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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 .
Contents ii Creating disc s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using t he memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Memory card t ypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents iv Optica l discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Memory card re ader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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 .
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 .
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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.
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) .
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.
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 .
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 .
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) .
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 .
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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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 o.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 do.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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) .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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) .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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) .
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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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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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 .
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 keyboa.
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.
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 le.
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 ma.
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 .
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 softwa.
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 .
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.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Gateway FX542X c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Gateway FX542X - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Gateway FX542X, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Gateway FX542X va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Gateway FX542X, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Gateway FX542X.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Gateway FX542X. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Gateway FX542X ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
