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 (external)
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- DVD drives (external)
- 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
memory cards 36
multimedia
adjusting volume
31
muting sound 27, 31
N
navigation keys 25
network
troubleshooting
107, 108
network jack 9, 19
networking
turning off wireless
network
32
turning on wireless
network 32
Num Lock
status indicator 24
system key 25
numeric keypad
status indicator
24
using 25
O
opening
files
29
folders 29
programs 29
shortcut menu 29
P
password 60, 110
startup 60
supervisor 60
user 60
PC Card
adding
37
eject button 37
inserting 37
installing 37
removing 37
slot 37
troubleshooting 111
PCMCIA card
See PC Card
PDA
memory cards
36
peripheral devices 39
Plug and Play devices
IEEE 1394 support for
39
USB support for 39
pointer
identifying
28
moving 29
port replicator
docking port 7
using 45
power
AC adapter
16, 52
advanced settings 54, 55
automobile/airplane
adapter
52
battery 48, 49, 50, 51
button 12, 26
changing modes 53
changing schemes 54
connector 7, 16
conserving battery power
51
EmPower adapter 52
extending battery life 51
Hibernate mode 52
Hybrid Sleep mode 26, 52
indicator 6, 21, 23
international adapter 61
management 47, 51
schemes 54
Sleep mode 21, 26, 52
source problems 17
SpeedStep settings 54
status box 26
status indicator 6, 23
troubleshooting 111
turning off notebook 21
turning on notebook 20
power adapters
airplane 44
automobile 44
printer
default 112
inkjet 45