acti ons.[...]

34 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Press and hold , then press this system key ... T o... Display th e power statu s box in the u pper-left co rner of your disp lay . The box shows the b attery charge l evel, the BIOS versi on, and wheth er the AC ad apter is being used. Pres s th e k ey c om bi nat ion again t o c los e th is box[...]

35 www .gateway .com Usin g the ke yboard Decreas e the brightnes s of the disp lay . Mute the s ound. Press the key combin ation agai n to restore the sound. For more informati on, see “Adju sting the v olume ” on p age 40 . Increase volume. For more informatio n, see “Adjus ting the v olume ” on p age 40 . Decreas e volume. Fo r more info[...]

36 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Button Icon Press to... E-mail Open you r default e-m ail program. Internet Open you r default W eb brow ser . Help Open online help. My Co mputer Open the My Computer window . E-mail Inter net Help My Com puter[...]

37 www .gateway .com Using the EZ P ad touchpa d Left touc hpad button Ri ght to uchpad button Rocker swit ch T o uchpa d[...]

38 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Ti ps & T ricks For instructi ons on how to adju st the double-cli ck speed, pointer speed, right-ha nd or left-ha nd configurat ion, and other touch pad settin gs, see “Cha nging the mou se or touchpad s ettings” in U sing Y our Compute r which has been incl uded on yo ur hard drive . T [...]

39 www .gateway .com Using the EZ P ad touchpa d T o... Do this... Move the po inter on th e scr een. Move yo ur finger aroun d on the to uchpad. If you run out of space and need to move th e pointer farther , lift your fin ger , move it to the mid dle of the touc hpad, then contin ue movin g your fing er . Select an object on th e scr een. Positio[...]

40 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: ■ Move an object on th e scr een. Positio n the pointer ov er the obj ec t. Pre ss th e l eft button an d hold it down, then use the to uchpad to move (drag ) the objec t to the appro priate part of the scree n. Release the button t o[...]

41 www .gateway .com Turn ing yo ur wire less n etwork o n or of f T o turn wireless networking on or off: 1 Start Control Panel Netwo rk and Internet Connections 2 Network Con nections 3 Wireless Netwo rk Connection En able Disable Wa r n i n g Radio fre quency wire less comm unication ca n interfere with equi pment on comme rcial aircraft . Curre[...]

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44 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports If your drive has t his logo... This is you r drive typ e... Use yo ur drive for ... CD dr ive Installi ng program s, playing au dio CDs, and access ing data. Y ou cannot use th is drive t o create CDs o r DVDs or play DVDs. DVD drive Installi ng programs , playing au dio CDs, playing DVDs[...]

45 www .gateway .com Using the CD or DVD d rive T o insert a CD or DVD: 1 2 3 Important Some music CDs have co py prot ection software . Y o u may not be able to play the se CDs on you r notebook . Important When yo u plac e a sing le-s ided disc in the tr ay , make sure that the lab el side is faci ng up. If the disc ha s two playable sides, pla c[...]

46 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t playing CDs , see “Playing CDs” in Using Y our Comp uter which has b een incl uded on your hard dri ve. T o acce ss this guide , click Start , All Programs , then click Gate way Docume ntation . Ti ps & T ricks Fo[...]

47 www .gateway .com Using th e optional d iskette driv e T o use a diskette: 1 2 Start My Compute r 3 Wa r n i n g Do not ex pose disket tes to water or m agnetic fiel ds. Exposure c ould dama ge the data on th e disket te. Ti ps & T ricks Y our notebook com es with either a b uilt-in disk ette drive or a buil t-in memory card reader . If yo u[...]

48 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports Ti ps & T ricks Y our notebook com es with either a b uilt-in disk ette drive or a buil t-in memory card reader . If yo ur notebo ok has a built-in dis k ette driv e an d yo u nee d to use a memory card reader , we recommend p urchasing a USB m emory card reader . T o order a USB memo [...]

49 www .gateway .com Using th e optional memory card rea der T o insert a memory card: 1 2 Start My Computer Important Ins ert the SmartMed ia card with the l abel facing d own. Y our notebook only accepts 3.3V SmartMe dia cards.[...]

50 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports T o remove a memory card: ■ Important D o not use t he remove hard ware icon in the taskb ar to remove the m emory card.[...]

