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® REFERENC E GUIDE 8513162.book Page a Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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i Chapter 1: About This Reference . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About thi s guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessi ng your online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gateway contac t inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Microso ft Certific ...
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Contents ii Creating disc s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using t he memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Memory card t ypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using a mem ory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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www.gatewa y.com iii Adding or replac ing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Replacin g the sy stem batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Replacin g the sy stem bo ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Chapter 6: Maintaining Yo ur Computer . . . . . 81 Settin g up a maintena ...
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Contents iv Optica l discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Memory card re ader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Keyboa rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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CHAP TER 1 1 About T his R ef erence • About this guide • Acces sing your online U ser Guide • G a tewa y c o n t a ct i n fo rm a t i o n • Micr o sof t Ce rtificat e of A uthentic ity • For m o re i n forma tio n 8513162.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAPTER 1: About This Reference 2 About t his guide Th is guide inc ludes inf ormatio n and maint enance in struc tions that ar e spec ific t o your model of Gate w ay comput er . Some ill ustrat ion s in this guid e m ay look di ff eren t tha n your computer becaus e hardw are options and port locations may v ary . For a ll other c omputer in for ...
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www.gatewa y.com 3 Gat e w a y contac t inf or mation See your s etup post er for C ust omer Care contact inf orm ation. The label on the top of your comput er con tains inf ormation that identifie s your c om puter model and serial number . C ust omer Car e will need t his inf ormati on if you call f or as sistance . Mic r o s of t C er tif icat e ...
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CHAPTER 1: About This Reference 4 8513162.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAP TER 2 5 Checking Out Y our Co m p u te r • Fro n t • Back 8513162.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAPTER 2: Ch ecking Out Your Computer 6 Fro n t Com ponen t Icon De sc ription Optical dis c dri v e U se this dri ve t o list en t o audio C Ds, install game s and progr ams, w atc h D VDs, and st ore lar ge file s ont o recor dable di scs (d epending on dri ve ty pe) . This driv e ma y be a CD , recor dable CD, DVD, reco rdabl e DVD, o r Bl u- r ...
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www.gatewa y.com 7 Pow er but t on/p ow er indicat or Pre ss this bu tto n to t urn the pow er on or of f . Y ou can also co nfigure the pow er butt on t o oper ate in Standby /R esume mod e or Hibern ate mod e. T he pow er indicat or lights when the computer is turned on. Har d dr iv e indicat or L ights wh en th e har d d ri ve is ac ti v e. IE E ...
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CHAPTER 2: Ch ecking Out Your Computer 8 Bac k Important Y ou r comput er’s ha rdw are options and port locatio ns may v ary f rom th is illu stration. Com ponen t Icon De sc ription Cove r re l e ase l eve r L i f t t h i s l e v e r t o o p e n t h e c o m p u t e r c o v e r . Ca se c ov er thumbsc re w Re mov e t his sc re w bef or e opening ...
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www.gatewa y.com 9 Surr ound lef t/right jack (blac k) Pl ug your r ear right and lef t speak ers int o this jac k. T his jack is disabled w hen an a udio ex pansion car d is install ed. Fo r more inf ormat ion, see “C onfiguring the aud io jack s” on pag e 3 3 . Aud io in (Line in ) jack (blu e) -OR - Side spea k er jack This jack is us er con ...
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CHAPTER 2: Ch ecking Out Your Computer 10 Hea dph one /ana log speakers jack (green) -OR - Fron t sp ea kers j ack This jack is us er configur able f or one of t he f ollow ing: ■ Headphone : Plug headph ones or amplif ied speak ers in to th is jack (Defa ult) . ■ St ereo out : Plug yo ur fr ont left and right speak ers int o this jac k. T h i ...
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www.gatewa y.com 11 V id eo c ard ports If your computer came wit h high-end video cards instal led (number and type m a y vary) , you can connect multiple monitors f or a mu lti-sc reen panel arr ay , or y ou can enable the SLI co nnecti on betwee n th e t wo ca rds so th at b oth ca rds wo rk as a single card, deli ver ing u ltra-high f rame rat ...
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CHAPTER 2: Ch ecking Out Your Computer 12 8513162.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAP TER 3 13 S e tt i n g U p a n d G e tti n g Star t ed • W orking saf el y and comf ort ably • Prepar ing po wer connec tions • C onnecting t o a broadband modem or net work • C onnecting a dial-up modem • Starting y our co m put er • T urning of f y our comput er • R est arting (r ebooting) y our computer • Usi ng th e k e yb o ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 14 W orking saf el y and comf or tabl y Bef ore using your computer , follow the se ge neral guidelines f or se tting up a saf e and comf ortable w ork area and a voiding discomf ort and str ain: • K eep hands and arms parallel to t he floor . • Adjust the monit or so the sc reen is perpendicular t o ...
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www.gatewa y.com 15 R educ i ng e y e str ain Sunlight or bright indoor lighting shoul d not reflec t on the sc reen or shi ne directl y into your e ye s. • P osition t he computer de sk and mo nit or so y ou can a void glare on your s cr een and ligh t shining dir ectl y int o y our e yes. Reduce glar e by install ing shades or cu rtains on wind ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 16 Sit ting at y our comput er • Av oid bending, arching, or angling your wrists. Mak e sure t hat the y are in a relax ed po sition when y ou type . • Do n o t s l ou ch for w a rd o r l e a n fa r b ack . S i t wi t h yo u r ba ck str aig ht so y our kne es, hip s, and e lbo ws f orm right angl es w ...
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www.gatewa y.com 17 C onnec ting t o a br oadband modem or ne tw ork Y ou can c onnect y our computer to a broadband (ca bl e or D SL ) modem or to a wire d Ethernet network. T o conn ect to a b roadb and modem o r to an Eth ernet network : 1 Insert one end of the network cable into the network jack on the back of your computer . 2 Insert the other ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 18 Starting y our comput er T o s tart y our c omput er: 1 Connec t the power , netw ork, mouse , and k ey board cables to y our computer according to the s etup poster . 2 Pres s the pow er butt on on the f ront of your computer . If your computer doe s not turn on, chec k the power cable conne ct ions. ...
