Gateway 9300 schematic

1 About Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

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

Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

2Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Starting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Waking up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Turning off your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

System status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Power and battery indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting the keyboard angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Multi-function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the EZ Pad touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3 Windows Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

About the Windows environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Desktop components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Window components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

About drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

About folders and files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Windows Me Search utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Windows 98 Find utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 Customizing Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Adjusting the screen area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Changing the font size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Applying a color scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Customizing the multi-function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

5 Working with Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

6 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Using diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Using the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Inserting a CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Playing CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Listening to music CDs in Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Listening to music CDs in Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Recording and playing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Using MusicMatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Playing CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Creating music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Building a music library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Changing the music library display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Editing track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Listening to Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Using composite video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Using MGI VideoWave III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Changing the audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

7 Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

8 Sending and Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Creating a cover page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Receiving a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

9 Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Maintaining battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Checking battery status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Changing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Installing a second battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Charging batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Recalibrating the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Changing power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Disabling the backlight dimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Changing SpeedStep settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

10 Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Connecting the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Changing bay modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Replacing the main hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

11 Travel Tips and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

12 Using the Solo Port Replicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Attaching to the replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Using composite video or S-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

13 Using the Solo Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Docking your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Adjusting audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Using composite video or S-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Installing a PCI card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

14 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

HelpSpot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

QuickANSWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Before calling for technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Technical support resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

About Your Notebook

This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway notebook. Read

this chapter to find out where components and connections are located.

Front

Component Icon Description

A Speakers Provide sound output.

B Lock switch for

CD/DVD player control buttons

C CD/DVD player

control buttons

Slide the switch to lock or unlock the CD/DVD player control buttons.

Control the CD/DVD player software when playing an audio CD or a DVD. Icons from top to bottom: Rewind, Play/Pause, Stop, Forward.

2 About Your Notebook

Left side

Component Icon Description

A Kensington™ lock slot Secure your notebook to an object by

B CD/DVD drive bay Use this bay for a DVD, CD, CD-R, or CD-RW

C Modular bay Use this bay for a 3.5-inch diskette drive,

connecting a Kensington cable lock to this slot.

drive.

LS-120 SuperDisk drive, second hard drive, or second battery.

Left side 3

Right side

Component Icon Description

A Speaker Out/

Headphone connection

B External audio

connection (Line In)

C External

microphone connection

D Modem connection

(optional)

E USB connections Plug a USB device (such as a USB scanner)

F IEEE1394 serial

connection (optional)

G PC Card eject

buttons

H PC Card slots Insert Type I, II, and III PC Cards into these

Plug external speakers or headphones into this connection.

Connect an external audio source (such as a stereo) to this connection so you can record sound on your notebook or play sound through the notebook speakers.

Plug a microphone into this connection. While the external microphone is connected, the built-in microphone is disabled.

Plug a modem cable into this connection.

into this connection.

Plug an IEEE1394-equipped device into this connection.

Press one of the eject buttons to remove a PC Card from a PC Card slot.

slots.

4 About Your Notebook

Back

Flip each back panel door down to view the connections. The icons identifying the connections are located on the inside of the panel doors.

Component Icon Description

A PS/2 device

B Parallel device

C Serial device

D Docking

E Composite Video

F Composite Video In

connection

Out (TV Out) connection

(TV In) connection (optional)

Plug a PS/2 device (such as a keyboard or mouse) into this connection.

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

Plug a serial device (such as a digital camera) into this connection.

Connect the optional port replicator or docking station to this connection.

Warning! Power passes through this connection. This docking connection is UL certified for use only with Solo 9300 docking station devices.

Plug a standard RCA cable into this connection and the Video In connection on a TV or VCR so you can view your notebook screen on a TV.

Plug a standard RCA cable into this connection and the Video Out connection on a TV, VCR, or camcorder so you can record video or capture an image on your notebook.

G VGA (Monitor)

connection

Plug an external monitor into this connection.

Back 5

Component Icon Description

H S/PDIF digital

audio output connection (optional)

I Power connection Plug the AC power adapter into this

Plug a standard RCA cable into this connection and the connection on a digital audio device.

connection.

6 About Your Notebook

Bottom

Bottom 7

Component Icon Description

A Elevating feet Extend these feet to tilt the

notebook forward and to provide a more natural typing position.

B Memory bay Install up to two SO-DIMM

memory modules in the slots held within this bay.

C Main battery bay Insert the main battery into this

bay.

D Battery release latch Slide to release the battery.

E Modular bay Insert either a diskette drive,

LS-120 SuperDisk drive, second hard drive, or second battery into this bay.

F Modular bay release latch Slide to release the module.

G System identification label Find the product model number

and serial number on this label. For more information on the label, see “Identifying your model” in the Maintaining and Troubleshooting guide.

H CD/DVD drive bay Insert either a DVD, CD, CD-R, or

I Release latch for CD/DVD

disc drive bay

8 About Your Notebook

CD-RW drive into this bay.

Slide to release the drive.

Getting Started

This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway notebook. Read

this chapter to find out:

■ How to connect the AC power adapter

■ How to start and turn off your notebook

■ What the status indicator lights and icons mean

■ How to use the keyboard and touchpad

Connecting the AC 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 adapter

right away to fully charge the battery.

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

notebook on battery power for the first time, the battery life 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 on recalibrating the battery, see “Recalibrating the battery” on page 99.

To connect the AC adapter:

1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter, then plug it in to a wall power

outlet.

Warning Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged. The

10 Getting Started

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

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

The battery charging indicator light turns on. If the battery charging indicator light does not turn on, disconnect the adapter from your notebook and repeat Step 2.

Battery charging indicator

You can use the notebook while the adapter is connected to AC power.

3 When you finish using your notebook, turn the notebook off and leave

the notebook connected to AC power for at least 24 hours. The battery charge meters may not show a charge for several hours. For the location of the battery meters, see “Checking battery status” on page 94.

