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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adding 48
locating drive 7
replacing 48
troubleshooting 91, 93
DVI monitor port 11
E
editing buttons 21, 23
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 40
ergonomics 14
Error-checking 81
Ethernet jack 9
Ethernet network
connecting 17
jack 17
expansion card
adding
65
replacing 65
external audio jack 10
F
fan
replacing 56, 58
faxes
troubleshooting 104
files
backing up 83
deleting 80
opening 25
searching for 86
transferring 86
troubleshooting 94
types 86
finding
files and folders 86
Firewire port 7, 9, 28
folders
opening
25
fragmentation 82
front bezel
removing 44
replacing 44
front I/O panel
replacing
63
function keys 21, 23
G
Gateway contact information 3
H
hard drive
adding
54
backing up files 83
checking for errors 81
checking for free space 79
defragmenting 82
deleting files and folders 80
replacing 54
scanning for errors 81
troubleshooting 95
headphone jack 7, 10
heat sink
replacing
61
Hibernate mode 7
I
i.Link port 7, 9
IEEE 1394 port 7, 9, 28
indicators
Caps Lock
22, 23
Num Lock 22, 23
numeric keypad 22, 23
Scroll Lock 22, 23
installing
battery
47
CD drive 48
devices 28
digital camera 28
digital video camera 28
diskette drive 50
DVD drive 48
expansion card 65
front bezel 43
front fan 56
front I/O panel 63
hard drive 54
heat sink 61
memory 45
memory card reader 52
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