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www.gatewa y.com 19 T urn ing of f y our comput er Put ting your computer int o Slee p mode is the ea siest wa y t o pow er down y our computer . Although it does not turn your computer comple tel y off , it does turn of f or slow down mo st sy st em operations to s av e power , and sav es y our deskt op la yout so t he next time y ou rest ore powe ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 20 R estar ting (r ebooting) y our comput er If your computer doe s not respond t o k e yboard or mous e input, you ma y nee d t o restart (r eboot) your computer . To r e s t a r t yo u r c o m p u te r : 1 C lick ( Start ), clic k th e arr ow ne xt to t he loc k icon, t hen cli ck Res ta rt . Y our c om ...
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www.gatewa y.com 21 U sing t he k e y board Premi um multimedia k e yboar d f e ature s The k e yboar d has se v eral diff erent ty pes of k e ys and but tons. Y our ke y board also has status indicat ors that show w hich k e yboar d featur e is acti v e. Featur e Icon Descripti on Edit ing b uttons Pres s these butt on s to copy , cut, an d paste ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 22 Elit e multimedia k e y board f eature s The k e yboar d has se v eral diff erent ty pes of k e ys and but tons. Y our ke y board also ha s status indicat ors that sho w which k e yboar d featur e is acti v e. Indicat ors Show if you r N UM L OCK , C APS L OCK , or S CRO LL L OCK k ey s ar e ac tiv at ...
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www.gatewa y.com 23 Fea t ur e Icon Desc riptio n Slee p bu tton Pres s this button t o activ ate y our comp uter’s Sleep (po wer -sav ing) mode . Func tion ke ys Pres s these k e ys to start program actions. Each pr ogram u ses diff eren t functio n k ey s f or diff erent purpose s. Se e the program doc umentatio n to fi nd out mor e about t he ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 24 U sing t he mou s e The mou se is a de vi ce that controls the pointer mov ement on the sc reen. This illu stration sho ws t he standard mou se . As you mo ve the mou se , the pointe r (arrow) on the scr een mov es i n the same dir ection. Y ou ca n use t he left and rig ht b uttons o n t h e m o u s e ...
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www.gatewa y.com 25 Y ou c an use the scrol l w he el on the mous e to mov e through a docume nt. This feature is no t av ai lab le in all program s. For mor e infor mation about how t o adjust the double-clic k speed, pointer speed, right -hand or left -hand configurati on, and other mouse s etting s, see the “Cu stomi zing” chapter in y our o ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 26 U sing optical dr i v es Fea t ures Y our optical driv e has t he follo wing basic components: L oading an optical disc T o insert an opti cal disc: 1 Pre ss t he ejec t butt on on t he optical dis c driv e . 2 Pl ace the dis c in the tr ay with t he label f ac ing up. 3 Pr es s t he e jec t but t on t ...
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www.gatewa y.com 27 Identifyi ng optical dri v e ty pes Y our computer may contain one of the follo wing driv e type s. L ook on the fr ont of the dri ve f or one or more of the f ollow ing logos: If y our optical dri ve has this logo... Y our driv e type is... Use y our dr iv e f or ... CD Instal ling prog rams, pla y ing audio C Ds, and acce ssin ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 28 Pl ayi n g d i scs Pl ayi n g a C D A standard compac t disc ( CD ) can hold an e ntire album of digital songs and can be pla yed on a CD play er or your computer’s CD driv e. Us e a music progr am or Windo ws Media Pla y er on your computer t o: • Play mu si c CDs • Create MP3 m usic files from ...
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www.gatewa y.com 29 Pl ayi n g a Bl u -ray D i s c Blu -ray Disc is a h igh -cap acity op tic al disc that ca n store much more dat a than a D VD. A du al-lay er Blu-ra y Disc can hold 50 GB of file s, about 2 3 hours of standar d-definition v ideo, or about nine hours of high-definition video. Blu-ra y Discs can be play ed on a Blu-r a y-co mpat i ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 30 U sing t he memor y car d r eader Y ou can us e the optional memory c ard r ead er to tr ansfer pic ture s f r om a dig ital came ra t o y our com put er . Y ou ca n als o us e the memory card r eader to transf er data betw een your compute r and a d e vice that u ses memory cards, suc h as a PD A, MP3 ...
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www.gatewa y.com 31 T o remo v e a me mory card : • Wa i t fo r t h e m e m o r y c a r d r e a d e r a c c e s s i n d i c a t o r to s to p blinking, t hen pull the memor y card out of the slot. Adju sting t he v olume Y ou can adjust v olume using y our speak ers’ controls or the Windo ws vol ume controls. Y ou can also adjust the vol ume of ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 32 2 C lick and drag the slider up to incr ease v olume and down to d e cr ea se vo l u me. 3 T o mute the v olume , c lick ( Mute ) . T o r est ore v olume , click it aga in. 4 T o adj ust device volume lev els , click Mixer . The Vol u me Mix er dialog box opens, where y ou can click and drag sliders f ...
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www.gatewa y.com 33 C onf iguring t he a udio jac ks If the back of y our computer has fi ve audio jac ks, the y are univ ersal jac ks. T his means th at the y can be us ed f or more t han one purpos e. For example , the blue jac k on the computer can be a s t ereo in jac k or a st ere o out jack . T o u se t he a udio j ack s f or something other ...
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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up an d Getting Start ed 34 Installing a pr int er , s canner , or ot her de v ice Y our computer has IEEE 1 39 4 (also know n as Fir ewi re ® ) ports and Univ ersal Serial Bu s (USB) ports. Y ou u se thes e ports to co nnec t pe riph er al de v ice s su ch as pr int ers, s cann ers, and digital cameras t o y our computer . For ...
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CHAP TER 4 35 Ad v anced Hardw are Setup • Set ting up dual v ideo car ds • Set ting up multiple monit ors • Set ting up RAID 8513162.book Page 35 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup 36 Se t ting up du al v ideo cards If your computer ha s two high-end graphics cards installed, y ou can enable the SLI conne ction between two cards so that both car ds work as a single card, deliv ering ultr a-high frame rat es f or a single gaming monitor . T o set up t he single -monit or SLI connection: 1 R e ...
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www.gatewa y.com 37 5 Right -click on the W indows deskt op, then clic k NVI DIA Control P anel . The NVIDIA C ontr ol P ane l Vie w Selec tion dialog bo x opens (this dialog bo x opens only th e first time that you open the NVIDIA Control P anel) . 6 C lick Adv anced Settings , then click OK . T he NV IDIA Co nt ro l Pa n el opens. 8513162.book Pa ...
