Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Computer
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Preparing power connections
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Connecting a dial-up modem
- Starting your computer
- Turning off your computer
- Restarting (rebooting) your computer
- Using the keyboard
- Using the mouse
- Using optical drives
- Using the memory card reader
- Using the diskette drive
- Adjusting the volume
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening and closing the case
- Replacing the optical disc drive
- Replacing the diskette drive
- Replacing the memory card reader
- Replacing the hard drive
- Installing memory
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the system battery
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- Diskette drive
- The diskette drive is not recognized
- You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message “disk is full or write-protected”
- You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message
- You see a “Disk is full” error message
- You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
- The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- Expansion cards
- File management
- Floppy drive
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Your modem does not dial or does not connect
- You cannot connect to the Internet
- Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
- Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem
- The modem is not recognized by your computer
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Networks
- Passwords
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Recovering your Windows Vista system
- Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
- Using Microsoft System Restore
- Recovering your system to its factory condition
- Recovering your system using the Windows DVD
- Recovering your Windows XP system
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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Index
transferring 86, 87
shortcut menus
accessing
26
shortcuts
opening menu
26
shutting down computer 19, 20
side panel
removing
39
replacing 39
sleep button 23
sleep mode 18
using 19
SmartMedia 31
software
recovery discs 111, 114
re-installing 109, 110
sound
adjusting
34
controls 34
muting 34
troubleshooting 108
speaker jack
analog
9
Standby mode 7
starting
computer 7, 18
programs 26
static electricity 38
surge protector 15
system battery
replacing
62
system board
replacing
66
system identification label 3
T
Task Schdeuler 84
techinal support
Support
2
technical support
automated
troubleshooting
130
Technical Support 130
tips before contacting 129
tutorial service 130
telephone jack 9
telephone support 129
training
CD
131
classroom 131
Gateway Learning Libraries
131
Learn With Gateway 131
transferring
files from old computer
86,
87
settings from old computer
86
troubleshooting
add-in cards
91, 96
audio 108
automated system 130
cable modem 101
cards 91, 96
CD drive 91, 94
dial-up modem 102
dial-up modem speed 103
diskette drive 93
display 94
DSL modem 101
DVD drive 91, 94
Ethernet network 95
faxes 104
files 96
general guidelines 90
hard drive 97
Internet connection 98, 103
keyboard 99
LCD panel 94
memory 101
memory card reader 101
monitor 94
mouse 105
network 95, 106
passwords 106
power 106
printer 107
safety guidelines 90
screen 94
screen area 94
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