Gateway E-100G SB, E-100M G, E-100M User Manual

USER GUIDE

Gateway Computer

Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Thank you for purchasing our notebook! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Using Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Help and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Searching for a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2: Using Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

About the Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adding icons to the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Identifying window items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Creating folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Windows Search utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3: Recovering Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

System recovery options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Drivers and applications recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Creating drivers and applications recovery discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network . . . . . . . . 26

Creating discs from recovery files on a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recovering specific files and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Recovering your system from the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4: Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Hardware security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Kensington lock slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

CompuTrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Data security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Computrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Notebook startup and hard drive password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Windows XP user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Protecting your notebook from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Using McAfee SecurityCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Using Windows XP Security Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Security updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Traveling securely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Playing music and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Playing WAV audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Playing audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Playing CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Creating audio files and music libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Creating music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Building a music library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Editing track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Creating and editing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Editing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Transferring your video to your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Editing your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Saving your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Creating music CDs and video DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Creating a music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Creating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Creating a data CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Copying a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Advanced multimedia software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

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Windows Media Player advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

CyberLink Power2Go advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Chapter 7: Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Changing notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing the power scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing alarm options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Activating and using Hibernate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 8: Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Wireless networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Buying wireless equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Setting up your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Making sure your broadband connection works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Setting up your access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Setting up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Testing your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Sharing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Sharing drives and printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Using the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Viewing shared drives and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Mapping a network drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Opening files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Copying files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Printing files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Connecting to hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding a desktop computer to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding a printer to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Chapter 9: Sending and Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Installing and configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Installing Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Sending a simple fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Setting up your cover page template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Faxing from programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Faxing a scanned document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Receiving and viewing a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Automatically retry sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Automatically canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Chapter 10: Customizing Your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adjusting the screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using an extended desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Changing the mouse or touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Changing mouse settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Changing touchpad settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Modifying security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Cleaning your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Protecting your notebook from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Deleting unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Scheduling maintenance tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Moving from Your Old Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Transferring Internet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Installing your old printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Installing your old programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Chapter 12: Traveling with Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Contents

Chapter 13: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Device installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Modem (cable or DSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Modem (dial-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Networks (wired) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Networks (wireless) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Before calling Gateway Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Appendix A: Safety and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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CHAPTER 1

Getting Help

• Gateway Web site

• Help and Support

•BigFix

•Online help

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Thank you for purchasing our notebook!

You have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. We are sure that you

will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your

new notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology

and passes through the most stringent quality control tests to ensure that you

are provided with the best product possible.

Your new Gateway notebook is designed to provide an exceptional balance of

performance and portability. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile

processor technologies to manage the processor speed and power

consumption for a greater battery life experience. This design provides you with

maximum performance when plugged into AC power balanced with optimized

battery life when on battery power.

Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with our range of

services and support. We have highlighted some basic care and safety

information to help you keep your notebook in good operating condition.

Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers — to provide

best-of-class service and support in addition to high-quality, brand-name

components at affordable prices. If you ever have a problem, our

knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with

fast, considerate service.

Gateway Web site

We sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment

from your new Gateway notebook for years to come.

Thank you again, from all of us at Gateway.

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 notebook. Visit the Gateway Support

Web site at www.

gateway.com.

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Using Support

Gateway Web site

The Support site is divided into seven major areas:

■ Support Home

■ Product Support

■ Downloads

■ Customer Service

■ Upgrade Center

■ Resources

■ Contact Us

Support Home

Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. To view support documents for your notebook, type your serial number in the Serial Number box, then click Submit.

Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for all Gateway notebooks.

Product Support

Click Product Support to view a list of all the products that Gateway supports.

Downloads

Click Downloads to get the latest software updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. By entering your serial number you get drivers specific to your notebook. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to locate your drivers.

Customer Service

Click Customer Service to view information about your account and general information about warranties and special offers.

Upgrade Center

Click Upgrade Center to view and purchase upgrades for your notebook.

Resources

Click Resources to access utilities to help you manage your notebook.

Contact Us

Click Contact Us to access links to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for both sales and support. For more information, see “Telephone

support” on page 147.

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Help and Support

Your no tebook inclu des Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help

information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Use Help and Support

to answer questions about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use

the many features of your Gateway notebook.

To start Help and Support:

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

Searching for a topic

You can find help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or

browsing the index.

To search for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in

the Search box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then click

the arrow button.

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

■ Suggested Topics - These topics are located in Help and Support and are

relevant to your search topic.

■ Full-text Search Matches - These topics are located in Help and Support

and contain the words you entered in the Search box.