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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup 38 7 In the Select a T ask list on the lef t side of the contr ol panel, under 3D Settings , cl ick Set SL I configu ration . The Set SLI C onfigu ration scr een opens . 8 C lick Enable SLI technolog y (recommended) , then cli ck Apply . If t he Applica tions Sh ut down R eq uired mes sage bo x opens, c lick Ye s ...
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www.gatewa y.com 39 Se t ting up RA ID About RAID RAI D ( Redundant Array of Inexpensive/ In dependent Disks ) lets y our comput er use mu ltiple hard d riv es mor e ef ficien tly . Y our co mput er s uppo rts RAID 0, RAID 1 , RAID 5, an d RAID 10 . RAID 0 f or perf ormanc e RAID 0 le ts y our comput er see multiple har d dri ve s as a single dri v ...
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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup 40 Ho w it make s file storage che aper Becaus e RAI D 0 lets your computer s ee mu ltiple hard dri ves a s a single dr iv e , y ou can install s ev eral lo wer c apacity (le ss expensi ve) dri ve s and ha ve the same single-driv e stora ge simplicit y and capacity a s a larger , more e xpensiv e hard dri ve . Dra ...
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www.gatewa y.com 41 Dra wback RAID 1 tr eats the entire arra y as a single driv e with the st orage capac ity of the smalle st ph ysi cal dri ve in t he arr ay . So if you hav e two dr ive s (300 GB and 25 0 GB) in a R AID 1 arra y , y our computer onl y recogniz es a single dri ve wi th 25 0 GB total capac ity . RAID 5 and 1 0 f or bot h per f or ...
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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup 42 In the f ollowing gr aphic, each lett er r epresents a unique bloc k of data, and each column repre sents a separ ate har d driv e . Dra wback A RA ID 5 array is treated as one driv e with the capacity of all but one of the dri ves added toge ther . RAID 10 tr eats the entire arra y as a single driv e with tw i ...
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www.gatewa y.com 43 C onf iguring RAID Creating a RAID v olume Becaus e R AID can be configured so many w a ys, this pr oced ure cov ers onl y the ba sics. Th is procedur e assume s that no RAID has been defined y et. To c r e a t e a R A I D vo l u m e : 1 Install additional hard dri ve s as needed for y our R AID plan. For instruc tions on instal ...
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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup 44 Get ting help For mor e informati on on RAID c oncepts, configuration, and m a i n te na nc e, s e a rch for R A I D FAQ i n fo r m a t io n o n t h e Gateway T echnica l S up port We b s i te ( www. ga teway.c om ) or us e an In te rn et se a rch e n g in e to se a rch for: • RAI D • conf igu ring RA ID ? ...
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CHAP TER 5 45 Upgr ading Y our C omput er • Pre venting static electr icity disc harge • Opening th e cas e • Clos i n g t h e c as e • Adding or r eplacing memory • Adding or re placing an opt ical disc dr iv e • Rep la cin g th e m em o r y c a rd re a d e r • Adding or r eplacing a har d dri v e • Re p l a ci n g th e fro n t fa ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 46 Pr e v enting static elec tric ity dis c har ge The components inside y our co mputer ar e extr emely sensitiv e t o static elec tric ity , also kno wn as e lectro st atic dischar ge (ESD) . Bef ore o peni ng the comp ut er ca se , f ollo w th es e gui delin es : • We ar a grounding wrist str ap (a v ailable ...
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www.gatewa y.com 47 Opening t he cas e Y our compute r case pr ov ide s easy acces s to int ern al components. R emo v ing t he side pan el T o remo ve the side panel: 1 F ollow t he instr ucti ons in “P re ve nting static elec tric ity dischar ge” on page 46 . 2 Shut down y our compu ter , then disconnect the po wer cord and modem, network, an ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 48 6 Li ft the co v er r ele as e le v er , th en sw in g the si de pan el away fr om th e c o m pu te r . 8513162.book Page 48 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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www.gatewa y.com 49 R emo v ing t he f r ont bez e l To r e m o v e t h e f r o n t b e z e l : • Pu sh on the three spring tabs, grasp the r ig ht side of the fr on t be zel, the n pu ll th e be z e l ou t and awa y from the cas e . Spring ta bs 8513162.book Page 49 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 50 C lo sing t he ca s e R eplac ing t he f ront be z el T o rep lace the f ront bez el: 1 Insert th e tabs on th e left sid e of the b ezel into the sl ots in the left s ide o f the co mputer . 2 S wing the right side of the bez el in so the tabs on the ri g ht s i d e o f th e b eze l g o in to th e s l ot s o ...
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www.gatewa y.com 51 2 Insert the bott om edge of the side panel into the inside bottom ed ge o f the com pu t e r , then swing th e s ide pan el in towar d the top o f the co mpu ter to sec u re it i nto plac e. 3 R eplace the side panel thumbs cre w . 4 Reconnec t the cabl es and pow er cord. Addi ng or r eplac ing memo r y When y ou upgrade the c ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 52 3 Find the memory module banks on your s yst em board. 4 If you ar e remo ving a DIMM fr om the memory module bank, gen tly pull the p lasti c ta bs awa y from the si des of the memory modu le and remov e it. - OR - If y ou are a dding a DIMM t o an empty memory module bank, gen tly pull the p lasti c ta bs aw ...
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www.gatewa y.com 53 9 T urn on your comput er . W indows starts and t he Windo ws deskt op appears. 10 C lick ( Star t ), r i g h t - c li c k Computer , th en clic k Propert ies . The amount of mem ory in your computer is dis played. Addi ng or r eplac ing an optic al dis c dri v e T o add o r rep lace a n opti cal di sc drive: 1 R emov e the side ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 54 4 Re move t he driv e thumbscr ew f rom the optical driv e. 5 Slide the dri ve release lat ch t owar d the ba ck of the computer t o release the driv e . 6 Slide the dri ve f orward and ou t of t he driv e bay . Dri ve t humbsc re w 8513162.book Page 54 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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www.gatewa y.com 55 7 If y ou ar e replacing a dri ve , not e any jumper se ttings on the old driv e and set the jumpers on the new driv e to be t he same . If y ou are instal ling a ne w dri ve , f ollo w the manufac tur er ’ s instructions. 8 Slide the new dri ve into t he dri ve bay , li ne up the thum bscrew hole o n the drive bay with the sc ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 56 4 R emov e the t humbs cr ew hold ing the car d reader in th e dri ve bay . 5 Slide the c ard reader out of the case . 6 Slide the new card r eader into the ba y fr om the f ront of the ca se , then slid e the dri v e relea se lat ch f orw ard t o lock th e dr iv e i nt o pla ce . Y ou do no t need t o re plac ...
