Gateway 200stm schematic

1 Checking Out Your Gateway 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Keyboard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Identifying your model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Gateway model number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Gateway serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Internal wireless label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Finding your specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 Checking Out Your Gateway 200 Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Left Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Right Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Starting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Waking up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Turning off your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Restarting (rebooting) your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting to the docking station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Separating from the docking station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Internet button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the EZ Pad touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Connecting to a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Broadband Internet connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

4Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

HelpSpot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Searching for a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

HelpSpot videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Using eSupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

5 Windows Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

About the Windows environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Using the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Adding icons to the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Identifying window items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Viewing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Creating folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Using the Windows Search utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

6 Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

7 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the DVD or recordable CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Changing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Adjusting the volume in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Adjusting the volume in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Listening to CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Listening to CDs in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Listening to CDs in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Recording and playing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using MusicMatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Playing CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Creating MP3 music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Editing track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Building a music library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Changing the music library display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Listening to Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Using a recordable CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Creating data CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Creating music CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Copying CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

8 Sending and Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Installing and configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Installing Fax in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Configuring Fax in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Configuring Fax in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Sending a simple fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Setting up your cover page template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Faxing from programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Faxing a scanned document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Receiving and viewing a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Automatically retry sending a fax in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Automatically cancelling a fax in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

9 Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Recalibrating the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Changing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Changing power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Changing the power scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Changing alarm options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Activating and using Hibernate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Changing SpeedStep settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

10 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

11 Customizing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Adjusting the screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Changing the touchpad settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

12 Networking Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Benefits of networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Sharing a single Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Sharing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Sharing peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Streaming audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Playing multi-player games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Selecting a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Using a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Example wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Using a wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Example access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Equipment you need fo r an access point wireles s Ethernet network . . . . . . 196

Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Equipment you need fo r a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . 198

For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Using your notebook on a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Installing and configu ring your notebook fo r Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . 199

Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

13 Moving from Your Old Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Finding your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Transferring Internet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Setting up your ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Transferring your e-mail and address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Transferring your Internet shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Installing your old printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Installing a USB printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Installing a parallel port printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Installing your old programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

14 Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Creating an emergency startup diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Protecting your computer from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Using Disk Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Using the Scheduled Task Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Cleaning the computer screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

15 Restoring Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Using the Restoration CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Reinstalling device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Updating device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Reinstalling programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Reinstalling Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

16 Upgrading Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Adding and removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Adding or replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

17 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Software support tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

CD, DVD, or recordable CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Device installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Before calling Gateway Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Tutoring and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

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This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your notebook. Read this chapter to learn:

■ How to identify the features of your Gateway notebook

■ How to locate your notebook’s model and serial

number

■ How to locate the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

■ How to locate the specifications for your notebook

■ What accessories are ava ilable for your notebook

Tips & Tricks T o access the c ontents of this guide while y ou

are trav eling, clic k Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Utilities. You can also download an electronic copy from support.gateway.com/support/manlib/

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Front

LCD panel r elease la tch

Component Description

LCD panel release latch Open the LCD panel by sliding the release latch to the right.

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Left side

Modem jack

Ethernet jack

USB port

Power connector

IEEE 1394 port

Microphone

jack

PC card eject button

Headphone jack

PC card slot

Component Icon Description

Modem jack Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more information, see

“Connectin g the mode m” on page 46.

Ethernet jack Plug a 10/100 Ethernet network cable into this jack. For more

information, see “Connecting to a wired Ethernet network” on page 47 and “Networking Your Computer” on page 187.

Power connector Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector. USB port Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB

Iomega™ Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this por t.

IEEE 1394 port Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire

(such as a digital camcorder) into this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port.

Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this jack.

or i.Link®) device

Headphone jack Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. The built-in

speakers and docking station speakers are turned off when speakers or headphones are plugged into this jack.

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Component Icon Description

PC Card eject button

PC Card slot Insert one Type I or Type II PC Card into this slot. For more

Press the eject button to remove the PC Card from the PC Card slot. For more information, see “Adding and removing a PC Card” on page 242.

information, see “Adding and removing a PC Card” on page 242.

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Right side

Ventilation fan

Component Icon Description

Ventilation fan Helps cool internal components. Do not block or insert objects into

these slots.

USB port Plug USB (UniversalSerial Bus) devices (such as a USB Iomega™

Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port.

Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor into this port.

USB port

Monitor port

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Back

Component Icon Description

Kensington

lock slot

Kensington™ lock slot

Secure your computer to an object by connecting a Kensington cable lock to this slot.

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Bottom

Battery bay

Battery latch

Memory bay

Battery latch

Docking port

Mini PCI bay

System identification label

Component Icon Description

Battery latch Slide to release the battery. Memory bay Install a memory module into this bay. For more information, see

“Adding or replacing memory” on page 246.

Battery bay Insert the battery into this bay. For more information, see

“Changing batteries” on page 151.

Docking port Connect the docking station to this port.

Warning! Power is passe d throu gh thi s connec tion. This d oc king connection is certified to UL 1950 for use only with Gateway 200

docking stati ons. Mini PCI bay The optional wireless Ethernet mini PCI card is located in this bay. System

identification label

Includes the product model number. For more information, see

“Identifying your model” on page 10.

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Ke yboard area

For information on using your keyboard, see “Using the keyboard” on page 37.

Power button

Keyboard

Speakers Touchpad

Status indicators

Internet button

Component Icon Description

Internet button Press this button to open your Web browser. For more

information, see “Internet button” on page 41.

Status indicators Inform you when a drive is in use or when a button has

been pressed that aff ects ho w the ke yboa rd is used. F or more information, see “Status indicators” on page 35.

Touchpad Provides all the functionality of a mouse. For more

information, see “Using the EZ Pad touchpad” on page 43.

Speakers Provide audio output when headphones or amplified

speakers are not plugged in.

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Keyboard area

Component Icon Description

Keyb oard Provi des al l the f e atur es of a f ull-si ze d 82-k e y k e ybo ard.

For more information, see “Using the keyboard” on page 37.