51 www .gateway .com Addin g and remo ving a PC Card T o insert a PC Card: ■ T o remove a PC Card: 1 Stop Important If the remove hardwar e icon doe s not appear on t he taskbar , click the show hidden icons button.[...]

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53 www .gateway .com Vie wing th e displa y on a proje ctor or monit or T o use a projector or external monitor: 1 2 3 4 5 Properties[...]

54 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 4: U sing Drives an d Ports 6 Settings 7 Attached 8 Apply 9 Scr een Re soluti on Color Quality 10 OK Important Pres s + to switch betwe en viewing the display on the LCD panel and viewin g the display on the proje ctor or monitor . Important If an external moni tor or projector i s connected and you close th e LCD p [...]

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56 www .g atew ay . com 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 t he sh ow hidd en ic ons butto n. If the ic on still does not appear , make su re that Always show icon on the taskbar is chec ked on the Pow er Options Properties Ad vance tab . Fo[...]

57 www .gateway .com Moni tori ng the b atte ry char ge ■ ■ Important Thi s LED onl y lights u p when th e noteboo k is conn ected to AC power . For the locat ion of the ba ttery charge indicator , see “Sta tus indicato rs” on page 30 . Press here[...]

58 www .g atew ay . com 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 t he sh ow hidd en ic ons butto n. If the ic on still does not appear , make su re that Always show icon on the taskbar is chec ked on the Pow er Options Properties Ad vance tab . For more inform ation, see “[...]

59 www .gateway .com Recalibrati ng the batte ry T o recalibrate the battery: 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 battery recalibra tion process . If recalibrat ion is inte rrupted, you mu st start the process o ver again.[...]

60 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 5: M anaging P ower T o replace the battery: 1 2 3 4 Wa r n i n g Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly re placed. Replac e onl y with a battery sp ecifically manufactured for your Gatew ay notebook . Discard used batte ries accordi ng to the manu facturer’s inst ructions. The batt ery used in thi s device [...]

61 www .gateway .com Changing batteries 5 6 7 8 9[...]

62 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 5: M anaging P ower ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t using powe r managem ent setting s, see “Chan ging Power-savin g Settings” in Us ing Y our Computer which ha s been inclu ded on you r hard drive . T o acce ss this g uide, cl ick Start , All Programs , then click Gat[...]

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64 www .g atew ay . com 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 mode Exit Standby or Hibernat e mode Press[...]

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66 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 6: U pgrading Your Notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Important Befo re installi ng memory or repla cing the hard d rive, you should re ad and u nderst and the i nformation in this sectio n. Wa r n i n g T o avoid exp osure to dange rous elec trical voltag es and moving p arts, turn off your notebook an d unplug the power [...]

67 www .gateway .com Adding o r replacing m emory T o add or replace memory modules: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Memory bay[...]

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69 www .gateway .com Adding o r replacing m emory 11 12 13 14 15 16 Important U se only memory modules des igned for th e Gateway M 405.[...]

70 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 6: U pgrading Your Notebook T o replace the hard drive kit: 1 Start All Programs Gate way Do cumen tatio n 2 3 4 5 Hard drive[...]

71 www .gateway .com Replacin g the hard dri ve kit 6 7 8 9 Ti ps & T ricks Use a magne tic sc rewdri ver or turn t he not ebook over to remove the screws . Screws[...]

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73 www .gateway .com Replacin g the hard dri ve kit 12 13 14 15 16 Screw Screw[...]

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76 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 7: U sing the Opti onal Por t Replicat or Component Icon Description Dockin g release latch Press both rele ase latch es to relea se the not ebook. Dockin g port Conne ct the note book to this po rt. Wa r n i n g ! Power is pass ed through this po rt. This docki ng connectio n is certified t o UL 1950 for us e only w[...]

77 www .gateway .com Left Left Compone nt Icon Descrip tion Power co nnector Plug the AC adapter ca ble into this connector . Important: The pow er connec tor ma y be l ocate d on th e back of y our port replica tor . Power connec tor[...]