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www.gatewa y.com 57 Addi ng or r eplac ing a har d dri v e T o add o r re plac e a har d drive: 1 R emov e the side p anel by f ollo wing t he instruc tions in “Remo ving t he side panel” on page 47 . 2 Slide the dri ve slot’ s re lease lat ch to war d you t o unlock it (or it ma y alr eady be unloc ked) . 3 If y ou are adding a ne w driv e , ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 58 5 R emov e the har d dri ve b y sliding it out of the dr iv e bay . 6 Slid e the new drive int o the driv e bay , then sec ure it in the driv e bay by slid ing the driv e release latch back. 7 If you are r eplacing a driv e , reconnect the driv e cables using y our not es f rom St ep 4 . If y ou are i nstallin ...
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www.gatewa y.com 59 11 If you installed a ne w primary driv e: • Form at an d part it ion the drive accord ing to the manufac tur er ’ s instructions. • Instal l Window s using the operating syst em D VD that came wit h your comput er . For mor e infor mation on r est oring y our s yst em, see “R ecov ering your sy stem” on page 1 18 . R ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 60 3 Disconnect t he fan cable fr om the syst em board. The location of the fan connec tion m a y vary , so tr ace the fan c ab l e fro m t h e fan to th e sys te m b o a rd . 4 R emove the f an mount by pre ssing in on the f lat area ( 1 ) near the f ront, then r otating the fa n moun t (2) back. 5 Slide the old ...
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www.gatewa y.com 61 6 Sl i d e th e ne w fan i n to th e fan mo un t . 7 Insert t he tabs on the r ear of the f an mou nt int o the slots pro vided, then rota te the mount into place . The mount should loc k into place. 8 Reconnec t the fan cable to t he sy st e m board. 9 Replace the f an cov er . 10 Re place the side panel by f ollowing the instr ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 62 R eplac ing t he r ear f an T o rep lace the r ear f an: 1 R emov e the side p anel by f ollo wing t he instruc tions in “Remo ving t he side panel” on page 47 . 2 Disconnect t he fan cable fr om the syst em board. The location of the fan connec tion m a y vary , so tr ace the fan c ab l e fro m t h e fan ...
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www.gatewa y.com 63 3 Rem ove th e fou r s crews th a t s ecu re t he fa n to t he i n si d e back of the comput er , then r emove t he fan f rom inside the computer . Note t he orientation of the fan and install the n ew fan the sam e way . 4 Ins ert th e new f an int o th e comput er and line it up wit h the scr ew holes on the back of the comput ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 64 R eplac ing t he po w er suppl y T o replac e the pow er supply: 1 R emov e the side p anel by f ollo wing t he instruc tions in “Remo ving t he side panel” on page 47 . Mak e sur e that y ou di sconnect t he power cable. 2 Dis conn ect the pow er su ppl y cable s f r om all components (such as hard dri v ...
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www.gatewa y.com 65 9 R econne c t the power supply cables u sing your note s from S te p 2 . 10 Re place the side panel by f ollowing the instruc tions in “R epl aci ng t he si de pane l” on p age 50 . R eplac ing t he heat sink and pr oce s s or T o rep lace the h eat sink and pr ocessor: 1 R emov e the side p anel by f ollo wing t he instruc ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 66 4 Loo sen the f our scr ew s that secur e the heat si nk to t he s ys t em boar d, t hen remo v e t he hea t sink . (T he s cr e w s cannot be comple tel y re mov ed.) 5 Re lease the proce ssor b y pushing down on the le ver , th en l i fti n g th e leve r c o m p le te ly u p . Caution Th e heat sink has T he ...
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www.gatewa y.com 67 6 Remove the p rocessor from the system boa rd. 7 Install t he new pr oces sor ont o the s yst em board making sure that P in 1 on the proces sor (indicated by t he silk -s creened arr ow on the corner of the pr ocess or) aligns with P in 1 on the proces sor soc k et (indicated b y the abs ence of a pin hole in the proces sor so ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 68 3 Remove the screw tha t secures th e fron t I/O assemb ly to the computer , then remov e the I/O assembly . 4 Remove the scre w tha t secures the front I/O p ane l b oard to t he com puter , then remo ve the I/O panel board b y pushing it tow ard the back of the com puter . 5 Disconnect t he cable fr om the o ...
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www.gatewa y.com 69 Addi ng or r eplac ing an e xpansion car d T o add or repla ce an expansion card: 1 R emov e the side p anel by f ollo wing t he instruc tions in “Remo ving t he side panel” on page 47 . 2 L oosen the thumbsc rew on t he expansion c ard cov er . Important Y o ur comput er har dwar e options and port locati ons may v ary fr o ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 70 3 Open the expansion card cov er . 4 For more stability , place your computer on its side. T o a void sc rat c hing the cas e , place it on a tow el or other non-abra siv e surf ace. 5 If y ou are r eplacing a card, disconnect any cables t hat ar e at tac hed t o t he ca rd, notin g the ir l ocati ons and orie ...
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www.gatewa y.com 71 6 Re move t he old expansion ca rd (if necessa ry ) . Y ou can slightly s eesaw the card end-to-end to loo sen it, but do not bend the card side wa ys. T o remov e a card (suc h as a v ideo card) f rom t he PCI Expr ess slot, pre ss the car d rele ase le v er bef or e tr yin g to remove th e c ard. 7 Install the new car d into t ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 72 R eplac ing t he s y st em bat t er y If the com puter clock d oes no t keep time or the settin gs in the BIOS Setup utility are not sa ved wh en you tur n off y our computer , replac e the sy stem batt er y . Use a batt er y of the same si z e and voltag e as th e original ba tt ery that w as i n your compute ...