Pow er button Press to turn the pow er o n or o ff . You can also configur e

the power button for Standby/Resume mode. For more information on configuring the power button mode, see “Changing power settings” on page 155.

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Identifying your model

Important The l abels show n in this s ection ar e for informat ional

purposes only. Label information varies b y mode l, fea tures ordered, and location.

Gateway model number

The label on the bottom of your notebook conta ins informa tion that identifies your notebook model and its features. Gateway T echnical Support will need this information if you call for assistance.

Gateway model number

Gateway serial number

You can locate the Gateway serial number:

■ Printed on a white sticker on the bottom or back of your notebook.

■ Printed on the customer invoice that came with your notebook. The

invoice also contains your customer ID number.

■ Displayed in HelpSpot in Windows XP. Click Start, Help and Suppor t, then

click

View product serial number.

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Internal wireless label

A label similar to the following indicates your computer contains a wireless communications device. The label is located on the bottom of your notebook.

IEEE 802.11b RLAN Approvals: FCC ID HFS9550015318 CANADA ID 1787104509A

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the bottom of your notebook includes the product key code for your operating system.

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Finding your specifications

For more information about your computer , such as memory size, memory type , and hard drive size, go to the eSupport page at support.gateway.com additional Gateway do cumentation and detai led specifications.

My Computer Info link in HelpSpot or visit Gateway’ s

. The eSupport page also has links to

In Windows XP, view your computer’s serial number by clicking

Support

clicking

, then clicking View system serial number. Check your specifications by

Start, Help and Support, then clicking See your PC’s configuration.

Start, Help and

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Finding your sp ecifications

You can also find out more about your computer at the Gateway eSupport site. Visit support.gateway.com

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Accessories

Gateway offers accessories that can help you make the most of using your notebook. To order accessories, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com

Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapt ers

If you run your notebook on battery power for extended periods, you may want to buy an additional battery so you can swap batteries when necessary. See “Changing batteries” on page 151 for more information about using an additional battery in your notebook.

With an automobile/airplane power adapter, you can save battery power by plugging your notebook into an automobile cigarette lighter or an airplane in-flight power receptacle.

Carrying cases

Gateway has large-capacity carrying cases if you need additional space for accessories or supplies.

Docking station

Although you can attach devices directly to your notebook, a docking station lets you make all of those conn ections at o ne t ime. Wh en yo u trav el with y our notebook, you merely disconnect from the docking station instead of unplugging all the devices.

A docking station also provides additi onal ports an d other exp ansion features not included with your notebook. See “Checking Out Your Ga teway 200 Docking Station” on page 17 for more information about using a docking station with your notebook .

Peripheral de vices

Y ou c an attach devices ( such as a keyboard, m ouse, printer , or monitor) to your notebook or docking station.

Memory

Large programs, such as multimedia games or graphics programs, use a lot of memory . If your programs a re running more slo wly than you think they sho uld, try adding more memory. See “Adding or replacing memory” on page 246 for more information.

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Accessories

Printers

Y ou ca n attach almost an y type of printer to your notebook. The mo st common types are inkjet and laser printers, which print in color or black and white. See “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 48 for more information about attaching a printer to your notebook.

Inkjet printers and cartridges are relatively inexpensive, but they are slower than laser printers. Using an inkjet color printer, you can print pictures, banners, and greeting cards, as well as documents.

Laser printers and cartridges are more expensive, but they print much faster than inkjet printers. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers when you are printing large documents.

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Docking Station

The docking station gives you access to additional drives and ports not found on your notebook.

The docking station also gives you a convenient way to attach external devices such as a monitor or a full-size keyboard. Although devices can be attached directly to the ports on your notebook, the docking station lets you make all of those connections in one step.

Read this chapter to learn how to identify the features of your docking station.

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Top

Docking connector

5.25-inch

module bay

release latch

Component Description

Docking connector Connect your notebook to this connector.

Warning! Power is passe d th roug h thi s c on nec tio n. Th is docking connection is certified to UL 1950 for use only with Gateway 200 note books.

3.5-inch mo dule bay releas e latch Slide to re lease the mo dule.

5.25-inch module bay release latch Slide to release the module.

3.5-inch module bay release la tch

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5.25-inch modular bay

Undock button

3.5-inch modular bay

Component Description

5.25-inch modular bay U se this bay for a DVD, CD-RW, or combination DV D/CD-RW driv e. For more information, see “Changing drives” on page 96.

To determine the type of drive in the modular bay, examine the drive tray’s plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in “Identifying drive types” on page 94.

Undock button Press this button to prepare your notebook to be

undocked while your notebook is turned on. For more information, see “Separating from th e docking stat ion” on page 33.

3.5-inch modular bay Use this bay for a diskette drive. For more information, see “Changing drives” on page96.

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Left Side

Docking release lever

Component Icon Description

Docking release lever Pull to release your notebook from the docking station.

S/PDIF digital audio jack Plug a digital audio cable into this jack.

Speaker Provides audio output when headphones or amplified

S/PDIF digital audio jack

For more information, see “Separating from the docking station” on page 33.

speakers are not plugged in.

Speaker

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Speaker Docking

Component Description

Speaker Provides audio o utput when headph ones or am plifi ed spea k ers are

not plugged in.

Docking release lever Pull to release your notebook from the docking station. For more

information, see “Separating from the docking station” on page 33.

release lever

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Back

Kensington lock slide

PS/2 port

USB ports

Serial port

IEEE 1394 port

Parallel port

Monitor port

Ethernet jack

Power Connector

Kensington lock slot

Component Icon Description

Kensington™ lock slide Slide to the left to open the Kensington lock slot. PS/2 port Plug a P ersonal System/2 (PS/2) ke yboard or mouse into

this port. Attaching a PS/2 mouse to y our doc king station may deactiv ate the touchpad . Attaching a PS/2 ke yboard to your docking station may deactivate the built-in keyboard.

USB ports Plug USB (Univers al Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB

Iomega™ Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports.

IEEE 1394 por t Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire

device (such as a digital camcorder) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 p ort .

Serial port Plug a serial device (such as a digital camera) into this

port.

or i.Link®)

Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port.

Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor into this port.

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Component Icon Description

Ethernet jack Plug a 10/100 Ethernet network cable into this jack. For

more information, see “Connecting to a wired Ethernet network” on page47 and “Networking Your Computer” on page 187.

Power connector Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector. Kensington™ lock slot Secure your computer to an object by connecting a

Kensington cable lock to this slot.

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Bottom

Docking

release

lever

3.5-inch module bay

Component Description

Docking release lever

System identification label

5.25-inch module bay

Docking rel ease lever P ull to rele ase your not ebook fr om the dockin g station. For more

information, see “Separating from the docking station” on page 33.

System identification label

5.25-inch modular bay Use this bay f or a D VD, CD-RW, or combination DVD/CD-R W driv e. F or

3.5-inch modular bay Use this bay for a diskette drive. For more information, see “Changing

Includes the product model number. For more information, see “Identifying your model” on page 10.

more information, see “Changing drives” on page96. To determine the type of drive in the modular bay, examine the drive

tray’s plastic cover and compare the logo to those listed in “Identifying drive types” on page94.

drives” on page 96.

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Getting Started

This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway notebook. Read this chapter to find out how to:

■ Connect the AC adapter

■ Start and turn off your notebook

■ Connect and separate from the dockin g station

■ Identify the status indicators

■ Use the keyboard

■ Use the EZ Pad touchpad

■ Connect the modem

■ Connect to an Ethernet network

■ Install peripheral devices

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Connecting the A C adapter

You can run your notebook using an AC adapter or the notebook battery. The battery was shipped to you partially charged. You should use the AC ad apter right away to fully charge the battery. Allow 24 hours for the battery to fully charge.

Important If the battery is not fully charged before you use your

notebook on battery pow er f or the first tim e, the battery lif e may be much shorter than you expect. If the battery life seems short even after being charged for 24 hours, the battery may need to be recalibrated. For information, see “Recalibrating the battery” on page 150.

To connect the AC adapter:

1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.

Warning Make sure that you use the AC adapter that came with

your notebook. Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged. The

replacement cord must be of the same type and voltage rating as the original cord or your notebook may be damaged.

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2 Connect the AC adapter to your notebook’s power connector.

-ORConnect the AC adapter to the docking station if the docking station is

installed.

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3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. The battery charge indicator turns

on (see “Status indicators” on page 35 for the location of the battery charge indicator). If the battery charge indicator does not turn on, unplug the adapter from your notebook or docking station, then plug it back in.

4 When you finish using your notebook for the first time, turn your

notebook off and leave your notebook connected to AC power for at least 24 hours. The battery charge meters may not show a charge for several hours. For more information about the battery charge meter, see “Monitoring the battery charge” on page 148.

5 If the battery charge meters do not show a full charge after 24 hours,

contact Gateway Technical Support at support.gateway.com

Warning Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The

AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. The A C adapter has dangerous vo ltages that can cause serious injury or dea th. Contact G ate wa y about returning defective AC adapters.

Protecting from power source problems

During a power surge, the voltage level of electricity coming into your notebook can increase to far above normal levels and cause data loss or system damage. Protect your notebook and peripheral devices by connecting them to a surge protector, which absorbs voltage surges and prevents them from reaching your notebook.

Warning High voltages can enter your notebook through both the

power cord and the modem connection. Protect your notebook by using a surge protector. If you have a telephone modem, use a surge protector that has a modem jack. If you have a cable modem, use a surge protector that has an antenna/cable TV jack. During an electrical storm, unplug both the surge protector and the modem.

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Starting your notebook

To start your notebook:

1 Open your notebook by sliding the latch on the front of your notebook

to the right and lifting the LCD panel.

2 Press the power button located above the keyboard.

Power button

Starting your notebook

The power button is preset to On/Off mode. However, you can also set it to function in Standby/Resume mode. For instructions on changing the power button mode, see “Changing power settings” on page 155.

3 If you are starting your notebook for the first time, follow the on-screen

instructions to set up your notebook.

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W aking up your notebook

When you have not used your notebook for several minutes, it may enter a power-saving mode called Standby. While in Standby, the power indicator flashes.

If your notebook is in Standby mode, “wake” it up by pressing the power button. For more information on changing power-saving settings, see “Changing power settings” on page 155.

Turning off y our notebook

Important If for some reason you cannot use the Turn Off Computer

or Shut Down o ption in Windo ws to t urn off yo ur notebo ok, press and hold the power button for about five seconds, then release it.

To turn off your notebook in Windows XP:

1 Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer. The Turn Off C omputer dialog box

opens.

2 Click Tur n O ff. Windows shuts down and turns off your notebook.

To turn off your notebook in Windows 2000:

1 Click Start, then click Shut Down. The Shut Down W indows di alog box op ens. 2 Click the arrow button to open the What do you want your computer to do

list, then click

Shut down.

3 Click OK. Windows shuts down and turns off your notebook.

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Restarting (rebooting) your notebook

If your notebook does not respond to keyboard or touchpad input, you may have to close programs that are not responding. If clo sing unresponsive programs does not restore your notebook to normal operation, you may have to restart (reboot) your notebook.

To close unresponsive programs and restart your notebook:

1 Press CTRL+ALT+DEL. A window opens that lets you close a program that

is not responding.

2 Click the program that is not responding. 3 Close the program by clicking End Task. 4 If your notebook does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds and turn

it on again.

Important If your notebook does not turn off immediately, complete

the following steps until your notebook turns off: 1 Press and hold the power b utton f or abou t fiveseconds,

then release it.

2 Remove AC power and the battery for more than

10 seconds.

As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status runs automatically. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.

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Connecting to the docking station

You can dock your notebook while your notebook is on or off.

To attach your notebook to the docking station:

1 Connect external devices to the ports and jacks on the docking station.

Warning Unplug the network and monitor (VGA) cables from your

notebook before attaching your notebook to the docking station. Failure to unplug these cables may result in damage to your notebook or connectors.

2 Connect the AC adapter to the docking station. 3 Place the front part of your notebook on the two docking station hooks.