Connecting the AC adapter 11

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

the battery. For information on recalibrating the battery, see “Recalibrating the battery” on page 99.

Warning Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The

AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter has dangerous voltages that can cause serious injury or death. Contact Gateway 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 peripherals by connecting them to a surge

protector, which will absorb voltage surges and prevent them from reaching

your notebook.

Warning High voltages can enter your notebook through the power

cable and the telephone line that is connected to the modem. Protect your notebook by using a surge protector with a telephone connection. During an electrical storm, unplug both the surge protector and the telephone line.

12 Getting Started

Starting your notebook

To start the 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

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 “To change advanced power management settings:” on page 103.

3 To adjust the viewing angle of the display, tilt the display panel forward

or backward.

4 To control display brightness, press the F

or down arrow key.

This notebook is shipped with the backlight dimmer feature enabled. The dimmer cuts display power 50% when your notebook is operating on battery power. To learn how to disable this feature, see “Disabling the backlight dimmer” on page 105.

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

instructions to set up your notebook.

N key together with the up arrow

Starting your notebook 13

Waking up your notebook

When you have not used your notebook for several minutes, it will go into

a power-saving mode called Standby. While in Standby, the notebook screen

darkens and the power indicator light changes to orange. When you are ready

to use your notebook, “wake” it up by pressing a button or key on the

keyboard. For more information on changing power-saving settings, see

“Changing power settings” on page 100.

14 Getting Started

Turning off your notebook

To turn off your notebook:

1 Click Start, then select Shut Down. The Shut Down Windows dialog box

opens.

2 Select

3 Click

Important If for some reason you cannot use the Shut Down option

Shut Down.

OK. Windows shuts down and turns off your notebook.

in Windows to turn off your notebook, press and hold the power button for about five seconds.

Turning off your notebook 15

System status indicators

This light turns on... When...

A The notebook is accessing the hard drive.

B The notebook is accessing the CD/ DVD drive

or LS-120 SuperDisk drive.

C The notebook is accessing the diskette drive.

D Caps Lock is enabled.

E Pad Lock is enabled.

F Scroll Lock is enabled.

16 Getting Started

Power and battery indicators

Component Icon Description

A Battery LED Indicates the battery status mode:

■

Green light indicates that the battery is fully charged.

■

Yellow light indicates that the battery is charging.

■

Red light indicates that the battery is malfunctioning.

■

No light indicates that the system is running on the battery.

B Power LED Indicates the power status mode:

■

Steady green light indicates that power is on and the notebook is in operation.

■

Flashing green light indicates that the notebook is in standby mode.

■

Yellow light indicates that the notebook is in a power saving mode.

■

No light indicates that the notebook is off.

C Reset switch Insert a paper clip to press the switch and reset the

notebook when you need to shut down your system and you cannot use the operating system shut down procedure. Use this method only if you have first tried pressing C

TRL+ALT+DEL or holding down the power

button for 4-5 seconds.

D Power

button

Press to turn the power on or off. You can also configure the button to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. For more information on configuring the power button mode, see “To change advanced power management settings:” on page 103.

Power and battery indicators 17

Using the keyboard

Your notebook features a keyboard that has the same functionality as a

desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate

functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for system

operations, and a Pad Lock key that enables the embedded numeric keypad.

Adjusting the keyboard angle

The two elevating feet under your notebook give the notebook a comfortable

angle for typing.

To extend the elevating feet:

1 Close the LCD panel and turn your notebook over.

2 Slide each foot toward the side of the notebook until the foot opens.

3 Turn the notebook over. The keyboard is now angled toward you.

4 To close the feet, press them down until they click into place.

18 Getting Started

Function keys

A FN keys

B Numeric keypad

C Function keys

Using the keyboard 19

Function key combinations

By pressing an FN key and a Function key, the notebook performs the action

identified by the green text on the key.

Press F

N and this Function

key...

To...

Display the power status box in the upper left corner of your screen. The menu shows the battery charge level, the BIOS version, and whether the AC power adapter is being used. Press the key combination again to close this box.

Toggle the notebook screen between the LCD, an external monitor, both displays at the same time, or TV display (NTSC or PAL format).

Enable Standby mode on your notebook. Press the power button to exit Standby mode.

Enable Pad Lock so you can use the numeric keypad. Press this key combination again to disable Pad Lock. The Pad Lock status indicator appears while this function is enabled.

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

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Pause text scrolling. Press any key to continue scrolling. (This function is only available in some programs.)

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

Increase the brightness of the display.

Decrease the brightness of the display.

Multi-function buttons

Component Icon Description

A Volume control

buttons

B E-mail button Opens your e-mail program.

C Web browser

button

D Help button Opens an online help file.

E Shortcut button Opens a program you assign to this key. For

Left button decreases volume.

Middle button increases volume.

Right button mutes sound. Press again to hear sound.

Opens your Web browser.

information on customizing the multi-function buttons, see “Customizing the multi-function buttons” on page 54.

Multi-function buttons 21

Using the EZ Pad touchpad

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

A EZ Pad™ buttons (mouse buttons)

B EZ Pad touchpad

When you move your finger on the touchpad, the pointer (arrow) on the screen

moves in the same direction. You can use the EZ-Pad left and right buttons

below the touchpad to select objects.

Important The touchpad is disabled when an external mouse is

connected.

22 Getting Started

To... Do this...

Move the pointer on the screen.

Select an object on the screen.

Start a program or open a file or folder.

Move your finger around on the touchpad. If you run out of space on your touchpad 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 pointer over the object. Quickly tap your finger on the touchpad once. This action is called clicking.

Position the pointer over the object. Quickly tap your finger on the touchpad twice. This action is called double-clicking.

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

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

Using the EZ Pad touchpad 23

To... Do this...

Move an object on the screen.

Position the pointer 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 button.