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www.gatewa y.com 73 8 Pry the batt ery out of the sock et. 9 Mak e sure t hat the posi tive (+) side of the ne w batt ery is fa cin g u p, th e n p re ss th e b a tte r y i nto th e so cket u nt i l it sna ps into pla ce. 10 R eturn y our comput er to i ts upright po sition. 11 Re place the side panel by f ollowing the instruc tions in “R epl aci ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 74 5 Remove th e fa n cover by h ol di ng c ab les o ut of th e way and pulli ng the cov er aw ay fr om the computer . 6 Find the memory module banks on your s yst em board. 7 Gently pull the pla stic tabs aw a y from t he sides of the memo ry mo dule s, t hen r em ov e t hem. Caution Th e heat si nk ha s therma ...
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www.gatewa y.com 75 8 L oo s e n t h e f o u r s c r e w s t ha t s ec u r e t he h ea t s i n k t o t h e sy st em board, then re move t he heat sink. (Thes e sc re ws cannot be comple tel y re mov ed.) 9 Disconnect t he power and data cables f rom t he syst em board, noting the ir loc ations and orientation. (Y ou will reconnec t the cables af te ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 76 10 Remove the sev en syst e m b oa rd screw s. 11 L ift the s yst em board up and ou t of the cas e. 12 Align the ne w sy stem boar d on the standoff s and sec ure it in to the co mp uter case with th e screw s. 13 If your r eplacement syst em board does not include a proce ssor , go to Step 14 . -OR - If y ou ...
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www.gatewa y.com 77 14 R elease the pr oces sor fr om the old sy stem board b y push ing dow n on the le ve r , then lif ting the le v er complet el y up. 15 R emove the proces sor fr om the old sy stem boar d. 16 Install t he proce ssor ont o the new s yst em board making sure that P in 1 on the proces sor (indicated by t he silk -s creened arr ow ...
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CHAPTER 5: Upgrading Your Com puter 78 17 Connec t the pow er and d ata cables u sing your note s from S te p 9 , or u se t he f ollow ing gr aphic a s a guide .. 18 Place the heat sink ov er t he process or , t hen tighten the scre ws tha t secure it to the system boa rd. 19 Align the notc hes on the memor y modules with the notc hes on the memory ...
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www.gatewa y.com 79 21 Re conne c t the expansion card cables using y our note s from S te p 3 . 22 Install t he fan cov er by fo llowin g the dir ections in “Replac ing the heat sink and proce ssor” on page 65 . 23 R eturn y our comput er to i ts upright po sition. 24 Re place the side panel by f ollowing the instruc tions in “R epl aci ng t ...
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CHAP TER 6 81 Maintaining Y our Co m p u te r • Set ting up a maint enance s chedule • Caring f or y our comput er • C leaning y our comput er • Updating W indo w s • Using BigFix • Managing har d dri ve space • Sch eduling ma int enance tasks • Mo ving f r om y our old comput er 8513162.book Page 81 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 82 Se t ting up a maint e nance s c he dule Use t he f ollowing tab le to set up a r e gular maintenance schedu le. Maint enance task W eekly Mont hly When ne ed ed Check for viruses X X X Run W indow s Updat e X X Manage har d dri ve space X Clean up hard dr iv es X X Scan har d dri ve f or er rors X X De fragm ...
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www.gatewa y.com 83 Car ing f or y our comput er T o extend t he l if e of your computer: • B e c a r e f u l n o t t o bu mp o r d r o p y o u r c o m p u t er , a n d d o not put any ob jects on top of it. T he case , although strong, i s not made t o support e xtra weight. • When transporting y ou r computer , we recommend that you put it i ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 84 C leaning y our comput er K eeping your computer c lean and the ve nts fr ee fr om dust helps k e ep y our computer perf orming at i ts best. Y ou may wan t to g at h e r th ese i te ms an d p u t to ge th e r a c o m p u te r cleaning kit: • A sof t, lint -f ree c loth • An aero sol can of air th at has ...
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www.gatewa y.com 85 C leaning t he k e yboar d Y ou should occasionally clean the k e yboar d to r emov e dust and lint trapped under the ke y s. T o cl ean the k e yboard : 1 Us e an aero sol ca n of air with a nar ro w , str aw-lik e ex tension t o remov e dust and lint trapped under the key s . 2 If y ou spill liquid on th e ke y board, turn of ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 86 C leaning optical dis cs Optical disc s (CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ra y Disc s) get dirty f rom fr equent hand ling. T o clean an op tica l disc : 1 Wip e fr om the cent er to the edge , not ar ound in a cir cle , using a pr odu c t made especiall y for t he purpos e. Updating W indo w s Windo ws Updat e hel ps y ou ...
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www.gatewa y.com 87 U sing BigF ix BigFix ma y be installed on your computer . BigFix monitors y our computer f or problems and conflic ts. It automaticall y gathers inf ormation about the lat est bugs, sec urity alerts, and update s from B ig Fi x s i tes o n th e I n ter ne t. W h e neve r B i g Fi x de te ct s a problem, it alerts y ou by fla sh ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 88 Managing har d dr i v e space Windo ws pro vide s se v eral utilities you can use t o check hard dri ve space , dele te unneces sary file s, defr agment files, a nd back up f iles. C hecking ha rd dri v e spac e T o c heck hard dr iv e space: 1 C lick ( Star t ), t h en c li c k Computer . T he Co mp u ter wi ...
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www.gatewa y.com 89 2 Right -clic k the driv e that y ou want to c heck f or av ailable fi le space , t hen clic k Prop erti es . D rive space in f orm ati on appears. Deleti ng unnece ss ar y fil es Delet e unnece s sary file s, such a s t emporary f iles and f iles in the R ecy c le B in, t o fr ee har d dr i v e spac e. T o delet e unnecessary f ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 90 2 C lick one of the options: • My files o nly cleans only the f olders for t he curr ently logg ed in user . • Files f rom all users on this comput er cl ea n s a ll fo l d e r s . The Disk Cl eanup Options dialog bo x opens. 3 C lick t o select t he types of files you w ant to delet e, t hen cli ck OK . ...
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www.gatewa y.com 91 3 C lick Check Now , then click Start . Y our driv e is check ed for errors . Th is p rocess m ay ta k e sev era l min utes. Aft er Windo ws has finished checking the driv e f or errors, it pr ovide s a summary of t he problems t hat it f ound. 4 Cor rec t any problems that ar e f ound by f ollow ing the on-scr een instr uctions ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 92 T o defragmen t th e har d drive: 1 Disconnect y our computer fr om the network. 2 C lick ( Star t ), All Programs , Acc essories , Sy st em T ools , then c lic k Disk Def ragment er . The Disk Def ragmente r dialog bo x opens. 3 C lick Def rag ment no w . T his proce ss ma y tak e hours to complete , dependi ...