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

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BigFix

To 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 Search Results list.

Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and conflicts. It automatically gathers information about the latest bugs, security alerts, and updates from BigFix sites on the Internet. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. To fix the problem, click on that icon to open BigFix.

To start BigFix:

■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix.

To learn more about using BigFix:

■ From the BigFix program, click Help, then click Tut oria l.

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 Help menu or by clicking a Help button.

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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.

CHAPTER 2

Using Windows XP

•About the Windows desktop

• Identifying window items

• Working with files and folders

• Searching for files

•Working with documents

•Shortcuts

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About the Windows desktop

Help and Support

For more information about the

Windows desktop, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

Windows desktop in the Search box,

then click the arrow.

After your notebook 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 this example, depending on how your

notebook is set up.

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

Desktop

Description

elements

The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display 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’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 clicki ng an item on th e menu that opens.

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 notebook. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 14.

The Windows Security Center icon may appear on the taskbar near the clock. The icon changes appearance to notify you when the security settings on your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates are available. Double-click this icon to open the Windows Security Center. For more information, see “Modifying security

settings” on page 114.

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Using the Start menu

About the Windows desktop

Help and Support

For more information about the

Windows Start menu, click Start, then

click Help and Support. Type the

keywo rd Windows St art menu in the

Search box, then click the arrow.

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 to see all programs and files in the Start menu. When

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

3 Click a file or program to open it.

Adding icons to the desktop

For more information about desktop

icons, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the keyword desktop

icons in the Search box, then click the

Help and Support

arrow.

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 mouse or 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 appears on the desktop.

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Identifying window items

For more information about windows,

click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the k eywor d window in the Search

Help and Support

box, then click the arrow.

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

bar

Close Maximize

Minimize

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 that shows the window title.

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 notebook 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 starts an action such as Print or Save.

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Working with files and folders

You can organize your files 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.

Viewing drives

Working with files and folders

For more information about files and

folders, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the keyword files and

folders in the Search box, then click the

Help and Support

arrow.

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

almost always has more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette drive. You may also have more drives such as an external disc drive.

To view the drives on your notebook:

■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu.

Hard

drives

Diskette

drive

Disc drive

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.

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Creating folders

For more information about creating files

and folders, click Start, then click Help

creating files and folders in the

Help and Support

and Support. Type the keyword

Search box, then click the arrow.

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 notebook. In fact, all information on a notebook is stored in

files.

Folde rs

Files

To create a folder:

1 Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu.

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 Show the contents of

this drive.

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 drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this

folder.

4 Click File, New, then click Folder. The new folder is created.

5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears

by the folder icon.

For information about renaming folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 21.

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Copying and moving files and folders

Working with files and folders

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 or folder into more than one place,

but as soon as you copy or cut a different

file or folder, the original file or folder is

For more information about copying files

and folders or moving files and folders,

click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword copying files and

folders or moving files and folders

in the Search box, then click the arrow.

deleted from the clipboard.

Help and Support

Important

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.

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 11 and “Searching for files” on page 16.

2 Right-click (press the right mouse or 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.

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 11 and “Searching for files” on page 16.

2 Right-click (press the right mouse or 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.

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Deleting files and folders

For more information about deletin g files

and folders, click Start, then click Help

deleting files and folders in the

Help and Support

and Support. Type the keyword

Search box, then click the arrow.

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 21.

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

page 16.

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

Recycle Bin.

To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:

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

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

Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently

erases any files or folders in the bin. These

For more information about emptying

the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

emptying the Recycle Bin in the

files cannot be restored.

Help and Support

Search box, then click the arrow.

Caution

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 21.

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

to their original locations.

To empty the Recycle Bin:

1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. The Recycle Bin window

opens.

2 Click File, then click Empty Recycle Bin. Windows asks you if you are sure

that you want to empty the bin.

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

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Browsing for files and folders

Working with files and folders

For more information about browsing for

files and folders, click Star t, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword

files and folders in the Search box,

Help and Support

then click the arrow.

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 search through levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. The My Computer window opens.

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 Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder.

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

file or folder you want.

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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 to search by:

■ Name or part of a name

■ Creation date

■ Modification date

■ File type

■ Text conta ined i n the f ile

■ Time period in which it was created or modified

You can also combine search criteria to refine searches.

Files and folders found using this utility can be opened, copied, cut, renamed,

or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

Using the Windows Search utility

For more information about searching

for files and folders, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

searching in the Search box, then click

Help and Support

the arrow.

To find files and folders using the Search utility:

1 Click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens. Click All

files and folders.