78 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 7: U sing the Opti onal Por t Replicat or Component Icon Description PS/2 keyboard port Plug a PS/2 keyboa rd into this port. Attaching a PS/ 2 keybo ard to your po rt replicator m ay deactiv ate the built -in k eybo ard. PS/2 mouse port Plug a PS/2 m ouse into this p ort. Attaching a PS/2 mouse to your port repl ica[...]

79 www .gateway .com Back Modem ja ck Plug a mo dem cabl e into this jack. Ethernet jac k Plug a 10 /100 Etherne t network cable i nto this jack . Power connec tor Plug the AC adapte r cable into thi s connector . Impor tan t: If you r port replicato r has a power connec tor on the left s ide (see “Left” on page 77 ), plug the Gateway 405 AC ad[...]

80 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 7: U sing the Opti onal Por t Replicat or 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 yo u may damage the LCD scre en.[...]

81 www .gateway .com Connectin g to the port rep licator T o separate your notebook fr om the port replicator: 1 Start Undock Comput er 2 3 Important The notebook m ay detect ad ditional d evices a nd add drivers aft er being attach ed to the por t replicator . This process m ust be comp leted for co mponents to work correctly . Follow any on-scree[...]

82 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 7: U sing the Opti onal Por t Replicat or T o secure your notebook and port re plicator: 1 2 3[...]

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84 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more inform ation about trav eling with your noteboo k, see “T ravel ing 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 , click Start , All Programs , the [...]

85 www .gateway .com Cleaning y our notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g When you sh ut d own y our note book , the pow er t urns o ff, but some e lectrical cu rrent still flows through yo ur notebook. T o avoid possi ble injury from electrical s hock, unplug th e power co rd, modem cable, an d network cable from the wall outlets.[...]

86 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebook Caution A not eboo k LCD scr een is ma de of sp ecial ly coa ted gl ass and can be scratche d or damaged by abrasive or ammonia -based gla ss clean ers.[...]

87 www .gateway .com Protectin g your no tebook from v iruses ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation abou t modifying s ecurity setti ngs, see “Modif yi ng Security Se ttings ” in Us ing Y our Com pu ter which ha s been inclu ded on you r hard drive . T o ac cess this gu i de, cl ic k Start , All Programs , then c lic[...]

88 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebook T o scan for vi ruses: 1 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus N orton AntiVirus 20 04 2 Scan for Viruses 3 Scan Scan for viru ses Scan[...]

89 www .gateway .com Protectin g your no tebook from v iruses T o remove a virus: 1 2 3 T o update Norton AntiV irus: 1 2 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus LiveUpdate - Norton AntiV irus 3 4 Fini sh Important Y ou receiv ed a free limit ed time subs cripti on t o the Norto n AntiV irus servi ce when you purchas ed your no tebook. T o update N or[...]

90 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 8: M aintaining Y our Notebook T o run Windows Update: 1 2 Start All Programs Windows Update 3 Help and Support For more information ab out Windows U pdate in Windows XP , cl ick Start , then c lick He lp and Support . T ype th e keyword in th e Hel pSpot Search box , then cli ck the arrow .[...]

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92 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g Do not try t o troubles hoot your proble m if power co rds or plugs are d amaged, if yo ur notebook was dropped, or i f the case w as damaged . Instead, u nplug your notebook and contac t a qualifi ed computer te chnicia n.[...]

93 www .gateway .com First st eps ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out trouble shooting, cl ick Start , then cl ick Help and Support . T ype the key word in the Search box , then clic k the arrow .[...]

94 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting T o check IRQ usage: 1 Start Control Panel Performan ce and Maintena nce 2 System Hardware Device Manager 3 View Resources by type Interrupt request (IRQ)[...]

95 www .gateway .com Troubles hooting T o free IRQ resources for the new device: 1 2 3 Disable ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out IRQs, click Start , then click Help and Support . T ype the keyw ord in the Sear ch box , then cli ck the arrow .[...]

96 www .g atew ay . com 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 Comp uter which has been inc luded on yo ur hard drive. T o acce ss this guide, click Start , All Progra ms , t hen clic k Gateway Documentation . [...]

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98 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on ho w to adjust t he volume co ntrol in Windows , see “Adjustin g the volume ” in Using Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this guide , click Start , All Programs , the n [...]