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www.gatewa y.com 93 T o b a c k u p f i l e s : 1 C lick ( Star t ), t h en c li c k Computer . T he Co mp u ter wi nd ow o p e n s. 2 Right -click t he drive t hat you w ant to back up, clic k Propert ies , then click the To o l s tab. 3 C lick Back up Now , th en clic k R un a file b ackup now . 4 Follow the on-screen ins truc ti ons to select a ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 94 Sc heduling maint enance ta sks T ask Scheduler lets y ou schedule mainten ance tasks such as running Disk Defragmenter and c hecking your dri ve s for err ors. To s t a r t t h e Ta s k S c h e d u l e r : 1 C lick ( Star t ), All Programs , Acc essories , Sy st em T ools , then c lic k T ask Scheduler . The ...
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www.gatewa y.com 95 Mo v ing f r om y our old comput er T ran sf er ring f ile s and s et tings a ut omaticall y Y ou can mov e y our files, fol ders, sof tware sett ings, and us er account set tings (such a s displ a y , Interne t, and e -mail set tings) fr om your old computer t o your ne w one using W indows Easy T ransf er , pro vi d ing your o ...
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CHAPTER 6: Maintaining Your Computer 96 T ran sf erri ng file s an d se t tings manu all y Y ou can manually tr ansfer y our personal data f iles b y copy ing the m to remo v able media, su ch a s a w ritable dis c, an e x ter nal hard dri ve , a netw ork loca tion, or a flas h driv e. Fi ndin g y our documents M a n y p r o g r a m s s av e y o u ...
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www.gatewa y.com 97 Fin di n g ot h e r f il es Us e Windo ws Find or Sear ch t o locat e other person al data files. Fo r mor e infor mation, see y our online User G u id e . Y ou can oft en identify diff erent data f ile types b y looking at the fil e’s ext ensi on (the par t of the file n ame f ollo wing t he la st period) . For ex ample, a do ...
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CHAP TER 7 99 T roubleshooting • Sa fety gu i d e l i n es • T r y th ese steps fi r st • Erro r m essa ges • Int erne t and netw orking • Po w e r • Display • Printing • Optical disc s • Me m o r y c a rd re ad er • Mouse • Key b o a r d • File s • Memory • Audio • Passwo rd s • Expansion cards • Media C enter • ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 100 S af ety guideline s While troublesh oo ting you r co mpu t e r , follow these safety guid elines: T r y the s e st ep s first If y ou ha v e pr obl ems wit h y ou r co mput er , try t he se t hi ng s fi rst : • C heck all cab le connections, including power . • If an e rror messag e ap pea rs on the screen , wri ...
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www.gatewa y.com 101 Er r or me s sage s Erro r mes sag e Action “I ns uffi cie nt di sk space” See “ Y ou get an “I nsuffic ient disk sp ace” error m essage” on p age 1 1 1 . “Data e rro r ” See “Y ou get a “Data e rro r ” me ssage ” on page 1 1 2 . “General failure read ing drive C” See “T he hard dr iv e cannot be a ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 102 Int erne t and ne tw orking Internet If you do not find a solution to y our problem in this secti on, the issue ma y be networking related. See “N etwork ing” on page 1 06 fo r m o r e i n fo r m a t i o n . Y ou cannot connec t to the Int er net • If you are u sin g a cabl e or DSL modem, m ak e su re that the ...
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www.gatewa y.com 103 P eople are sending y ou e-m ails, but yo u hav e not receiv ed them • C lick t he Rece ive or Send and Re ceiv e button in your e-mail progr am. This c hec ks your mail server f or inco min g e -m ai l. • Mak e sure that your account with your Inter net service pro vider (ISP) is s et up corr ectl y . Contac t y our ISP f ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 104 Modem (dial -up) See a lso “Internet and netw orking” on pag e 1 02 . Y our modem does not dial or do es not connect • Mak e sure that the modem cable is pl ugged into the mod em jac k an d not t he Et her ne t or th e PH ONE ne tw ork jack. • Mak e sure that your computer is connect ed to t he telephone line ...
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www.gatewa y.com 105 Y ou cannot connec t to the Int er net • The ISP ma y be hav ing tec hnical diff iculties . Contac t your ISP f or t echnical support. • R ev iew t he trouble shooting inf ormation under “Int ernet and networking” on page 1 02 . Y our 56K modem does not connec t at 56K Current F CC regula tio ns restrict a ctual dat a t ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 106 3 C lick t he Modem t a b , t h e n a d j u s t t h e Speaker vo lu me control. 4 C lick OK twice t o close t he dia log box es. Netw orking For mor e informati on, see the Networking chapter in y our User Gu i de . Y ou cannot see t he other c ompute rs on y our netwo rk • If a netw ork cable i s connect ed to y o ...
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www.gatewa y.com 107 Po w e r Y our compute r will not tur n on • Ma ke su r e th at th e p owe r c o rd i s c o n n ecte d to a n AC power sour ce and to y our computer , and that y our computer is turned on. If your power cables are co nnected to a powe r st rip, m ake su re it is turn ed on . • T est th e outlet b y plugging in a work ing de ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 108 Th e color is not unif orm • Mak e sure t hat the displa y war ms up f or at least 30 minut es be for e making a final judgment ab out color unif ormity . T h e t e x t o n t h e d i s p l a y i s d i m o r d i f f i c u l t t o r e a d • Adjust the brightnes s and contrast controls. • C hange the displ ay se t ...
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www.gatewa y.com 109 • R einstall t he print er dri v er . See your print er’s u ser guid e for instru ction s. • W ait un til files ha ve been print ed befor e sending additional files t o the print er . • If you print large fi les or ma ny files at on e time, you may wa nt to add a dditional memor y t o the pri nter . See the print er doc ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 110 • The region al code of the mov ie disc may not matc h your dri ve’ s r egional code . Pla y only dis cs wit h a regional code f o r your regio n. Th e DVD reg ion al co d e for the U ni t e d Stat es and Canada is 1 , and the regional code f or Mexico is 4 . The Blu-ra y region al code for Nort h and Sou th Amer ...