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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Searching for files

3 Click Search. 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.

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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Working 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.

Creating a new document

The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document

using Microsoft

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

For more information about using a program, click Help on its menu bar.

To create a new document:

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

WordPad starts and a blank document opens.

WordPad. Similar procedures apply to other programs such as

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

the top of the window to format the document.

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Saving a document

Working with documents

For more information about saving

documents, click Start, then click Help

and Support. Type the keyword saving

in the Search box, then click the arrow.

Help and Support

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.

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Opening a document

For more information about opening

documents, click Start, then click Help

opening files in the Search box, then

Help and Support

and Support. Type the keyword

click the arrow.

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

Printing a document

For more information about printing

documents, click Start, then click Help printing in the Search box, then click

Help and Support

and Support. Type the keyword

the arrow.

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

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, 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.

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Shortcuts

For more information about Windows

keybo ard short cuts, clic k Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

Windows keyboard shortcuts in the

Help and Support

Search box, then click the arrow.

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

To. .. Do this...

Copy a file, folder, text, or graphic

Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic

Paste a file, folder, text, or graphic

Select multiple items in a list or window

Select multiple adjacent items in a list or window

Permanently delete a file or folder

Rename a file or folder Click the file or folder, press F2, type the new name, then press ENTER.

Close the active window or program

Click the item, then press CTRL +C.

Click the item, then press C

Click inside the folder or window where you want to paste the object, then press

TRL +V.

Click the first item, press and hold down the C remaining items.

Click the first item in the list, press and hold down the SHIFT key, then click the last item in the list.

Click the file or folder, then press S deleted. The file or folder is not stored in the Recycle Bin.

Press ALT +F4.

TRL +X.

TRL key, then click each of the

HIFT +DELETE. The file or folder is permanently

Switch to a different file, folder, or running program

Press ALT +TAB.

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CHAPTER 3

Recovering Your System

• System recovery options

• Drivers and applications recovery

• Recovering your system

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System recovery options

Most computer problems can be solved by following the information in

“Troubleshooting” on page 131 or at www.gateway.com

also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook’s software (also called

recovering or restoring your system). Gateway provides everything you need to

recover your system under most conditions. A backup copy of your operating

system, factory-installed drivers, and factory-installed applications is saved on

a hidden area of your hard drive.

We recommend that you make a backup of your factory-installed software as

soon as you get your new Gateway system.

■ “Drivers and applications recovery” on page 24 tells you how to record

(or burn) the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is only one of several ways you can restore your system to working order. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on your notebook.

If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you

can use Microsoft System Restore to roll back your system to a previous

condition when drivers and programs worked correctly.

. Problem-solving may

■ “Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore” on page 30

describes how to return your system to a previous working condition.

If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to reinstall specific

software, such as a device driver.

■ “Recovering specific files and software” on page 29 describes how to

install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers.

Finally, in order to recover your system you may need to reinstall everything,

including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory

settings.

■ “Recovering your system from the hard drive” on page 31 tells how to

completely reinstall the original factory software.

Drivers and applications recovery

Your notebook’s hard drive contains everything you need to completely restore

your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can

also restore device drivers or programs by using Drivers and Applications

Recovery discs, which you create using an optional external recordable disc

drive. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you can

wait until later.

For more information on creating recovery discs, see “Creating drivers and

applications recovery discs” on page 25.

For more information on using your network to store and create recovery discs,

see:

■ “Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network” on page 26

■ “Creating discs from recovery files on a network” on page 27

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Creating drivers and applications recovery discs

You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers or programs. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable drive. If your notebook does not have an external recordable drive, see “Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network” on page 26.

To record a set of drivers and applications recovery discs:

If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. If you are recording to a DVD, make sure

that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not

DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs.

Important

1 Make sure that you have blank discs ready. Depending on the type of

external recordable drive your notebook has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc.

2 Click Start, All Programs, System

Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message

asks you if you want to “Burn ISO” (record recovery discs) or “Create ISO” (copy the files to a drive).

3 Click Burn ISO. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator

dialog box opens.

Drivers and applications recovery

4 Click Start Creation. A message tells you

the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set.

5 Click the type of recordable disc you

want to use.

6 Make sure that you have the appropriate

number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the external recordable drive.

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Use a permanent marker to label each

disc “Gateway Driver and Application

Recovery.” As you remove each disc from

the drive, use the marker to label each

disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on.

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7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the

recovery files to the blank disc(s).

8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed

disc, then insert a blank disc.

9 When you see the message “The Recovery ISO Image has been created

successfully,” remove the last disc from the drive, then click OK.

10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use. You are done.

Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network

You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you can burn unlimited sets of drivers and applications recovery discs from a different computer that has a recordable drive.

To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network:

1 Click Start, All Programs, System

Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message

asks you if you want to “Burn ISO” (record recovery discs) or “Create ISO” (copy the files to a drive).

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Drivers and applications recovery

2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the

driver and application recovery files to.

3 Click OK. The

program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified.

4 When you see the

message “The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully,” click OK. You are done.

Store your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for. For example, store the files for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder named GW

Tips & Tricks

To create discs from the files you just copied, see “Creating discs from recovery

files on a network” on page 27.

7200XL Apps Recovery.

Creating discs from recovery files on a network

Before you continue, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive.

To create recovery discs from recovery files stored on a network:

If you are recording to CDs, make sure

that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs.

If you are recording to DVDs, make sure

that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not

Use the correct type of blank disc for the

recovery (ISO) file. For example, if the

recovery (ISO) file was created for a DVD,

make sure you use a blank DVD+R or

DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs.

Important

DVD-R disc.

1 Make sure that you have blank discs ready. If the ISO filenames start with

CD, you will need blank CDs. If the ISO filenames start with DVD, you will need blank DVDs.

2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked computer.

You need one blank disc for each recovery (ISO) file.

3 Click Start, then click My Computer.

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4 Open the network location

of the recovery files.

5 Double-click the file for the

first disc. Your media burning software opens.

6 Follow the on-screen

instructions of your media burning software to complete the burning of the recovery disc(s).

Use a permanent marker to label each

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disc “Gateway Drivers and Applications

Recovery.” As you remove each disc from

the drive, use the marker to label each

disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on.

7 When the disc is complete, remove that disc and insert another.

8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each file is recorded onto a

disc. You are done.

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If your hard drive has failed and you

cannot restore the software from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. For a fee, Customer Care

may be able to provide a set of recovery

For more help, you can find the Gateway

discs to restore your notebook.

Customer Care contact information on

the label located on the bottom of your

Important

notebook.

If you have problems with your notebook and you need to recover your system, you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs, roll back your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, or reinstall everything from the notebook’s hard drive.

■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see “Recovering specific

files and software” on page 29.

- OR -

■ To restore your system to a previous condition when software and device

drivers were working correctly, see “Recovering your system using

Microsoft System Restore” on page 30.

- OR -

■ To reinstall everything, see “Recovering your system from the hard drive”

on page 31.

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Recovering specific files and software

You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you need to follow the software’s own instructions for installation.

You can recover specific files using either the Start menu or a drivers and applications recovery disc that you have created.

To recover specific drivers and software:

1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application &

Driver Recovery. The Application Recovery program opens.

- OR -

Turn on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the optional external CD or DVD drive. The

Application Recovery program opens.

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2 Click the driver or application you want to install. To select multiple items,

press and hold C

3 Click Next. The items you selected are installed. When the installation is

finished, a message asks you if you want to install more drivers or applications.

4 Click Ye s to install more drivers or applications, or click Quit to exit.

5 Store the discs in a safe place for future use. You are done.

6 If your system still has problems, follow the directions in “Recovering your

system using Microsoft System Restore” on page 30.

TRL while clicking each item.

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Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore

Before using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to a previous condition.

Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a “snapshot” of your system settings and saves it as a restore point. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your system running again.

To restore using Microsoft System Restore:

1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens.

2 Click Undo changes to your

computer with System Restore. The Welcome to

System Restore dialog box opens.

3 Click Restore my computer to

an earlier time, then click Next. The Select a Restore Point

dialog box opens.

4 Click a bold date on the

calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on the screen).

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5 Click Next. The Confirm Restore Point Selection dialog box opens.

6 Make sure that you want to use the restore point you selected, and read

all notices on the screen.

7 Click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish the restoration.

If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. See “Recovering your system from the

hard drive” on page 31 for instructions.

Recovering your system from the hard drive

To recover from the hard drive:

1 If you can still run Windows, click Start, All Programs, System Recovery,

System Recovery, then click Yes . Your notebook restarts, then the System

Recovery program starts.

- OR -

Turn on or restart your notebook, then press F11 while your notebook is

starting.

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The Full System Restore option deletes all

Caution

files on your hard drive except the restore

files. Make sure that you back up all

personal data files before continuing this

process.

2 Click a system recovery option:

■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and

restores the system software as it was when you purchased your notebook. This process deletes your data files.

■ Full System Restore with Backup (recommended) moves the

contents of the hard drive to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of Windows XP. This option saves your existing data files, but all programs must be reinstalled and the program settings reconfigured. You need at least 4 GB of hard drive space to use this restore option.