99 www .gateway .com Troubles hooting ■ T o restore deleted files: 1 Recycle Bin 2 Restore ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on pl aying a DVD, s ee “Playin g a DVD” on page 46 . Help and Support For more information ab out restori ng deleted fil es, click Start , then cli ck Help and Support . T ype the ke yword in the Search box , t[...]

100 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ Recycle Bin Empty Recy cle Bin ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on deleting un necessary files, se e “Using Disk Cle anup” in Usi ng Y our Co mputer wh ich has b een included on your hard drive. T o acces s this guide , click Start , All Program s , then click Ga tew[...]

101 www .gateway .com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out troublesh ooting Inte rnet conne ctions, clic k Sta rt , then cli ck Help and Support . T ype th e keyword in the Search box , then cli ck the arrow .[...]

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103 www .gateway .com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more information ab out trouble shooting me mory errors, click Start , then click Help a nd Support . T ype the keywor d in the Search bo x , then clic k the arrow .[...]

104 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 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 pro perties, clic k Start , then cl ick Help and Support . T y pe th e keyw ord in the S[...]

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106 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ T o run modem diagnostics: 1 2 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 3 Phone and Mod em Options Modem s 4 Properties[...]

107 www .gateway .com Troubles hooting 5 Diagnostic Q uery M odem 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 ■ Help and Support For more in formation abou t modem troubles hooting, clic k Start , then cli ck Help and Support . T ype[...]

108 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For informa tion abou t setting up a network in your home , see the net work gui de which has been includ ed on your hard drive. T o access this guide, clic k Start , All Programs , then click Gate way Docume ntation . Help and Support For more info rmatio[...]

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110 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting ■ ■ ■ ■ 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 s ure that the printer is not set to work offline: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Printers and F axes[...]

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114 www .g atew ay . com Chapter 9: Tr oublesh ooting Ser vice description How to reach Use an automated menu s ystem and your t elephone keypad to find answ ers to comm on problem s. 800-846-2 1 18 Resource Service description How to reach Gatewa y’s fee-base d software tut orial servi ce Get tutoria l assistance fo r software issues b illed by [...]

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117 www .gateway .com Regula tory compli ance sta tements ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n i n g Do not us e Gateway p roducts in areas class ified as hazardous location s. Such are as include pa tient care areas of medical and dental facil ities, oxy gen-laden envi ronme nts, or indu stri al fa cilit ies. Wa r n i n g T o reduce the risk o f fir[...]

118 www .g atew ay . com Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regula tory, and Lega l Informa tion Wa r n i n g Radio fre quency wire less comm unication ca n interfere with equi pment on comme rcial aircraft . Current avia tion reg ulati ons requi re wire les s device s to be tu rned off whil e traveling in an airp lane. 802.1 1B (also kno wn as wirele ss Ethern[...]

119 www .gateway .com Regula tory compli ance sta tements Caution Only use drivers ap proved for t he country in wh ich the device will be used. See the Gateway Sys tem Rest oration Kit, or conta ct Gateway C ustomer Care for a dditional informatio n. Important Eve ry country has diffe rent rest rictions on th e use of wireless de vices. Si nce you[...]

120 www .g atew ay . com Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regula tory, and Lega l Informa tion ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Caution In order to comply with FCC requirements th is transmitte r must not be operated (o r co-located) i n conjunctio n with any other tran smitter or antenn a installe d in the noteb ook. Caution Changes or modificat ions not expre ssly appro[...]

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122 www .g atew ay . com Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regula tory, and Lega l Informa tion Caution T o prevent radi o interferen ce to licens ed service o r co-chann el Mobile Satellite sys tems, thi s device is intend ed to be operated indoors an d away from wi ndows to provide ma ximum s hielding. Equip ment (or its tran smit ant enna) that is ins talle[...]

123 www .gateway .com Regula tory compli ance sta tements Wa r n i n g T o avoid electric al shock or equipm ent malf unction do not attempt to make ele ctrical grou nd connecti ons by yours elf. Contact t he appropriate i nspection a uthority or an electrici an, as appropri ate.[...]

124 www .g atew ay . com Appen dix A: Saf ety, Regula tory, and Lega l Informa tion Wa r n i n g Use of co ntrols or ad justments o r performance o f procedures other tha n those spe cified in this manua l may result in h azardous ra diation expo sure. 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. [...]

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