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www.gatewa y.com 111 Ke y b o a r d The ke yboar d does not work • Ma ke su r e th at th e keyb o ar d c ab l e i s p lu gg e d i n corr ectl y . • C lea n the k e yboard by u sing an aeros ol ca n of air with a narr ow , stra w-lik e ex tension t o remov e dust and lint trapped under the k e ys. • T ry a k ey board that y ou know works t o m ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 112 A file w as accidental ly delet ed • If a fi le wa s delet ed wh ile holding do wn t he S HIFT key, or if the Recycle Bi n has b een empt ied sin ce the fi le was dele ted, t he file cannot be r est ored . T o restore delet ed files: 1 Double-clic k th e Re cyc le Bi n icon. 2 Rig h t- cli ck th e f il e yo u wan t ...
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www.gatewa y.com 113 Checking th e hard dr ive fo r errors Us e Error -checking if you encoun ter har d driv e problems. Err or -chec king examine s the hard dri ve f or file and f older problems, then corr ects t he data problems that it finds. T o check the h ard driv e for errors: 1 C lick ( Star t ) th en c lic k Comput er . The Com p uter wi n ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 114 Y ou see a “Not en ough memo ry ” error messa ge • C los e all progr ams, then re start y our comput er . • If you continue to rece iv e this error mes sage , consider adding more memory to y our computer . Au d i o Y ou are not get ting sound fro m the speak ers • Mak e sure that t he volume controls ar e ...
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www.gatewa y.com 115 Expansion car ds The co mputer does not recognize an e xpansion card • R estart y our computer . • Mak e sure that y ou hav e installed the required sof twar e. For mor e informati on, see your expansion car d’s documentation. • R emov e the card fr om your comput er ’ s expansion slot, then reinst all th e card. Medi ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 116 • Screen resolution —Many TVs cannot display the high re solution th at your comput er ’ s video signal u se s, and may sh ift, scramb le, or scroll th e picture. For a b ett er pic ture o n a TV di spla y , y ou ma y ne ed t o lo w er t he comp ute r’s s cr een re soluti on t o 800 × 6 00 or 640 × 480. For ...
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www.gatewa y.com 117 C hec king f or de v ice problems F aul ty dev i ces or co rrup t device drivers c an cause a variety of problems on y our computer . Checking the condition of sy stem de vices and t he status of their dri vers can help pinpoint the problem. T o che ck for device pro blem s: 1 C lick ( Star t ), t y p e device manag er , th en ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 118 R eco v ering y our s y st em Y ou ca n solv e most computer problems b y follo wing the informati on in “T r y these st eps first” on page 1 00 or in the tec hnical support pages at www.g ate w ay .com . Problem solving may also involv e reinst alli ng so me o r all of the comput er’s s oftw ar e (also cal led ...
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www.gatewa y.com 119 Cre ating reco v ery disc s If your computer e xperiences probl ems that are not reco ver able by other met hods, you ma y need to re install the Windo ws oper ating sy stem and f ac tory-loaded sof tw are and dri vers. T o reinstall using discs, you mu st creat e the set of recovery discs beforehan d. T o crea te recove r y di ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 120 The C re a te B a ckup D i sc dialog bo x opens. This dialog bo x tells y ou the numbe r of blank, recordable discs y ou will need to complet e the reco very discs. Mak e sure that y ou hav e the required number of iden tical, blank discs ready bef ore continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the dri ve indicated in th ...
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www.gatewa y.com 121 R eco v er ing pre-installed s of tw are and dri v ers As a tro ubleshooting st ep, you ma y need t o reinsta ll the sof twar e and dev ice driv ers that came pre-installed on your computer f rom t he fac tory . Y ou can reco ver u sing either y our hard dri ve or the back up discs y ou hav e creat ed. • New sof tware —If y ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 122 3 C lick Contents . A list of sof twar e and d e vice dri v ers opens. 4 C lick the install icon f or the item y ou w ant t o inst all, then f ollow the on-screen prompts t o complete the insta llat ion. Repeat this step for each item you want to r einstall. R e turning t o a pre viou s s y st em conditio n Mic ros o ...
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www.gatewa y.com 123 2 On the left side of the window , clic k Re p a ir Wi n d ow s using S ystem Restore , then click Next . The Cho ose a restore po i nt dialog bo x opens. 3 C lick the r est ore point y ou w ant, clic k Ne xt , then click Finish . A confirmation mes sage bo x appears. 4 C lick Ye s . Y our syst em is re stor ed using t he r est ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 124 R ec o vering from within Window s Vista T o reinst all Windo ws Vista and all pre -installed sof tware and drivers: 1 C lick ( Star t ), All Programs , Ga tewa y , then click Gat e wa y R eco v ery Manag ement . Ga t eway R ecove ry Manage men t opens. 2 C lick t he Re s to r e t a b , t h e n c l i c k R estore sys ...
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www.gatewa y.com 125 R eco veri ng from the hard driv e during startup T o reinstall W indow s V ista and all pre-installed softw are and drivers: 1 T urn on y our computer , then pr ess A LT +F1 0 during startup. Gate way Recov ery Manageme nt opens. 2 C lick Rest ore s yst em fro m fact ory def ault . 3 C lick Next t o continue. Y our hard dri ve ...
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CHAPTER 7: Troublesho oting 126 T ec hnical support Bef o re calling Gat e w a y C ust omer Care If you ha ve a t echnical problem with y our computer , follo w thes e recommendations befor e contacting Gate wa y C ustomer Care: • Mak e sure that your computer is conne ct ed corr ect ly t o an A C po wer outle t that is supply ing power . If you ...
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AP P ENDI X A 127 L egal Notices • Important saf e ty inf ormation • R egulatory compliance statements • En vir onmental inf ormation • Notice s 8513162.book Page 127 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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APPENDIX A: Legal Notices 128 Important s af ety inf ormation Y our G ateway sys tem i s d esi g ne d an d teste d to me et th e la tes t s t an da rds for sa fety of in for ma ti o n technology equipme nt. Howe ver , to ensure safe us e o f this product, it i s impo rtant that the safety instruction s marked on the product and in the do cumentatio ...