3 Click Next. The System Restore - Format and Recover dialog box opens.

4 Click Ye s . Files are restored to your hard drive. When file recovery has

finished, the System Restore dialog box opens.

After you restore your system, it will

Important

appear with the same files and programs

it had when it shipped from the factory.

You still need to download Windows

updates and antivirus updates to bring

your notebook’s software up to date.

5 Click Restart. Your notebook restarts, and Windows finishes its setup and

installation.

6 Reconnect your Internet cable and all USB peripheral devices. You are

done.

CHAPTER 4

Using the Internet

• Learning about the Internet

• Setting up an Internet account

• Using the World Wide Web

•Using e-mail

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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 notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).

Internet Servers

store information so other

computers can access it 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.

If you want to access the Internet you need:

■ A modem—a device that connects your notebook to other computers or

servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Your notebook has a built-in dial-up telephone modem. Cable and DSL modems connect to your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem.

■ An Internet service provider—a company 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. Check your telephone book for a list of Internet service providers available locally.

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

Wide Web. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your notebook. For more information, see “Using the World Wide Web” on page 35.

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

e-mail messages over the Internet. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express was included with your notebook. For more information, see “Using

e-mail” on page 37.

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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). To set up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to this notebook, contact the ISP directly.

Dial-up Internet connections are those using a telephone system to connect to the Internet. This may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in some cases ADSL over PPP, or other technologies. Because dial-up connections are designed to be temporary connections to the Internet, dial-up charges (with both your telephone company and Internet service provider) often increase the longer you connect to the Internet. To minimize the cost for dial-up Internet users, we suggest that you only connect to the Internet during your e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you are finished. Your Internet service provider can provide instructions on how to connect to and disconnect from the Internet.

Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP and access the Internet. In many instances, broadband is considered an always-connected service. With this type of service, your cost is the same regardless of the amount of time you use your Internet connection.

Setting up an Internet account

Accessing your Internet account

For general information about using

Internet accounts, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

ISP in the Search box, then click the

Help and Support

arrow.

The method you use to access your Internet account varies from ISP to ISP. Contact your ISP for the correct procedure.

Using the World WideWeb

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 pages, which are electronic documents that you view using a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commercially available Web browsers, like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

Web pages can contain text, animations, music, and other multimedia features. A group of related Web pages is called a Web 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 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 or touchpad pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link.

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To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.

Link

Web

page

Linked Web page

Connecting to a Web site

To protect your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use the Parental Control feature in McAfee SecurityCenter

which came with your notebook.

connecting to a Web site, click Start, then

For general information about

click Help and Support. Type the

keyw ord connecting to Web site in

the Search box, then click the arrow.

Tips & Tricks

Help and Support

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

To connect to a Web site:

1 Connect to your Internet account.

2 Depending on the method you use to connect to your Internet account,

you may need to start your Web browser. Click Start, then click Internet. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen.

3 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 GO

- 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 notebook, and displays the page on the site that you requested.

on the browser address bar.

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.

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Downloading files

Using e-mail

To protect your notebook against viruses,

make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information, see

“Protecting your notebook from viruses”

Help and Support

downloading files, click Start, then click

downloading files in the Search box,

For general information about

Help and Support. Type the keyword

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on page 117.

then click the arrow.

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

to your 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 GO 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

notebook. For more information, see “Working with files and folders” on

page 11.

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 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.

on the browser address

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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.

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 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 Hotmail might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:

jdoe@hotmail.com

User name Internet domain name

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Sending e-mail

Most e-mail prog rams let you attach files, such as photographs, to your e-mail. For

more information, see the help for your

e-mail program.

Checking your e-mail

Tips & Tricks

To protect your notebook from viruses,

check any e-mail attachments using

McAfee SecurityCenter which came with

your notebook. For more information,

see “Protecting your notebook from

For general information about using

e-mail, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the keyword e-mail in

the Search box, then click the arrow.

viruses” on page 117.

Help and Support

Caution

To send e-mail using Outlook or Outlook Express:

1 Connect to your Internet service provider.

2 Click Start, then click E-Mail. Your default e-mail program opens.

3 Click New.

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

To box.

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

6 Type the e-mail message.

7 When finished, click Send. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the

e-mail address you specified.

To check your e-mail using Outlook Express:

1 Connect to your Internet service provider.

2 Click Start, then click E-Mail. Your default e-mail program opens.

3 Click Send/Receive or Send/Recv.

4 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.