24 Getting Started

Windows Basics

Read this chapter to get basic information on how to:

■ Work on the Windows desktop

■ Work with document and program windows

■ Manage files and folders

■ Use shortcuts

For more detailed information about Windows, see your Microsoft Windows

documentation and online help.

About the Windows environment

After your computer starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop.

The desktop is like the top of a real desk. Think of the desktop as your

personalized work space where you open programs and perform other tasks.

Your desktop may be different from the example shown below, depending on

how your computer is set up.

Documents

Computer

Recycle

Bin

Internet

Explorer

MSN

Signup

HelpSpot or

QuickAnswers

ateway.net

America

Online

Start button Taskbar

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Desktop components

Icons are graphic representations of objects on the desktop that you select and open, such as a drive, disk, folder, document, or program. Buttons are graphic representations of controls that you use to change the state of desktop elements such as the window size.

Desktop icons, buttons, and elements

Description

The My Computer icon provides access to drives and other computer controls. Double-click the My Computer icon to view the drives and folders on your computer.

My Documents is a folder where you store your personal files. You can create other folders to save files in, but My Documents is easy to find because it is on the desktop. Double-click My Documents to view your personal files and folders.

The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded are stored. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from your computer. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 35.

Drive icons represent the various drives on your computer, such as the diskette drive, hard drive, and CD drive. Double-click a drive icon to view files and folders located in the drive.

Microsoft Internet Explorer is a program called a browser that lets you view Web sites and Web pages on the Internet. Double-click this icon to open the browser.

Gateway has provided an easily accessible interactive guide called HelpSpot for use with Windows Me, or QuickANSWERS for use with Windows 98. These guides are designed to provide help information and let you quickly discover and use the features of your computer. Double-click either the HelpSpot or QuickAnswers icon to begin.

The Gateway.net and AOL icons let you connect to the Gateway.net and America Online ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Double-click either the Gateway.net or AOL icon to dial one of the services.

About the Windows environment 27

Desktop icons, buttons,

Description

and elements

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 (selecting) an item on the menu that opens.

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

Click a program taskbar button to activate its window.

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Window components

When you double-click the icon for a drive, disk, folder, document, or program a window opens on the desktop. This example shows in My Computer after double-clicking the

Local Disk (C:)

Local Disk (C:) icon.

Title bar

Menu bar

button

Maximize

button

Minimize

About the Windows environment 29

Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus,

icons, and controls.

Window element Description

The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the name of the program.

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 screen. 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 starts an action such as Print or Save.

To find out more about window controls, see your Microsoft Windows online

Help.

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Using the Start menu

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

To open the Start menu:

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

menu opens showing you the first level of menu items.

When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that has an arrow next to it, another menu, or submenu, opens and reveals related files, programs, or commands. Click a file or program to open it.

Start menu.

Using the Start menu 31

Working with files and folders

You can organize your documents and programs to suit your preferences much

like you would store information in a file cabinet. You can store these files

in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would

reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet.

About drives

Drives are like file cabinets because they hold many files and folders. A

computer almost always has more than one drive. Each drive has a letter,

usually

drive. Depending on your system, you may also have more drives such as

CD/DVD or Zip drives. Each drive has its own letter.

To view the drives on your computer:

Local Disk (C:) for the main drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette

■ Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

Drives

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 the drive icon, click

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View the entire contents of this drive.

About folders and files

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

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

Folders

Files

To create a folder:

1 Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. The My Computer

dialog box opens.

2 Double-click the drive or folder, for example

Disk (C:)

The drive or folder window opens. If you do not see the contents of the drive or folder, click

3 Select File, then New, then Folder. The new folder is created.

4 Type a name for the folder, then press E

appears under the folder.

, where you want to put the new folder.

View the entire contents of this drive or this folder.

Working with files and folders 33

3½ Floppy (A:) or Local

NTER. The new folder name

Copying and moving files and folders

The basic skills you need to copy and move files are copying, cutting, and

pasting.

When you copy and paste a selection, you place a copy of the file you selected

on the Windows clipboard, which 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 selection, you remove the file from its folder and

place the file on the Windows clipboard. When you decide where you want

the file to go, you paste it there.

The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you cut or copy again.

Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Therefore, you can

paste copies of a file into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or

cut a file again, the old file is deleted from the clipboard.

To copy a file or folder to another folder:

1 Right-click the file or folder that you want to copy. A menu opens on

the desktop.

2 Select

3 Open the destination folder.

4 With the pointer inside the folder, right-click the mouse button.

5 Select

Copy from the menu.

Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.

To move a file or folder to another folder:

1 Right-click the file or folder that you want to move. A menu opens on

the desktop.

2 Select

3 Open the destination folder.

4 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click the mouse

button.

5 Select

is removed from its old location.

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Cut from the menu.

Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and

Deleting files and folders

When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them out of your file cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually a trash collector empties the can and takes the trash away.

In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the Windows trash can, 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 Select the files or folders that you want to delete. For instructions on how

to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 43.

2 Right-click, then select

the files and folders to the Recycle Bin.

Delete from the pop-up menu. Windows moves

To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:

1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin window opens listing

the files and folders you have deleted since the last time you emptied it.

2 If you want to recover all the files and folders in the bin, click

All

(Windows Me) or select all the files, then right-click and select Restore

(Windows 98).

- OR -

If you want to recover individual files and folders, select them from the list, then click (Windows 98). For instructions on how to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 43.

Windows returns the deleted files and folders to their original locations.

Restore (Windows Me) or right-click and select Restore

Restore

Deleting files and folders 35

To empty the Recycle Bin:

Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or

folders in the bin. These files cannot be restored.

1 Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, then select Empty Recycle

Bin

from the pop-up menu.

Windows asks you if you are sure that you want to empty the bin.

2 Click

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

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Browsing for files and folders

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—they may have many levels (usually many more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will have to search through levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1 Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

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

that you want to find.

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

file or folder you want. (If you do not see the contents of a folder, click

View the entire contents of this folder.)