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www.gatewa y.com 129 • D o n o t w a l k o n t h e p o w e r c o r d o r a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o r e s t o n i t . • Do no t spill an yt hing on the s ys tem. The be st w ay to a v oid spills is to av oid ea ting and drinking near your system. • Some p roduct s hav e a replacea ble CMOS batt ery on the sy st em board . Th ere is a dange ...
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APPENDIX A: Legal Notices 130 FC C dec lar ation of conf ormit y R esponsib le party: Gatewa y , Inc . 7565 I r v i n e C e n ter D r i ve Irvine , CA 9 2 6 18 Phone: 800- 846- 2 000 Th is de vice c omplies w ith P art 15 o f the FC C Ru les. Op eration of this de vic e is subjec t to the f o llowing two condi tions : (1 )this device ma y not cause ...
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www.gatewa y.com 131 Canada Ind ustry Ca nada (IC ) U nin tentional emitter per ICES -0 0 3 Th is digital apparatu s doe s not e xceed t he C las s B limits f or r adio nois e emis sions f rom d igital apparatus as set out in the radio interf erence regulatio ns of Industry Ca nada. Le prése n t appareil nu mérique n’émet pas de brui ts radi o ...
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APPENDIX A: Legal Notices 132 T ele v ision ant enna connec t ors pr ot ec tion (f or system s fi tted wi th T V / c a b l e T V tu n e r c a rd s) E xte rn a l te l evi s i o n a n te n n a g ro u n d i n g If an ou ts id e an ten na o r ca bl e s ystem is to be c on n ected to your Ga teway PC, m ake s u re th a t th e antenna or cable system is ...
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www.gatewa y.com 133 P o we r lines Do not loc ate th e ant enna near o ver head light or powe r cir cuits, or wher e it could fa ll into suc h pow er line s or c irc uits. Wa rn i n g When installing or realigning an outside antenna syst em, extr em e care should be tak en t o keep f rom t ouching suc h power lines or c irc uits. Co ntact wit h th ...
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APPENDIX A: Legal Notices 134 En vi r onmental inf ormation The product yo u hav e purchased contai ns extrac ted natural resources that hav e been used in the manufac t uring process. This product may contain substances known to be hazardous t o the envir onme nt or to human he alth. T o pre vent release s of har mful su bstance s into the en v ir ...
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www.gatewa y.com 135 T rademark ac kno wledgm ents Gate wa y and the Bl ack -and-White Spot Design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gat ew a y , Inc. in the U.S. and ot her countrie s. Intel, Int el Inside logo, and P entium are regist ered trademarks and MM X is a trademar k of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are tr ...
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APPENDIX A: Legal Notices 136 8513162.book Page 136 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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137 A AC powe r connector 9 accessories safety preca utions 129 activi ty indi cato rs See indi cators applicat ion buttons 23 applicat ion key 22 , 23 arrow keys 22 , 23 audio audio in jack 9 center speak er jack 9 configur ing jacks 33 front speak er jack 10 headp hone j ack 10 line i n ja ck 9 line o ut ja ck 10 micr ophone j ack 7 , 9 muting 31 ...
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138 Index replacing 53 See also optical d rive troubleshoot ing 109 cellular phone memory cards 30 Certif icate of Authe nticity 3 cleani ng audio CD 86 case 84 CD 86 computer scree n 85 DVD 86 keyboard 85 LCD panel 85 mouse 85 screen 85 cleaning C RT screen 85 clickin g 25 closin g computer case 50 front beze l 50 unresponsi ve program 20 Com pact ...
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139 www.gatewa y.com locati ng USB port 7 , 10 digita l video cam era locatin g IEEE 1394 port 7 , 10 DIMM See memory direct ional key s 22 , 23 Disk Cleanup 89 Disk Defragmenter 91 displa y cleani ng 85 troubleshoot ing 109 docum enta tion User Guide 2 doubl e-cli ckin g 25 dragg ing 25 drivers re-inst alling 118 , 121 drives backing up fi les 92 ...
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140 Index 126 serial numb er 3 , 126 Suppor t 2 Gate way R ecovery Center re-inst alling driv ers 121 re-inst alling program s 121 re-inst alling softwar e 121 H hard driv e adding 57 backing up fi les 92 checking for errors 90 , 113 checking f or free sp ace 88 defra gme ntin g 91 dele ting fi les and fol ders 89 replacing 57 scanning for errors 9 ...
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141 www.gatewa y.com Authen ticity 3 model number 3 , 126 serial numb er 3 , 126 LCD panel cleani ng 85 troubleshoot ing 107 , 109 light s See indi cators line i n ja ck 9 , 10 line o ut ja ck 10 M mainten ance backing up fi les 92 BigFix 87 checking for drive errors 90 , 113 check ing hard drive space 88 cleani ng case 84 cleani ng CD 86 cleani ng ...
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142 Index multime dia adjust ing v olum e 31 play ing B lu-r ay 29 play ing D VD 28 using Windo ws Media Play er 28 , 29 MultiMe diaCard 30 muting s ound 31 N naviga tion keys 21 , 23 netwo rk jack 9 , 17 troubleshoot ing 106 numeri c key pad 22 , 23 indic ator 22 , 23 O openin g computer case 47 file s 25 fold ers 25 front beze l 49 prog rams 25 s ...
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143 www.gatewa y.com RAID 5 41 RAM See memory rebooting computer 20 recordable drive 6 recording audio files 29 optical d iscs 29 recovering defau lts 123 drivers 118 , 121 pro gram s 118 , 121 software 118 , 121 system 118 with Gateway Rec overy Center 121 with W indows Syst em Resto re 122 re-inst alling defau lts 123 drivers 118 , 121 pro gram s ...
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144 Index sound adjusting 31 controls 31 muting 31 speaker jack 10 speakers conf iguring 33 Stand by m ode 7 starting comput er 18 prog rams 25 starting com puter 7 static elec tri city 46 surge prot ector 16 system batter y replacing 72 system bo ard replacing 73 system i dentificati on lab el 3 , 126 T Task Schdeul er 94 techin al support Suppor ...
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145 www.gatewa y.com Windows Easy Transfer 95 Windows key 22 , 23 Win dows Sy stem Res tore 118 Window s Up date 86 wired Ethernet troubleshoot ing 106 working safely 14 X xD 30 Z Zip drive 92 8513162.book Page 145 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:09 PM ...
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