CHAPTER 5

Protecting your notebook

• Hardware security

• Data security

• Security updates

• Traveling securely

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Hardware security

You probably purchased your notebook so you can take it with you. Because it’s light-weight and compact, it’s easy to carry. But these features also make it easy for someone else to steal. You may be able to replace your notebook with a call to your insurance agent, but you cannot replace the information stored on your notebook.

Kensington lock slot

The first step in notebook security is preventing your notebook from being stolen.

Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on your notebook, then wrap the cable lock to a solid object like a desk or table. You can buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores.

For the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your hardware reference.

CompuTrace

Use Computrace Complete’s online help

to get the program up and running. If

your notebook does not already have

Computrace Complete installed, contact

Gateway at www.gateway.com/business

Tips & Tricks

to purchase the service.

If someone steals your notebook, you may be able to get it back by using tracking software.

Your notebook may be enabled to take advantage of Computrace® Complete, a s er vice you can p urch ase t o he lp fi nd yo ur no tebo ok if it i s st olen . Thi s pro gra m automatically reports the location of your notebook once a day while it is connected to the Internet. If your notebook is stolen, the frequency increases to every fifteen minutes. A recovery team can give local law enforcement agencies tracking information and documentation to get subpoenas and search warrants to recover your notebook.

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Data security

The second step in notebook security is keeping your data safe and secure.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Data security

Use the TPM user guide or the program’s

Tips & Tricks

online help to get TPM up and running.

Your notebook may be Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 hardware-ready. TPM is a component of your notebook that is better than commercially available software security. TPM uses a combination of hardware data encryption and password access. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may also include the software necessary to take full advantage of its TPM capabilities. If your notebook has TPM hardware but does not include the TPM software, you can upgrade your notebook when the software is available.

Computrace

Your notebook may include Computrace® Complete. If your notebook is stolen, you can use Computrace Complete to remotely delete personal information from your hard drive.

Notebook startup and hard drive password

Make sure that you use a password you

can remember. The password feature is very secure, and you cannot bypass it. If you forget your password, you will have

to return your notebook to Gateway so

Tips & Tricks

we can reset it.

Use a startup and hard drive password to keep other people from using your notebook. You have to enter your password when you turn on your notebook or access your files.

These passwords are set in your notebook’s BIOS setup utility. Use a password that you can remember but that would be hard for someone else to guess.

Windows XP user accounts

For more information about Windows XP user accounts, click Start, then click Help

and Support. Type the keyword user

accounts in the Search box, then click

Help and Support

the arrow.

Windows lets you set up a user account for each person who uses your notebook. When you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents folder for each account. You can assign a password to each account so only the account owner can access files in the My Documents folder.

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When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user can install or run.

Protecting your notebook from viruses

A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your notebook to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time because they are activated on a certain date.

For more information about protecting

your notebook against viruses, click

Start, then click He lp and Support. Type

the keyword viruses in the Search box,

then click the arrow.

Tips & Tricks

For more information about modifying

Help and Support

security settings, see “Modifying security

settings” on page 114.

Protect your notebook from a virus by:

■ Registering your copy of McAfee SecurityCenter or Symantec Security

Client and subscribing to the virus definition update service. You may have received a free limited time subscription to one of these services when you purchased your notebook.

■ Using the McAfee VirusScan or Symantec Security Client program to check

files and programs that are attached to e-mail messages or downloaded from the Internet.

■ Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.

■ Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These

programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a macro that might have a virus.

■ Periodically updating the McAfee VirusScan or Symantec Security Client

program to protect against the latest viruses.

■ Making sure the Windows Security Center is configured to provide you

with the highest level of protection.

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Data security

If your notebook has Symantec Security

Client installed, see the online help for

Tips & Tricks

features and instructions.

Using McAfee SecurityCenter

Your new Gateway notebook may have the McAfee SecurityCenter installed. The McAfee SecurityCenter includes the following components:

■ McAfee VirusScan is an anti-virus subscription service. You can use

VirusScan to protect your notebook from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hybrid attacks.

■ McAfee Personal Firewall Plus blocks unwanted inbound and outbound

Internet traffic to prevent hacker attacks.

■ McAfee Privacy Service protects against online identity theft by blocking

the transmission of personally identifiable information. This service also filters offensive online content (including pop-ups, ads, and web-bugs) and monitors, controls, and logs where children surf.

■ McAfee Spamkiller prevents identified spam from reaching your e-mail

inbox and protects you against known Phishing scams.

You received your notebook with McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Personal Firewall, and McAfee Spamkiller turned on and McAfee Privacy Service turned off. To turn on the Privacy Service, as well as keep the other services turned on, you must connect to the Internet and register McAfee SecurityCenter when prompted.