4 Press the back part of your notebook down until it clicks fully into the

docking station.

Warning Press down on the outsid e edges of your noteb ook. Do not

press in the middle or you may damage the LCD screen.

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Separating from the doc king station

Important After the docking station is connected correc tl y, the “Dock

Change” message may appear on your display. You can use your notebook after this message disappears.

Separating from the doc king station

Y ou can separate your noteb ook from the docking station while your notebook is on or off.

To separate your notebook from the docking station:

1 If your notebook is turned on, press the Undo ck button on front of the

docking station for one second. The “Dock Change” message appears on the screen.

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- OR If your notebook is turned on, in Windows XP , click

Computer

only while your notebook is docked. The “Dock Change” message appears on the screen.

-ORIf your notebook is turned on, in W indows 2000, click

notebook is docked. The “Dock Change” messag e appears on the screen.

-ORIf your notebook is turned off, go to Step 2.

. The Undock Computer menu item appears in the Start menu

. The Eject PC menu item appears in the Start menu only while your

Start, then click Undock

Start, then click Eject

2 Pull out the two docking release levers until they click. Y our notebook pops

up slightly.

3 Tilt the back of your notebook up. 4 Lift your notebook off of the docking station. 5 Disco nnect the AC adap ter from th e docki ng statio n. 6 Connect the AC adapter to your notebook.

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Status indicators

Status indicators inform you when a drive is being used or when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used.

Status indicators

Pad lock

Caps lock

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Indicator Icon D escription

Pad Lock Numeric keypad is turned on. For more information, see “System

Caps Lock Caps Lock is turned on.

Scroll Lock Scroll Lock is turned on. For more information, see “System key

Power This indica tor shows your no tebook p ower status:

Hard drive The hard dr ive is in us e.

Batter y This indica tor shows your ba tter y status:

key combinations ” on page 39.

combinations” on page39.

■

LED on - power i s on.

■

LED blinking - p ower is in Stand by mode.

■

LED off - power is off.

■

LED green - battery is fully charged

■

LED amber - batter y is cha rging

■

LED off - no tebook is running on batte ry only

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Using the keyboar d

Y our notebook features a f ull-size keyboard that functions t he same as a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been a ssigned alternate function s, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations, and the Pad Lock keys for the numeric key pad. You can attach an external keyboard to your notebook or docking station using a U SB or PS/2 port. You do not need to shut down your notebook to connect a USB keyboard. We recommend you shut down your notebook before connecting a PS/2 keyboard.

Function keys/Sys tem keys

Using the keyboard

FN/Application key

Windows key Numeric keypad

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Key types

The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination with another key.

Key type Icon Description

Function keys Press these keys label ed F1 to F12 to perform actions in

programs. For example, pressing Each program uses di ffe rent fu nction k ey s f or dif fere nt purposes .

See the program documentation to find out more about the function key actions.

F1 may open help.

System keys Press these colored keys in co mbinatio n with the

perform spec ific acti ons. Arrow keys Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or left. Navigation keys Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line,

to the end of a line , up the page , dow n the p age, t o the be ginning

of a document, or to the end of a document. Numeric keypad Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is

turned on. Press Windows key Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This key can

also be used in com b in ati o n w ith ot h er keys to op en uti li t ie s l ike

FN+PAD LOCK to turn on the numeric keypad.

FN key to

F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and E (Explorer utility). FN key Pres s the FN key in combination with a colored system k ey (suc h

STATUS, STANDBY, or PAUSE) to perform a specific action.

Application key Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help

assistants in Windows.

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System key combinations

When you press an FN key and a system key at the same time, your notebook performs the action identified by the colored t ext or icon on the key.

Using the keyboard

Press and hold F

N while

pressing this system key...

To...

Display the power status box in the upper-left corner of your display. The box shows the batt ery charge lev el, the BIOS v ersion, and whether the AC adapter is being used. Press the key combination again to close this box.

Toggle the notebook display between the LCD, an external monitor, or both displays at the s ame time. A mo nitor must b e plugged into the monitor port on your notebook or doc king sta tion.

Enter Standby mode. Press the power button to leave Standby mode. For more information, see “Changing power modes” on page 154.

Mute the sound. Press the key combination again to restore the sound. For more information, see “Adjusting the volume in Windows XP” on page 98 and “Adjusting the volume in Windows 2000” on page 101.

Decrease volume. For more information, see “Adjusting the volume in Windows XP” on page 98 and “Adjusting th e volume in Windows 2000” on page 101.

Increase volum e. For more inf ormation, see “Adjusting t he volum e in Windows X P” on page 98 and “Adjusting the volume in Windows 2000” on page 101.

Turn on Pad Lock so you can use the n um eric keypad. Press this key combination again to turn off Pad Lock. The Pad Lock status indicator appears when this function is turned on.

Pause the text scrolling in a DOS screen. Press this key combination again to continue scrolling. The Scroll Lock status indicator appears when this function is turned on. (This function is only available in some program s.)

Pause execution of a DOS program. (This function is only available in some programs.)

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Press and hold FN while pressing this system key...

PgDn

To...

Stop the currently running DOS program. (This function is only available in some programs.)

Perform an action specifie d by the curr ently r unning p rogram. (This function is only available in some programs.)

Move the cursor up one screen. (This function is only available in some programs.)

Decrease the brightness of the display.

Move the cursor d o wn one scree n. (Thi s func tion i s onl y a v ai lab le in some programs.)

Increase the brightness of the display.

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Internet button

Y ou can set up the Internet button to open y our W eb browser or a ny other program you choose. For examp le, if y ou use America O nline a s your Intern et provider, you may want America Online to open when y ou press the In ternet button. If you h ave an alwa ys on Internet connection, you may want to run a Web browser such as Mic rosoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator w hen you press this button. For more information, see “Using the Internet” on page 81.

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The button has been pre-programmed to o pen Microsoft Internet Exp lorer. You can also use this button to run a program such a Microsoft Wordpad or Microsoft Paint.

Important The first time you run Microsoft Internet Explorer in

Complete the following steps if y ou want the Internet button to run a p rogram other than Microsoft Internet Explorer.