Browsing for files and folders 37

Searching 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 in Windows Me, or

the Find utility in Windows 98 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 combine search criteria to refine searches.

Files and folders found using these utilities can be opened, copied, cut,

renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

38 Windows Basics

Using the Windows Me Search utility

To find files and folders using the Search utility:

1 Click Start, then select Search, then For Files or Folders. The search dialog

box opens.

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

file or folder name in the pane of the window.

Search for files or folders named box in the left

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

that name.

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

folder names containing the letters you typed.

Searching for files 39

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

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

You can open a file, folder, or program by double-clicking the name in the list.

Using advanced search options

Search can find files meeting more criteria than file name. You can select

options to narrow your search by clicking

options that you want:

Search Options and selecting the

■ Date searches for files that were created or modified on a specific date or

during a specific period.

■ Size searches for files of a specific size.

■ Typ e searches for files of a specific type, such as a program or a text

document.

■ Advanced Options give you access to further search options.

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Using the Windows 98 Find utility

To find files and folders using the Find utility:

1 Click Start, then select Find, then Files or Folders. The Find: All Files dialog

box opens.

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

file or folder name in the

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

that name.

■ If you type in part of the name, Find will list all of the file and

folder names containing the letters you typed.

Named text box in of the window.

Searching for files 41

3 Click Find Now. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files

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

You can open a file, folder, or program by double-clicking the name in the list.

Using advanced search options

You can find files meeting more criteria than file name. You can select options

to narrow your search by clicking the

options that you want:

■ Date searches for files that were created or modified on a specific date or

during a specific period.

■ Size searches for files of a specific size.

■ Typ e searches for files of a specific type, such as a program or a text

document.

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Date or Advanced tabs and selecting the

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 Select the item, then press

Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic Select the item, then press

Paste a file, folder, text, or graphic Select the item, then press

Select multiple icons on the desktop Click the first icon, press and

TRL + C.

TRL + X.

TRL + V.

hold down the C

TRL key, then

click each of the remaining icons that you want to select.

Select multiple items in a list or in an Explorer window

Click the first item, press and hold down the C

TRL key, then

click each of the remaining items.

Select multiple adjacent items in a list Click the first item in the list,

press and hold down the S

HIFT

key, then click the last item in the list.

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

HIFT + DELETE.

Rename a file or folder Select the file or folder, press F2,

type the new name, then press

NTER.

Close the active window or program Press A

Switch to a different file, folder, or running

Press A

LT + F4.

LT + TAB.

program

Shortcuts 43

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Customizing Your Notebook

This chapter provides information about customizing your computer by

adding new hardware devices and changing settings in Windows.

You ca n :

■ Change screen and display settings

■ Change the background and screen saver

■ Customize the multi-function buttons

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings

You can adjust the display settings such as the screen background and screen

saver using the Display Properties window. However, adjusting the color depth

and screen area are two of the most basic settings you may need to change.

Adjusting the color depth

Color depth is the number of colors your LCD displays. Various image types

require various color depths for optimum appearance on your LCD. For

example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while

color photographs usually need 32-bit True Color (which renders millions of

colors) to be displayed with optimum quality.

Windows lets you choose from four color depth settings for your LCD. We

recommend that the 32-bit True Color setting be used at all times.

If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have

played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting

and return it to 32-bit True Color, if necessary. Some games and

video-intensive programs change your setting automatically, but do not return

it to its original value when they are closed.

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To change the color depth:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the

opens.

3 Click the

Settings tab.

Display icon. The Display Properties window

4 Select a setting from the

Colors drop-down list.

5 If you want to save your changes, click

your changes when you click

OK again.

6 Click OK.

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 47

OK. Windows tells you it will apply

Adjusting the screen area

You can change the screen area to a size you prefer. For example, you can

increase the screen area to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease

the screen area to make reading and identifying objects on the display easier.

The larger the screen area, the smaller individual components of the screen,

such as icons and menu bars, appear.

To change the screen area:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the

opens.

3 Click the

Settings tab.

Display icon. The Display Properties window

4 Drag the

5 If you want to save your changes, click

your changes when you click

6 Click

Screen area slider to the size you prefer.

OK.

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OK. Windows tells you it will apply

OK again.

Changing the font size

You can choose a larger font size for desktop items so the text is easier to read, especially for presentations using a TV for display.

To change the font size:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/double-click the

opens.

3 Click the

4 Select

5 Click OK.

Settings tab, then click Advanced.

Small Fonts or Large Fonts from the Font Size menu, then click OK.

Display icon. The Display Properties window

Applying a color scheme

A color scheme is a set of colors that you can apply to your Windows environment. For example, you can change the appearance of such things as the desktop, windows, and dialog boxes. You can select an existing scheme or create your own.

To select a color scheme:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the

opens.

Display icon. The Display Properties window

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 49

3 Click the Appearance tab.

4 If you want to apply one of Windows’ color schemes, go to Step 7.

5 If you want to create a new scheme, select various items from the

drop-down list and change their settings.

6 Click

Save As, type a name for the new scheme, and then click OK.

7 Select a color scheme from the

the scheme appears in the window above the list.

8 Click

OK.

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Item

Scheme drop-down list. An example of

Changing the desktop background

The Windows desktop background can be changed to either a picture or HTML document. Windows provides several background pictures. You can also use pictures or HTML documents that you have created or retrieved from other sources.

Important If Active Desktop is enabled and you have chosen to

display Web content, the standard desktop background will be partially or completely hidden, so you may not be able to see changes you have made in the background. For more information about Active Desktop, see the Windows online help.

To change the desktop background:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the

opens.

3 Click the

Background tab.

Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 51

4 Select a background picture from the Select an HTML Document or a picture

list.

- OR -

Select a background picture from another location by clicking

5 If you want the picture you chose to cover the entire screen, select

from the

6 If the picture you chose does not cover the entire screen and you have

not chosen to tile the image in Step 5, you can change the solid color behind the picture by clicking list, then clicking

7 Click

Picture Display drop-down list.