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Starting McAfee SecurityCenter

To start McAfee SecurityCenter:

■ Click Start, All Programs, McAfee, then click McAfee Security Center.

McAfee SecurityCenter opens.

Scanning for and removing viruses

To scan for viruses:

1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter.

2 Click virusscan.

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3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses.

4 Click the location you want to scan, then select your scan options.

5 Click Scan.

To remove a virus:

To update McAfee SecurityCenter after

the subscription period expires, you must

extend your subscription.

Important

1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on-screen instructions to

remove the virus.

2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds.

3 Turn on your notebook and rescan for the virus.

Updating your virus definitions

You should update your virus definitions regularly to protect your notebook from the latest viruses.

To update your virus definitions:

1 Make sure that you are connected to the Internet.

2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter.

3 Click Update. The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens.

4 Click Check Now.

5 If it is time to extend your subscription, an alert appears on your screen.

Click Renew my subscription to extend your subscription and continue updating McAfee SecurityCenter.

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Using Windows XP Security Center

For more information about Windows XP

Help and Support

Security Center, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

security center in the Search box, then

click the arrow.

Windows Security Center helps protect your notebook through:

■ A firewall

■ Automatic Windows updates

■ Third party virus protection software

■ Security options in Internet Explorer

Modifying security settings

To modify security settings:

1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center. The

Windows Security Center dialog box opens.

2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall.

3 For more information about the Windows Security Center, click Get help

about Security Center.

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Security updates

Windows Update

Security updates

To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep Windows XP and your notebook’s system software up to date.

For more information about Windows

Update, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the keyword Windows

update in the Search box, then click the

Help and Support

arrow.

If a hacker finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to fix the problem. You should update Windows regularly to keep your notebook secure.

■ Express—Click Express to download high-priority updates. These updates

include security updates.

■ Custom—Click Custom to download high-priority, Windows software,

and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates.

Windows XP Security Center

Use the Windows XP Security Center to schedule automatic updates. Windows can routinely check for the latest important updates for your notebook and install them automatically.

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To schedule automatic updates:

1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center.

2 Click Automatic Updates. The Automatic Updates dialog box opens.

3 Make your changes to the schedule settings, then click OK.

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T raveling securely

Traveling securely

For more tips about traveling with your

notebook, see “Traveling with Your

Tips & Tricks

Notebook” on page 127.

Use the following tips when traveling with your notebook.

■ Charge your battery before you leave. Security personnel at airports and

train stations may ask you to turn on your notebook.

■ Have your notebook hand-inspected or sent through the x-ray scanner,

but never carry it through the metal detector.

■ Always keep your notebook with you in airports, train stations, or bus

terminals. Be ready to claim your notebook as soon as it passes through the x-ray machine in security checkpoints.

■ Write down your notebook model number and serial number in case of

theft or loss, and keep the information in a safe place. Also, tape your business card or an address label to your notebook and accessories.

■ Whoever sits next to you or behind you can see your notebook display.

Avoid working with confidential files until you can be sure of privacy.

■ Carry proof of ownership or a merchandise passport when you travel

internationally.

■ Check with your insurance company and credit card company to learn

about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged.

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CHAPTER 6

Using Multimedia

•Adjusting the volume

•Playing music and movies

• Creating audio files and music libraries

• Creating and editing videos

• Creating music CDs and video DVDs

• Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs

• Advanced multimedia software features

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Adjusting the volume

For more information about adjusting

the volume, click Start, then click Help

adjusting volume in the Search box,

Click the speaker icon in the System Tray.

The volume control opens. Move the

volume control If the speaker icon does

not appear in the system tray, open the

Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box as described to the right, click Place volume icon in the task bar, then

Help & Support

and Support. Type the phrase

then click the arrow.

Shortcut

click Apply.

You can use the Windows volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume of specific sound devices in your notebook.

To adjust the overall volume level from Windows:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio

Devices.

2 Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio

Devices. The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.

3 Click the Volume tab.

4 Drag the Device Volume slider to change the volume or click to select the

Mute check box, then click OK.

To adjust specific volume levels:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio

Devices.

2 Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio

Devices. The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.

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3 Click the Volume tab.

4 Click Advanced in the Device volume area.

If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the window, click Options, Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to adjust, then click OK.

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

adjust. For more information about the volume controls, click Help

in the

window.

6 Click X in the top-right corner of the window to close it.

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Playing music and movies

Playing WA V audio files

Sound Recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and play WAV files. WAV is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds.

To play a WAV audio file Sound Recorder:

1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound

Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens.