To reprogram the Gateway 200 Internet button:

1 Double-click the Key Setting icon in the taskbar. The Key Setting dialog

box opens.

Windows 2000, the Internet Connection Wizard opens.

2 Click Browse. The Open dialog box opens. 3 Browse for the program (such as aol.exe, netscp6.exe, or winword.exe) that

you want to open when you push the Internet button. Click the pro gram, then click

Open.

4 Click OK.

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Using the EZ P ad touchpad

The EZ Pad™ consists of a touchpad and two buttons.

Using the EZ Pa d touchpad

Left touchpad button

When you move your finger on the touchpad, the pointer (arrow) on the screen moves in the sam e directi on.

Right touchpad button

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You can use the EZ-Pad left and right buttons below the touchpad to select objects.

Important Attaching a PS/2 mouse to your notebook or docking

Using the touchpad

To... Do this...

station may turn off the touchpad.

Move the pointer on the scre en.

Select an object on the scre en.

Start a program or open a file or folder.

Access a shortcut menu or find more information about an object on the scre en.

Move your finger around on the touchpad. If you run out of space and need to move the pointer farther, lift your finger, move it to the middle of the touchpad, then continue moving your finger.

Position the poin ter over the object. Quickly press and release the left button once. This action is called clicking.

Position the poin ter over the object. Press the left b utton twice in rapid succession. This action is called double-clicking.

Position the poin ter over the object. Quickly press and release the right button once . This action is called right-clicking.

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Move an object on the scre en.

Position the poin ter over the object. Press the left button and hold it down, then use the touchpad to move (drag) the object to the appropriate part of the screen. Release the b utton to drop the object where you want it.

For instructions on how to adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand configuration, and other touchpad settings, see “Changing the touchpad settings” on page 183.

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Connecting the modem

Your notebook has a built-in 56K modem that you can use to connect to a standard telephone line.

Caution To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger

telecommunications line cord.

To connect the modem:

1 Insert one end of the modem cable into the modem jack on the left

side of your notebook.

2 Insert the other end of the modem cable into a telephone wall jack. The

modem will not work with digital or PBX telephone lines.

3 Start your notebook, then start your communications program.

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Connecting to a wired E thernet network

Connecting to a wired Ethernet network

Y our notebook has a network jack tha t you can use to connect to a 10/100 wired Ethernet network.

Important Your notebook may be equipped with built-in wireless

Ethernet or you may have a wireless Ethernet PC Card. For information about connecting to a wired or wireless Ethernet network, see “Networking Your Computer” on page 187. For information about installing a wireless Ethernet PC Card, see “Adding and rem o v in g a P CCard” on page 242.

To connect to a wired Ethernet network:

1 Insert one end of the network cable into the network jack on the left

side of your notebook.

-ORInsert one end of the network cable into the network jack on the back

of the docking station.

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2 Insert the other end of the network cable into a network jack. Ask your

network administrator to help you select the correct network jack.

Broadband Internet connections

Y ou can use your notebook’ s Ethernet jack for more than just netwo rking. Many broadband Internet connections, such as c able modems and DSL modems, connect to your notebook’s Ethernet jack. For more information, see “Using the Internet” on page 81 and “Networking Your Computer” on page 187.

Installing a printer , scanner, or other peripheral device

Important Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral

device, see the device documentation and installation instructions.

Your notebook has one or more of the following ports: IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your computer. For more information about port locations, see “Checking Out Y our Gateway 200” on page 1 and “Checking Out Y our Gateway 200 Docking Station” on page 17.

IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot swapping, which means that your computer will usually recognize such a device whenever you plug it into the appropriate port. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first time, your computer will prompt you to install any software the device needs. After doing this, you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any time.

Parallel and serial port devices are not plug-and-play. See the device documentation for detailed information and installation instructions.

or i.Link®), Universal Serial Bus (USB), serial, and parallel. Y ou use

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Getting Help

This chapter tells you about additional information resources available to help you use your co mputer . Read this chapter to learn how to access:

■ HelpSpot™

■ Online help

■ Gateway Web site

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HelpSpot

Your computer may include HelpSpot, an easily accessible collection of help information, troubleshooters, instructional videos, and automated support. Use HelpSpot to answer questions about Windows and to help y ou quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway computer. HelpSpot also has an area called Contact Gateway that helps you find the right resource at Gateway to answer your questions or help solve your problems.

To start HelpSpot:

■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. HelpSpot opens.

If this is the first time you have started HelpSpot, you may experience a brief wait while HelpSpot builds the help database, then HelpSpot displ ays an introductory video.

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You can find help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. To learn about using your Gateway computer, your touchpad, and other tasks, click the

Using your computer link on the HelpSpot

main page.

HelpSpot

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Searching f or a topic

To search for a topic in HelpSpot, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box located at the top of any HelpSpot screen, then click the arrow button.

Search box

Search results

header

Search results

headers

For each search, you receive the following search result types:

■ Suggested Topics - These topics are located in HelpSpot and are relevant

to your search topic.

■ Full-text Search Matches - These topics are located in HelpSpot and contain

the words you entered in the

■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - These topics are located on the Microsoft Web

site and contain the words you entered in the

Search box.

Search box. You must be

connected to the Internet to search for and access these topics.

■ Gateway.com Search - These topics are located on the Gateway Web site

and contain the words you entered in the

Search box. You must be

connected to the Internet to search for and access these topics.

T o view a list of your search results, click the results header for the type of results you want to view.

To view a topic, click the topic name in the

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Search Result s list.

HelpSpot videos

HelpSpot contains several short vid eos to help introdu ce you to new con cepts or show you how to perform various tasks.

To play a HelpSpot video:

■ To watch a video in HelpSpot, click Video Tutorials on the HelpSpot home

page, then click a video title. The video plays.

HelpSpot

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Online help

Many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to perform a task while you are using the program. You can access most online help information by selecting a topic from a a

Help button.

You can search for information by viewing the help contents, checking the index, searching for a topic or keyword, or browsing through the online help.