OK.

Selecting a screen saver

You may have heard that your display might be damaged if you leave it on

for a long time without using your computer because the image can “burn

in” on the LCD panel. You may have heard that you should use a screen saver

to avoid this damage.

Color LCD panels are not subject to “burn in,” so a screen saver is not

absolutely necessary. But, screen savers can be very attractive, and are

particularly useful if you want to keep others from viewing your screen while

you are away from your computer.

Windows supplies a variety of screen savers that you can chose from, and

many more are available from the Web and as commercial products.

Browse.

Tile

Pattern, selecting a pattern from the Pattern

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To select a screen saver:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel

window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the

opens.

3 Click the

Screen Saver tab.

Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box

4 Select a screen saver from the

Screen Saver drop-down list. Windows

previews the screen saver.

5 If you want to customize the screen saver, click

your changes

. If the Settings button is not available, you cannot

Settings and then make

customize the screen saver you selected.

6 If you want to password protect your screen saver, select the

Password protected checkbox, click Change, type your password, then

click

OK.

7 If you want to change the time before the screen saver is activated, click

the up or down arrows next to the

8 Click

OK.

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 53

Wait box.

Customizing the multi-function buttons

The Multi-function Keyboard Utility lets you change the actions of some of

the multi-function buttons. For a description of the buttons, see

“Multi-function buttons” on page 21.

To program the multi-function buttons:

1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel.

2 Double-click the Multi-function Keyboard icon. If you do not see the

Multi-function Keyboard icon, click view all Control Panel options, then click

the icon.

The Gateway Multi-function Keyboard utility window opens.

3 Click the tab corresponding to the multi-function button to make

changes to its function.

4 Click

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OK.

Working with Documents

Whether you are creating a spreadsheet, writing a letter, or drawing a picture,

you are working with a document (file). The basic methods of creating, saving,

opening, and printing a document apply to most programs.

This chapter illustrates the following concepts:

■ Creating a document

■ Saving a document

■ Opening a document

■ Printing a document

Although these examples use Microsoft Word, similar procedures apply to

other programs such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works, and Microsoft

Publisher.

For more information about using a program, select

Help on the menu bar.

Creating a new document

To create a new document:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, then Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word

starts and a blank document opens.

2 Select

3 Click a tab for the type of document you want to create, select a

document template style, then click

4 Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at

the top of the window to format the document.

File, then select New. The document templates dialog box opens.

OK. The document template opens.

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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 in Microsoft Word:

1 Select File, then Save. The Save As dialog box opens.

2 Select the folder from the

then click

File

folder

File

name

Save.

Save in drop-down box, type the new file name,

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Opening a document

To view, revise, or print an existing document, you need to open it. Open

the document from the program it was created in.

To open a document in Microsoft Word:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, then Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word

starts and a blank document opens.

2 Select

3 Find the folder you want to open in the

File

folder

File

name

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

File, then Open.

Look in drop-down box.

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Printing a document

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

To print a document in Microsoft Word:

1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper.

2 Start Microsoft Word and open a document.

3 Select

4 Select the print options, then click

File, then Print. The Print dialog box opens.

OK. The document prints.

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Using Multimedia

This chapter provides information on using the multimedia capabilities of

your notebook. Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Use the diskette drive

■ Use the CD/DVD drive

■ Adjust the volume

■ Play CDs and DVDs

■ Record and play audio files

■ Use Media Player

■ Use MusicMatch

■ Use video capture

Using diskettes

The diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppies or floppy

disks). Diskettes are useful for saving files for archive purposes or to use on

another computer.

Warning Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields.

Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.

Component Description

A Diskette slot

B Eject button

To use a diskette:

1 Insert the diskette into the diskette drive with the label facing up.

2 To access a file on the diskette, double-click the

drive letter (drive for the LS-120 drive module), then the file.

3 To remove the diskette, make sure the drive activity light is off, then press

the diskette eject button.

A: for the standard 1.44 MB diskette drive or drive D:

My Computer icon, the

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Using the CD/DVD drive

The CD/DVD drive module can read data and audio CDs, and the DVD drive module can also read DVDs.

Inserting a CD/DVD

Component Description

A Eject button

B Manual eject hole. To open the tray while

power is turned off, insert a straightened paper clip into this hole.

To insert a CD/DVD:

1 Press the eject button on the CD/DVD drive, then pull the disc tray

completely open.

2 Place the CD/DVD in the tray with the label up, then press down carefully

on the disc until it snaps into place.

Important When you place a single-sided CD or DVD in the tray, make

sure that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable sides, place the disc so that the name of the side you want to play is facing up.

3 Push the tray in until it is closed.

Using the CD/DVD drive 63

Adjusting the volume

You can use the volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume

of specific sound devices in your notebook.

To adjust overall volume level:

■ Click the speaker icon on the taskbar, then drag the slider to change the

volume or click to select the

- OR -

On the button panel above the keyboard, press the volume buttons to change the volume, or press the mute button to turn off all sound. For more information on the location of the buttons, see “Multi-function buttons” on page 21.

To adjust specific volume levels:

1 Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control dialog

box opens.

Mute check box.

If the device does not appear in the Volume Control dialog box, select

Options, Properties, select the audio device you want to appear, then click OK.

2 Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to

adjust, then close the window. For more information about the volume controls, select

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Help in the Volume Control dialog box.

Playing CDs and DVDs

Listening to music CDs in Windows Me

Use the Windows Media Player to play and copy your CDs on your notebook. For more information about using the Windows Media Player, click the Windows Media Player application.

To listen to a CD in the Windows Media Player:

■ Insert a CD into the CD/DVD drive. The Windows Media Player opens

and the CD plays.

If the Windows Media Player does not open automatically when you insert the CD, open it by clicking

Windows Media Player. When the media player opens, click (play).

