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
- Adjusting the volume
- Configuring the audio jacks
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Setting up RAID
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening the case
- Closing the case
- Adding or replacing memory
- Replacing the system battery
- Adding or replacing an optical disc drive
- Adding or replacing an optional diskette drive
- Adding or replacing the memory card reader
- Adding or replacing a harddrive
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the I/O board
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- File management
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
- You need to configure your Media Center computer to output to aTV
- You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality
- You want to know whether you can burn programs that were recorded with your Media Center computer...
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on other computers
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on your home DVD player
- You get a “Download Error” message when the Media Center tries to update the Program Guide:
- 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 14,400bps when you have a 56K m...
- 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 system
- Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
- Using Microsoft System Restore
- Recovering your system to its factory condition
- Recovering your system using the WindowsDVD
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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• Wait until files have been printed before sending
additional files to the printer.
• If you print large files or many files at one time, you
may want to add additional memory to the printer. See
the printer documentation for instructions for adding
additional memory.
You see a “Printer is out of paper” error message
After adding paper, make sure that the printer is online. Most
printers have an online/offline button that you need to press
after adding paper.
Sound
You are not getting sound from the speakers
• Make sure that the speakers are turned on.
• Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. For
more information, see “Adjusting the volume” on
page 26.
• Make sure that mute controls are turned off. For more
information, see “Adjusting the volume” on page 26.
• If you are using external speakers, see the speaker
setup poster to check your speaker connections.
• Make sure that the universal jacks are configured
correctly. For more information, see “Configuring the
audio jacks” on page 28.
Recovering your system
Most computer problems can be solved by following the
information in “Troubleshooting” on page 91 or in the
technical support pages at www.
gateway.com.
Problem-solving may also involve re-installing some or all of
the computer’s software (also called recovering or restoring
your system). Gateway provides everything you need to
recover your system under most conditions.
Help
For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type printer troubleshooter in the Search Help
box, then press E
NTER.
Help
For more information about sound troubleshooting, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type sound troubleshooter in the Search Help box,
then press E
NTER.
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