Help menu or by clicking

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Gatewa y Web site

Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials and personalized information about your system. Visit the Gateway eSupport We b s it e a t s u p p o rt . the Internet, see “Using the Internet” on page 81.

gateway.com. For more information about connecting to

Gateway Web site

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Using eSupport

The eSupport site is divided into four major areas:

■ Support Home

■ Downloads

■ Contact Us

■ Account Info

Each of these areas is represented by a tab across the top of the Web page.

Support Home tab

T o get spec ific informa tion about y our computer, type your serial number into the My System Information box, then click

for m e

. For more information, see “Finding your specifications” on page 12.

The Support Information link lets you access product documentation, specifications, and manuals. By entering your serial number, you get specific documents related to your system. You can also browse through the reference area to locate an article specific to the question you have.

GO, or click Look up my serial number

The Tutorials link lets you access an extensive library of how-to articles and videos on topics such as making audio CDs.

Downloads tab

The Downloads tab provides the latest software updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. By entering your serial number you get drivers specific to your system. Click

All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to locate your drivers.

For more information, see “Updating device drivers” on page233.

Contact Us tab

The Contact Us tab contains links to technical support with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Click numbers for both sales and support. For more information, see “Telephone support” on page 273.

Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone

Account Info tab

The Account Info tab contains support for non-technical issues, like the status of your order or changing your acco unt address.

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Windows Basics

Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Use the Windows desktop

■ Manage files and folders

■ Wo r k w i t h d oc u m e n t s

■ Use shortcuts

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About the Windows en vironment

After your computer starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop. The desktop is like the top of a real desk. Thi nk of th e desktop as your pe rsonali zed work space where you open programs and p erform other tasks.

Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on how your computer is set up.

Help and

Support

For more inf ormation about the Windows XP desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows desktop in the HelpSpot

Search box , then click the arrow.

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Using the desktop

The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon.

Desktop elements Description

The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the computer display containing the Start button on the left and a cloc k on the right. Other buttons on the taskbar represent programs that are running.

Click a program’s button on the taskbar to open the program’s window. The Start button provides access to programs, files, help for Windows and

other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Click the Start button, then open a file or program by clicking an item on

the menu that opens. The Recycl e Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded

are stored. You must empty the Re cycle Bin to p ermanently delete th em from your compute r . Fo r instructions o n how to use the Recy cle Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 69.

Using the desktop

Using the Start menu

You can start programs, open files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more using the Start menu.

To use the Start menu:

1 Click the Start button on the lower left of the Windows desktop. The Start

menu opens showing you the first level of menu items.

2 Click All Programs or Programs to see all programs and files in the Start

menu. When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that h as an arrow next to it, another men u, called a submenu, opens and revea ls related files, programs, or commands.

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3 Click a file or program to open it.

Help and

Support

For more information about the Windows XP Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Adding icons to the desktop

You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you use frequently.

To add icons to the desktop:

1 Click Start, then click All Programs. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the program that you want

to add to the desktop.

3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for that

program appea rs on the deskto p.

Using the desktop

Help and

Support

For more information about desktop icons in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the k eyword desktop icons in the He lpSp ot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Identifying window items

When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the

Local Disk (C:) icon in the My Computer window .

Title bar

Menu bar

Close Maximize

Minimize

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Identifying window ite ms

Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:

Window item Description

The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window th at shows the window tit le.

Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the taskbar. Clicking the program button in the taskbar opens the window again.

Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to fit the entire computer display. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to its former size.

Clicking the close button closes the active window or program.

Clicking an item on the menu bar star ts an action such as Print or Save.

Help and

Support

For more information about windows i n Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword window in the HelpSp ot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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W orking with files and folder s

You can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much like you would store information in a file cabinet. Y ou can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize an d throw away information in a file cabinet.

Viewing drives

Drives are like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. A computer almost always has more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for th e hard drive and 3½ Flop py (A:) for the diskette drive. You may also have more drives such as a DVD or recordable CD drive.

To view the drives on your computer:

■ In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu.

- OR In Windows 2000, double-click the

Drives

My Computer icon on the desktop.

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To see the files and folders on a drive:

■ Double-click the drive icon. If you do not see the contents of a drive after

you double-click its icon, click

Show the contents of this drive.

Help and

Support

For more information about files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword files and folders in the HelpSpot

Search box , then click the arrow.

Creating folders

Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They can contain files and other folders.

Files are much like paper documents—letters, spreadsheets, and pictures—that you keep on your computer. In fact, all information on a computer is stored in files.

Folders

Files

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To create a folder:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu.

- OR In Windows 2000, double-click the

My Computer icon on the desktop.

2 Double-click the drive where you want to put the new folder. Typically,

Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your diskette drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click

drive

Show the contents of this

3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click

the existing folder. If you do not see the contents of the folder, click

the contents of this drive

or Show the contents of this folder.

Show

4 Click File, New, then click Folder. The new folder is cre ated. 5 Type a name for the folder , then press ENTER. The new folder name appears

by the folder icon.

Help and

Support

For information about renaming folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 79.

For more information about creating files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword creating files and folders in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Working with files and folders

Copying and moving files and f olders

The skills you need to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of the file or folder

on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide what folder you want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there.

When you cut and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. When you decide where you want the file or folder to go, you paste it there.

Important The clipboard stores whatev er you cut or cop y until y ou cut

or copy again. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Therefore, you can paste copies of a file or folder into more than one pla ce, but as soon as y ou copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from the clipboard.

To copy a file or folder to another folder:

1 Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see

“Viewing drives” on page 64 and “Searching for files” on page 72.

2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you

want to copy. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3 Click Copy on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.

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To move a file or folder to another folder:

1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see

“Viewing drives” on page 64 and “Searching for files” on page 72.

2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you

want to move. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3 Click Cut on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and

is removed from its old location.

Help and

Support

For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the HelpSpot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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Deleting files and f olders

When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them from the file cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually the trash can is emptied.

In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the Windows trash can, called the Recycle Bin, where they remain until you decide to empty the bin.

You can recover any file in the Recycle Bin as long as the bin has not been emptied.