Start, then selecting Programs, then

Help in

Play/ Pause

Stop

Sound Controls

Tr ac k Controls

Playing CDs and DVDs 65

Listening to music CDs in Windows 98

Use the CD/DVD drive and the Windows CD Player to play, pause,

fast-forward, rewind, or go to the next or previous track on any audio CD.

For information on controlling disc play using buttons on the front of your

notebook, see “Front” on page 2.

To play a CD:

■ Insert a CD into the CD/DVD drive. The CD Player opens and the CD

plays.

If the CD Player does not open automatically when you insert the CD, open it by clicking

Entertainment, then CD Player. When the CD Player opens, click (play).

Start, then selecting Programs, Accessories,

Pause

Play

Stop

If you do not hear the audio or you want to increase or decrease the volume,

see “Adjusting the volume” on page 64. When you finish listening to the CD,

click the Eject CD button to open the CD/DVD drive tray.

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Rewind

Previous Tr ac k

Tr ac k Skip Forward

Eject CD

Playing a DVD

A DVD is similar to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or several gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. If your notebook has a DVD drive, you can play DVDs with the DVD Player program. See the DVD help for more information about using the DVD player.

To play a DVD:

1 Make sure that the volume is turned up.

2 Disable your system screen saver and standby timers.

3 Click

4 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click (play). The DVD plays.

5 To control the DVD or adjust the volume, use the controls in the

Start, then select Programs, DVD Player, then DVD Player. The

DVD Player video screen and control panel open.

DVD player. For more information on using the DVD player, see its online help.

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Recording and playing audio

Use the instructions below to make an audio recording by speaking into the microphone.

To make an audio recording:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then Sound

Recorder

. The Sound Recorder opens.

Rewind

2 Click (record), then speak into the microphone.

3 When you finish recording, click (stop).

4 Select

5 Name the recording, specify the path, then click

saved.

File, then Save As. The Save As dialog box opens.

Fast Forward

Play Stop

To play an audio recording in the Sound Recorder:

1 Open the Sound Recorder.

2 Select

3 Select the file you want to play back, then click

4 Play the file by clicking (play), then stop playing the file by clicking

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File, then Open. The Open dialog box opens.

(stop).

Record

Save. The recording is

Open.

Using the Media Player

The Media Player can play several types of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, AVI, MPEG, and MOV formats.

To play a file using the Media Player:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then

Media Player. The Media Player opens.

Stop

Play

Pause

Video screen

Video file information

2 Select

3 Select the file you want to play, then click

4 Play the file by clicking (play), then stop playing the file by clicking

5 For more information about the Media Player, click

Media Player application.

File, then Open. The Open dialog box opens.

Open.

(stop).

Help in the

Using the Media Player 69

Using MusicMatch

Using the MusicMatch™ program, you can:

■ Play music CDs

■ Create MP3 music files from your music CDs

■ Build a music library

■ Enter music track information

■ Listen to Internet Radio

Playing CDs

You can use the MusicMatch program to play music CDs on your notebook.

To play a music CD:

1 Double-click the MusicMatch icon on your desktop. MusicMatch opens.

2 Place the music CD into the CD/DVD drive on your notebook. The names

of the music tracks appear in the playlist area.

3 Click

Play.

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Creating music files

Using the MusicMatch program, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook hard drive as MP3 files.

Here are some terms that you need to know before you get started:

■ Bit rate is the number of bits required to store one second of music. CD

quality is 128 kilobits (128,000) per second. A high bit rate gives you better sound quality but the file size is also larger. For information about changing the sound quality settings, see the online Help in MusicMatch.

■ MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for digitally compressing high-fidelity

music into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. MP3 files end in the file extension .mp3.

■ Ripping is the process of copying a music track from a music CD and

storing it on your hard drive.

To create (rip) MP3 files:

1 Double-click the MusicMatch icon.

2 Place a CD into the CD/DVD drive on your notebook. The CD tracks

appear in the playlist with checkmarks next to them.

3 If you do not want to record a track, remove the checkmark.

4 Click

5 Click

REC. The recorder window opens.

REC in the Recorder window. The tracks are copied as MP3 files to

your hard drive.

Using MusicMatch 71

Building a music library

Use MusicMatch to build a music library. You can organize your music tracks by categories, find a track quickly by using the sort features, and add information to a song file.

You can add music tracks to your music library by:

■ Creating MP3 files – When you create MP3 files from the tracks on your

music CD, MusicMatch automatically adds these files to your music library.

■ Dragging and Dropping – Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer

or your desktop to the music library.

■ Downloading files from the Internet – When you are connected to the

Internet, MP3 files that you download are automatically added to your music library.

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Changing the music library display settings

To change the music library display settings:

1 Double-click the MusicMatch icon.

2 Select

3 Click the

Options, then Settings. The Settings window opens.

Music Library tab.

4 Select the categories that you want to display in the columns.

5 Click

OK.

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Editing track information

If you are connected to the Internet and are listening to a music CD, MusicMatch automatically downloads and displays track information from a database on the Internet called CDDB (CD Database). This database contains information on thousands of artists, albums, and track titles.

After you add a CD track as an MP3 file to your music library, you can edit track information.

To edit track information:

1 Double-click the MusicMatch icon.

2 Create an MP3 file.

3 Right-click the file, then select

4 Enter information such as track title, lead artist, album, or genre.

5 Click

OK.

Edit Tr ack Tag .

After you enter this track information, it is displayed in the MusicMatch playlist, music library, and recorder.

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Listening to Internet Radio

Using the Radio feature in MusicMatch, you can listen to Internet Radio stations.

To listen to an Internet Radio station:

1 Double-click the MusicMatch icon, then connect to the Internet.

2 Click

3 Click

Radio. The Radio window opens.

Station Selector. A window opens that lists radio stations by

music format, city, or country.

4 Select a radio station, then click

Play. MusicMatch connects to the station.

