Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Notebook
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Connecting the AC adapter
- Connecting the dial-up modem
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Starting your notebook
- Turning off your notebook
- Restarting (rebooting) your notebook
- Using the status indicators
- Using the keyboard
- Using the EZ Pad touchpad
- Adjusting brightness
- Adjusting the volume
- Turning your wireless radio on or off
- Using Drives and Accessories
- Managing Power
- Traveling with Your Notebook
- Maintaining Your Notebook
- Upgrading Your Notebook
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Audio
- Battery
- CD drives
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- 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 to output to a TV
- You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality
- You want to know whether you can burn videos that were recorded with your Media Center computer to a DVD
- You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on other computers
- You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on your home DVD player
- 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 notebook
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Mouse
- Networks (wired)
- Networks (wireless)
- You turned wireless networking on, but it takes a while to connect
- Your connection on the network seems intermittent or your wireless network is running slower than you expect
- You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web
- You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box
- Your wireless network is listed as a preferred network, but it has an “x” on it
- Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet
- You cannot see other computers on your network
- You cannot connect to your network
- Passwords
- PC Cards
- Pointing device
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Status indicators
- Touchpad or pointing device
- Video
- Telephone support
- Legal Information
- Index
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www.gateway.com
locating 6
memory cards supported
39
using 39
microphone
jack
6
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
Microsoft System Restore 79
model number 3, 64
modem
cable
9, 19
connecting 18, 19
dial-up 62
DSL 9, 19
international adapter 62
jack (dial-up) 9, 18
troubleshooting 108
monitor
adding external
44
color quality 45
port 9
screen resolution 45
using 26
mouse
connecting 29
troubleshooting 112
USB port 7, 8
moving
pointer
29
screen objects 30
MP3 player
memory cards 39
multimedia
adjusting volume 31
using DVD drive 36
muting sound 28, 31
N
navigation keys 25
network
troubleshooting 113, 114
network jack 9, 19
networking
turning off wireless
network
33
turning on wireless
network 33
NTSC/PAL jack 47
Num Lock
status indicator
24
system key 25
numeric keypad
status indicator 24
using 25
O
opening
files 30
folders 30
LCD panel 6
notebook 6
programs 30
shortcut menu 30
P
password 64, 116
startup 64
supervisor 64
user 64
PC Card
adding 40
eject button 40
inserting 40
installing 40
removing 40
slot 40
troubleshooting 117
PCMCIA card
See PC Card
PDA
memory cards
39
peripheral devices 42
Plug and Play devices
IEEE 1394 support for
42
USB support for 42
pointer
identifying
29
moving 29
port replicator