To delete files or folders:

1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the files or folders that you

want to delete. For instructions on how to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 79.

If you cannot find the file you want to delete, see “Searching for files” on page 72.

2 Click File, then click Delete. Windows moves the files and folders to the

Recycle Bin.

Help and

Support

For more information about deleting files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword deleting files and folders in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:

1 Double-click the R e cycle B in ic on . Th e Recycle Bin window opens and lists

the files and folders you have thrown away since you last emptied it.

2 Click the files or folders that you want to restore. For instructions on how

to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 79.

3 Click File, then click Restore. Windows returns the deleted files or folders

to their original locations.

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To empty the Recycle Bin:

Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any fil es or

1 Double -c lic k the Recy cle B in icon on th e desktop. T he Recy cle Bin window

opens.

2 Click File, then click Empty Re cycle B in. Windows asks you if you are sure

that you want to empty the bin.

3 Click Yes. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Recycle Bin.

folders in the bin. These files cannot be restored.

Help and

Support

For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

T ype the keyword emptying Recycle Bin in the Help Spot

Search box , then click the arrow.

Bro wsing for fil es and folder s

A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your Windows desktop. It is usually on a drive inside a folder that may be inside yet another folder, and so on.

Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will have to searc h through levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer

window opens.

- OR In Windows 2000, double-click the

My Computer window opens.

My Computer icon on the desktop. The

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2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder

that you want to find. If you do not see the contents of a folder , click

the contents of this drive

or Show the contents of this folder.

Show

3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the

file or folder you want.

Help and

Support

For more information about browsing for files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword files and folders in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Searc hing for files

If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by:

■ Name or part of a name

■ Creation date

■ Modification date

■ File type

■ Text contained in the file

■ Time period in which it was created or modified

You can also comb ine search criteria to refi ne searches. Files and folders found using this utility can be opened, copied, cut, renamed,

or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

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Using the Windows Search utili ty

To find files and folders using the Search utility:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window

opens. Click

- OR -

All files and folders.

Searching for files

In Windows 2000, click Search Results window opens.

Start, Search, then click For Files or Folders. The

2 If you want to search by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file

or folder name in the name box in the left pane of the window.

■ If you type all of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that

name.

■ If you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder

names containing the letters you typed.

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3 Click Search or Search Now. When the search is completed, Windows lists

the files and folders whose names contain the text that you searched for.

4 Open a file, folder, or program by double-clicking the name in the list.

Help and

Support

For more information about searching for files and folders in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword searching in the HelpSpot Search box

, then click the arrow.

Using advanced search options

Search can find files meeting more criteria than file name. You can narrow your search by selecting the search options that you want. You can search by the:

■ Date the file was created or modified.

■ Size of the file.

■ Type of file, such as a program or a text document.

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W orking with documents

Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other similar files. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of files.

The follo wi ng exam pl es sho w ho w t o c re ate, sa ve, op en, an d p ri nt a doc um ent using Microsoft as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

For more information about using a program, click

WordPad. Similar procedu res apply to other programs such

Help on its menu bar.

Creating a ne w document

To create a new document:

1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, then click WordPad. Microsoft

WordPad starts and a blank doc ument opens.

2 Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar butto ns at

the top of the window to format the document.

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Saving a document

After you create a document, you need to save it if you want to use it later.

To save a document:

1 Click File, then click Save. The Save As dialog box opens.

Save in

list

File

name

2 Click the arrow button to open the Save in list, then click the folder where

you want to save the file. If you do not see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Save in list.

3 Type a new file name in the File name box. 4 Click Save.

Help and

Support

For more information about saving documents in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword saving in the HelpSpot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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Opening a document

To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open it. Open the document in the program that it was created in.

To open a document:

1 Start the program. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Click the arrow button to open the Look in list, then click the folder you

want to open. If you do not see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Look in list.

Look in

list

4 Double-click the document file name. The document opens.

Help and

Support

For more information about opening documents in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword opening files in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Printing a document

To print a document, you must have a printer connected to your computer or have access to a network printer . For more information about installing or using your printer, see the printer documentation.

To print a document:

1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click OK. The document prints.

Help and

Support

For more information about printing documents in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword printing in the HelpS pot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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Shortcuts

The following table shows a few shortcuts that you can use in Windows and almost all programs that run in Windows. For more information on Windows shortcuts, see your Windows or program documentation.

To... Do this...

Copy a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + C. Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + X. Paste a file, folder , text, or graphic Click inside the folde r or window where y ou want to paste

the object, then press

CTRL + V.

Shortcuts

Select multiple items in a list or in a window

Select multiple adj ac ent it em s in a lis t or window

Permanently delete a file or folder Click the file or folder, then press

Rename a file or folder Click the file or f older , press F2, type the new name , then

Close the active window o r program Press ALT + F4. Switch to a different file, folder, or

running program

Help and

Support

For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows keyboard shortcuts in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

Click the first item, press and hold down the then click each of the remaining items.

Click the first item in the list, press and hold down the

SHIFT key, then click th e last it em in the li st.

SHIFT + DELETE. The

file or folder is permanently deleted. The file or folder is not stored in the Recycle Bin.

press

ENTER.

ALT +TAB.

Press

CTRL key,

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Using the Internet

This chapter provides information about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Set up and access an Internet account using

America Online

■

Connect to a Web site using a browser

■ Download files from the Internet

■ Send and receive e-mail using America Online

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Learning about the Internet

The Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked together to provide information to people everywhere. The two most popular services on the Internet are e-mail and the World Wide Web. You can access this network by connecting your computer to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).

Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your TV cable or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP and access the Internet. Cable and DSL modems connect to your computer through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone mode m.

Important For the location of your modem jack, see “Left side” on

page 3. For the location of your Ethernet jacks, see “Left side” on page3 and “Back” on page 22.

Internet Servers

store information so other computers c an access i t from the Internet.

Your computer connects to the Internet through an ISP.

ISP Servers

let you connect to the Internet and access your e-mail messages.

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Setting up an Internet acc ount

If you want to access the Internet you need:

■ A modem – a device that connects your computer to other computers or

servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable line.