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Using composite video

The TV Out (Composite Video Out) connection lets you view your notebook display on a TV screen using a standard RCA video cable.

Important To enable external video by default, connect the TV (or

other external viewing device) before starting your notebook.

The optional TV In (Composite Video In) connection lets you view video or still images from a VCR or video camera using a standard RCA video cable. The MGI VideoWave III video capture program lets you capture motion video or still images. For information on the location of these connections, see “Back” on page 5.

Important DVD playback to a VCR will be scrambled by copyright

protection technology.

To connect your notebook to a TV:

1 Connect one end of a standard RCA video cable to the Composite Video

Out connection on the notebook.

2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Video In connector on your

TV or VCR.

3 Switch the display to Composite Video Out by pressing F

4 Reset your display setting to 640

for best viewing. For information on changing the screen area, see “Adjusting the screen area” on page 48. For information on changing the font size, see “Changing the font size” on page 49.

To connect a VCR or camera to your notebook:

1 Connect one end of a standard RCA video cable to the optional

Composite Video In connection on the notebook or docking station.

2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Video Out connector on your

VCR or camera.

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Using MGI VideoWave III

MGI VideoWave III is a video capture program that lets you display and capture video (single frame or video stream) from the optional Composite Video In connection. The VideoWave III’s TV Tuner mode is not supported.

To use VideoWave III:

1 Connect the Video Out connection of your external source, such as a

video camera, to the optional Composite Video In connection on your notebook. For information on the location of this connector, see “Back” on page 5.

2 Connect the Audio Out connection of your external source (if available)

to the Line In connection on your notebook. You will need to change the audio source to Line In. See “Changing the audio source” on page 78.

3 Click

Start, then select Programs, MGI VideoWave III, then MGI VideoWave III.

VideoWave III starts. For more information on using VideoWave III, see its online Help.

Using composite video 77

Changing the audio source

If you want to play audio through your notebook using an external audio source, you need to connect the audio device to your notebook and change audio settings.

To use an external audio source:

1 Connect the Audio Out connection on the external audio device to the

Line In connection on your notebook or docking station.

2 Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control dialog

box opens.

3 Select

4 In the

Recording Control dialog box opens.

5 In the

6 In the

adjust settings.

7 Close the Recording Control dialog box.

Options, then Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.

Adjust volume for section, select Recording, then click OK. The

Line Balance section, click the Select checkbox.

Line Balance section, drag the volume level and balance sliders to

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Using the Internet

This chapter provides information about the Internet and the World Wide Web, and tells you how to set up Gateway.net Internet services so that you can send and receive e-mail and access other Internet resources.

or America Online® (AOL)

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 notebook to a phone line and signing up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Internet Servers

store information so other computers can access it from the Internet.

Your notebook connects to the Internet through an ISP.

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

If you want to access the Internet you need:

■ A modem – a device that connects your notebook, using a telephone line,

to other computers or servers. If you have a modem jack on your notebook, you have a modem.

■ An Internet Service Provider – a service that provides access to the Internet

through an ISP server. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server lets you access the Internet and your e-mail messages.

■ A Web browser – a program that displays information from the World

Wide Web.

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

e-mail messages over the Internet.

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Setting up an Internet account

Before you can view the information on the Word Wide Web, you need to set up an Internet account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). If you have chosen Gateway.net or America Online (AOL) as an ISP, follow these instructions to set up and connect to your account.

If you set up an account with Gateway.net or AOL, 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 Gateway.net or AOL:

1 Double-click the Register with Gateway.net or the America Online icon. If

you do not find the service you want on the Windows desktop, then look for the folder on the Windows desktop.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions. After setting up your account, you can

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

Accessing your Internet account

To connect to your Gateway.net or AOL Internet account:

1 Double-click the Connect to Gateway.net or America Online icon. The

Connect dialog box opens.

Gateway.net or America Online icon located in the Online Services

2 Complete the member name and password information, then click

Connect. The notebook dials the Internet account phone number.

After connecting, the Web browser window opens. For information about the Web and the Web browser, see “Using the World Wide Web” on page 82.

To disconnect from your Gateway.net or AOL Internet account:

■ Click X in the top right corner of the Web browser. Your notebook

disconnects from the Internet.

Important Make sure that your notebook disconnects properly 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 using the notebook.

Setting up an Internet account 81

Using the World 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 Web p a ges, which are electronic documents that you view using a Web page display program called a browser. There are many Web browsers that you can use, one of which is Microsoft Internet Explorer, which comes installed on your new notebook.

Web pages can contain not only text, but animations, music, and other multimedia features.

A group of related We b pag es is called a We b site. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news, download programs, and much more.

You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on the 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.

Link

Web

page

To learn more about using the Web browser features, select bar.

Linked Web page

Help in the menu

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Connecting to a Web site

After you set up an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as Gateway.net or AOL, 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 the notebook connects, the

default opening page, your home page, 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 your home page or another Web page, click a link to a Web site.

The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook, and displays the opening page of the site that you requested.

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.

GO on the browser address bar.

Using the World Wide Web 83

Downloading files

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

To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information about scanning for viruses, see Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Gateway Solo Notebook.

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 on links on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want to download.

3 Create a folder where you want to store the file on your notebook.

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 created.

GO on the browser address

A copy of the file is downloaded to your notebook. The time that it takes to transfer the file to your notebook 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.

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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 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 name, 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 the Gateway.net ISP might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:

User name Internet domain name

Sending e-mail

jdoe@gateway.net

To send e-mail using Gateway.net or AOL:

1 Connect to your Gateway.net or AOL account.

2 Click

3 Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in

4 Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box.

5 Type the e-mail message.

6 When finished, click

Create Mail.

- OR -

Write.

Click

the

Send To box.

Send Now.

Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail address you specified.

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Checking your e-mail

To check your e-mail using Gateway.net or AOL:

1 Connect to your Gateway.net or AOL account.

2 Click

Read Mail.

- OR -

Click

Read.

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

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Sending and Receiving Faxes

After you have created a document using a spreadsheet, word processor, or graphics program, you can send it as a fax. You can also receive faxes on your notebook. This chapter shows you how to:

■ Set up a fax cover page

■ Create and send a new fax

■ Fax a document you created in another program

■ Receive a fax

■ View and print a fax

Creating a cover page

Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your fax cover sheets and fax headers will contain this information, which is required by law.

To set up your fax cover page:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, PhoneTools, then PhoneTools.

PhoneTools opens.

2 Click

3 Click the

4 Click the

5 Click

Configure, then select General Configuration from the pop-up menu.

The General Configuration dialog box opens.

Customize tab, then type your personal information in the User

boxes.

Fax tab, then enter your name and fax number in the Identifier

text box. This identifier information is required by law. You can enter up to 20 characters in the text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name, followed by 12 characters for your telephone number.

OK.

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6 If you want to change the logo that appears on the cover page, click

Configure, then select Logo Management from the pop-up menu. The Logo

Management dialog box opens.

Import button

Clear button

7 If you do not want the PhoneTools logo on your cover page, click the

picture then click the clear button.

- OR -

If you want to replace the PhoneTools logo with one of your own, click the import button then select a picture for the logo. The picture must be small enough to fit in the logo box.

8 Click

OK.

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Sending a fax

To send a fax:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, PhoneTools, then PhoneTools.

PhoneTools opens.

2 Click

Send Fax. The Send Fax Wizard opens.

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3 Enter the recipient’s name, company (if applicable), and fax number, then

click

Next. The next wizard dialog box opens.

4 Type the message text in the

5 Select a cover page template from the

Next. If you typed a message in the Message Text area, you must select a

Message Text area.

Templa te drop-down list, then click

cover page.

6 If you want to attach a file, make sure the file is not open, then

click (browse), select the file, then click

7 Click

Next, then click Finish. The Confirm Transmissions dialog box

Open.

opens.

8 Click

Send. PhoneTools dials the fax number and sends your fax.

To fax a document directly from most programs:

1 In the program with the document open, click File, then select Print. The

Print dialog box opens.

2 Select the printer

opens.

3 Complete the wizard as instructed in “To s end a fax:” on page 90.

Capture fax BVRP, then click OK. The Send Fax Wizard

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Receiving a fax

To receive and view a fax:

1 Click Start, then select Programs, PhoneTools, then PhoneTools.

PhoneTools opens. When PhoneTools is open, it detects incoming faxes and stores them in the In Box.

2 To view a fax, click

The fax viewer opens, where you can view and print the fax.

Fax Inbox, then double-click the fax you want to view.

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Managing Power

While your notebook is running on battery power, properly managing power consumption is necessary to get the most use out of the battery. This chapter shows you how to:

■ Maintain battery power and check the battery charge

■ Change batteries

■ Recalibrate the battery

■ Change power saving settings

Maintaining battery power

As long as the AC adapter is properly connected, the battery will charge while your notebook is operating.

Checking battery status

■ Both the main battery and the optional second battery have a built-in

battery meter. Turn the notebook over and press the battery meter. The battery meter lights and indicates the percentage of battery power available.

■ Position the pointer over the power cord or battery icon in the lower right

corner of the taskbar. A battery status popup window opens. Moving the pointer anywhere on the display closes the window.

■ Press FN+F2 keys to view the Status window, which appears in the upper

left corner of the display. The second and third lines of the Status window display battery levels for the main battery and optional second battery, if installed.

■ When the battery level gets low the system beeps three times, the battery

icon in the lower right task bar has a red “X” over it, and the Low Battery window appears, advising you to change your battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing your work.

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Conserving battery power

While using the battery to power your notebook, conserve power by:

■ Dimming the display as low as is comfortable.

■ Removing PC Cards when you do not need them. Many PC Cards use a

small amount of power while inserted, even if they are not being used.

■ Modifying the Power Management settings for maximum power savings.

For more information on changing these settings, see “Changing power settings” on page 100.

■ Closing the display panel to turn off the display while you are not using

your notebook. The display stays off until you open the panel again.

■ Enabling Hibernate mode support and using Hibernate mode for power

savings while the notebook is not in use. For more information on Hibernate mode, see “To enable H ibernate support:” on page 104.

■ Using the CD/DVD drive only when necessary. CD and DVD drives use

a large amount of power.

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Gateway 9300 schematic

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About Your Notebook

Front

Left side

Right side

Back

Bottom

Getting Started

Protecting from power source problems

Starting your notebook

Waking up your notebook

Turning off your notebook

System status indicators

Power and battery indicators

Using the keyboard

Adjusting the keyboard angle

Function keys

Function key combinations

Multi-function buttons

Windows Basics

About the Windows environment

Desktop components

Window components

Using the Start menu

Working with files and folders

About drives

About folders and files

Copying and moving files and folders

Deleting files and folders

Browsing for files and folders

Searching for files

Using advanced search options

Using advanced search options

Shortcuts

Customizing Your Notebook

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings

Adjusting the color depth

Adjusting the screen area

Changing the font size

Applying a color scheme

Changing the desktop background

Selecting a screen saver

Customizing the multi-function buttons

Working with Documents

Creating a new document

Saving a document

Opening a document

Printing a document

Using Multimedia

Using diskettes

Using the CD/DVD drive

Inserting a CD/DVD

Adjusting the volume

Playing CDs and DVDs

Listening to music CDs in Windows Me

Playing a DVD

Recording and playing audio

Using MusicMatch

Playing CDs

Creating music files

Building a music library

Changing the music library display settings

Editing track information

Listening to Internet Radio

Using composite video

Changing the audio source

Using the Internet

Learning about the Internet

Setting up an Internet account

Accessing your Internet account

Downloading files

Using e-mail

Sending e-mail

Checking your e-mail

Sending and Receiving Faxes

Creating a cover page