■ An Internet service provider – a company that provides access to the

Internet through an ISP server. When you connect to an ISP, th e ISP ser ver lets you access the Internet and yo ur e-mail messages.

■ A Web browser – a pro gram that displays information from the World W ide

Web.

■ An e-mail program – a program that lets you create, send, and receive

e-mail messages over the Internet.

Setting up an Internet account

Before you can view the information on the World Wide Web, you need to set up an Internet account with an Internet service provider (ISP). If you have chosen America Online as an ISP , follow these instructions to set up and connect to your account. To set up a different ISP service or to transfer an existing account to this computer, contact the ISP directly.

If you set up an account with America Online, an Internet e-mail address is created for you. After completing the setup, you are ready to access the Internet.

To set up an Internet account with America Online:

1 Click Start, All Programs, then click America Online. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. After setting up your account, you can

connect to the Internet and access your e-mail services.

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Accessing your Internet account

To connect to your America Online Internet account:

1 Click Start, All Programs, then click America Online. 2 Complete the member name and password information, then click

Connect. Y our computer dials the Internet account telephone number . After

connecting, the Welcome window op ens.

If you are using a service other than America Online, check with your ISP for the correct procedure for conn ecting.

To disconnect from your America Online Internet account:

■ Click X in the top-right corner of the America Online window. Your

computer disconnects from the Internet.

Important Make sure that your computer disconnects correctly from

your Internet account. If you do not have an “unlimited hours” ISP account, you may have to pay for the time that you are connected, even if you are not at your computer.

If you are using a service other than America Online, check with your ISP for the correct procedure for disconnecting.

Help and

Support

For general information about using Internet accounts in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword ISP in the He lpSpot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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Using the W orld Wide Web

The World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that gives you access to millions of information sources.

Information on the Web comes to you on We b p a g e s, which are electronic documents that you view us ing a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commercially available Web browser s, like Microsoft Internet Explorer (which comes installed on your new computer), Netscape Navigator, or the browser built into America Online.

W eb page s can c ontain te xt, animat ions, mus ic, an d other multimedia featur es. A group of related Web pages is called a Web s ite. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news, dow nload programs, and much more.

You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on a Web page called links or hyperlinks. A link may be colored or underlined text, a picture, or an animated image. You can identify a link by moving the mouse pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link.

T o learn more about using th e Web browser features, click

Link

Web

page

Linked Web

page

Help in the menu bar.

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Connecting to a Web site

After you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP) such as America Online, you can access the many information sources on the World Wide Web .

To connect to a Web site:

1 Connect to your Internet account. After your computer connects, a default

opening page or welcome screen opens.

2 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for “Universal

Resource Locator”) in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click

- OR On the current Web page, click a link to a Web site. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads

(transfers) data to your computer, and displays the page on the site that you requested.

GO on the bro wser address bar.

Help and

Support

Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays on your screen depends on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Additionally , the speed of your connection will determine how fast Web pages display.

For more information about connecting to a Web site in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword connecting to Web site in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Downloading files

Downloading is the process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer.

T o protect your comput er against viruses, m ake sure that y ou scan the files you download. For more information, see “Protecting your computer from viruses” on page 214.

To download files or programs from a Web site:

1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address of the Web site that contains the file

or program you want to download, then click bar.

- OR Click a link on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file

that you want to download.

3 Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your

computer. For more information, see “Working with files and folders” on page 64.

GO on the browser address

4 Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the file in the folder that you

want. A copy of the file is downloaded to your computer. The time that it takes to transfer the file to your computer depends on file size and Internet conditions.

6 Open the folder that you created. 7 Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. If applicable,

follow the instructions provided on the Web site to run or install the program.

Help and

Support

For more information about downloading files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword downloading files in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

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Using e-mail

E-mail (electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. E-mail is usually a free service of your Internet account.

The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes.

An e-mail address consists of a user n ame, the @ symbol, and the Internet domain name of the Internet service provider (ISP) or company that “hosts” that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with America Online might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:

jdoe@aol.com

User name Inter net domai n name

Sending e-mail

To send e-mail using America Online:

1 Connect to your America Online account. 2 Click Write. 3 Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in the

Send To box.

4 Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box. 5 Type the e-mail message. 6 When finished, click Send Now. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the

e-mail address you specified.

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Checking y our e-mail

To check your e-mail using America Online:

1 Connect to your America Online account. 2 Click Read. 3 Double-click the message you want to read.

For more information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your e-mail program.

Using e-mail

Help and

Support

For general i nformation abou t using e-mail in W indows XP , click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword e-mail in the H elpSpot Search box

, then click the arrow.

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Gateway 200stm schematic

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Front

Left side

Right side

Back

Bottom

Ke yboard area

Identifying your model

Gateway model number

Gateway serial number

Internal wireless label

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

Finding your specifications

Accessories

Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapt ers

Carrying cases

Docking station

Peripheral de vices

Memory

Printers

Front

Left Side

Right Side

Back

Bottom

Getting Started

Protecting from power source problems

Starting your notebook

W aking up your notebook

Turning off y our notebook

Restarting (rebooting) y our notebook

Connecting to the docking station

Separating from the doc king station

Status indicators

Using the keyboar d

Key types

System key combinations

Internet button

Using the touchpad

Connecting the modem

Connecting to a wired E thernet network

Broadband Internet connections

Installing a printer , scanner, or other peripheral device

Getting Help

HelpSpot

Searching f or a topic

HelpSpot videos

Online help

Gatewa y Web site

Using eSupport

Support Home tab

Downloads tab

Contact Us tab

Account Info tab

Windows Basics

About the Windows en vironment

Using the desktop

Using the Start menu

Adding icons to the desktop

Identifying window items

W orking with files and folder s

Viewing drives

Creating folders

Copying and moving files and f olders

Deleting files and f olders

Bro wsing for fil es and folder s

Searc hing for files

Using the Windows Search utili ty

Using advanced search options

Working with documents

Creating a ne w document

Saving a document

Opening a document

Printing a document

Shortcuts

Using the Internet