Rewind

Fast Forward

2 Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.

3 Click the file you want to play, then click Open.

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

clicking (stop).

Play

Record

Stop

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Playing audio and video files

Playing music and movies

Windows Media Player can play several types of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, AVI, and MPEG formats. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help.

To play a file using WindowsMedia Player:

1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player opens.

Vide o screen

StopPlay

2 Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.

3 Click the file you want to play, then click Open.

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

clicking (stop).

Video file information

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Playing CDs or DVDs

Some music CDs have copy protection

software. You may not be able to play

these CDs on your notebook.

Important

To watch a DVD you must have an

external DVD drive connected to your notebook. If you do not have an external DVD drive and would like to add one, visit

the Accessory Store at

gateway.com.

www.

Help & Support

For more information about playing CDs or DVDs, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the phrases playing

CDs or playing DVDs in the Search

box, then click the arrow.

Shortcut

Insert a CD or DVD Ö Windows Media

Player opens and plays the disc

You can play CDs using Windows Media Player, and you can play DVDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD.

A standard Compact Disc (CD) holds an entire album of digital songs, and can be played on a CD player or your notebook’s external CD drive.

A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies or several albums of music can fit on a single disc. DVDs can be played on a DVD player or a notebook with an external DVD drive.

Playing a CD or DVD using Windows Media Player

Use Windows Media Player to listen to CDs or watch DVDs. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help.

To play a CD or DVD using Windows Media Player:

1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in

and that the volume is turned up.

2 Insert a CD or DVD into the external CD or DVD drive.

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3 If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players or DVD players, click

Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.

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If a dialog box does not open with a list of CD players or DVD players, click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.

Play/pause

Stop

4 Click (play). If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume,

Vol ume

Mute

see “Adjusting the volume” on page 52.

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Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD

To play a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD:

For more information about playing

DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD, click

Start, All Programs, CyberLink

PowerDV D, then click PowerDVD Help.

Help & Support

1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in

and that the volume is turned up.

2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD.

The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open.

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

To control the DVD or adjust the volume, use the controls in PowerDVD.

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Creating audio files and music libraries

Creating music files

You can create several types of audio files for your listening enjoyment, including WAV, MP3, and WMA files.

Recording WAV audio files

Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and play WAV files. WAV is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds. For information about playing WAV files, see “Playing WAV audio files”

on page 54.

To record a WAV audio file:

For more information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start,

then click Help and Support. Type the

phrases recording au dio or playing

audio in the Search box, then click the

Help & Support

arrow.

1 Plug a microphone into the Microphone jack on your notebook. For the

location of the Microphone jack, see your notebook’s Hardware Reference guide.

2 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound

Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens.

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Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from

Important

these CDs.

Rewind

Fast Forward

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

4 When you finish recording, click (stop).

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

6 Name the recording, specify the location where you want to save the

Play

Record

Stop

recording, then click Save. The recording is saved.

Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Media Player

Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook’s hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably

sacrificing quality. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3.

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To create WMA or MP3 files:

1 Insert a music CD into your external CD or DVD drive.

2 If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click

Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens.

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If a dialog box does not open with a list of CD players, click Start, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens.

3 Click Tools, Options, then click the Rip Music tab.

4 Click the arrow to open the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows

Media Audio. For more information on the differences between the two types of files, click Learn more about MP3 formats.

5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that

contains the audio CD.

6 Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record.

7 Click Rip Music. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard

drive as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to each track as it is recorded.

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Building a music library

During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. If you are

having trouble listening to, or working

with, a downloaded file, try downloading

Caution

the file again.

Editing track information

Creating audio files and music libraries

Use Windows Media Player to build a music library. You can organize your music tracks (individual MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by sorting, and add information to a music file.

You can add music tracks to your music library by:

■ Creating MP3 or WMA files—When you create MP3 or WMA files from

the tracks on your music CD, Windows Media Player 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, WMA and MP3 files that you download are automatically added to your music library.

After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you can edit the track’s information.

To edit track information:

1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player opens.

2 Click the Library tab.

3 Right-click the track you want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. The

Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens.

4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre.

5 Click OK. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player

library.

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Creating and editing videos

If your home video camera supports it, it can be connected to your notebook so that you can download video from the camera as data files. You can also create video from a Web cam attached to your notebook. For instructions on how to create video, see your camera’s user guide.

Editing videos

For more information about editing

videos, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type the phrase Windows

Movie Maker in the Search box, then

Help & Support

click the arrow.

Windows Movie Maker is a video capture program that lets you capture and edit full-motion video, single images, and audio through the IEEE 1394 port (optional) on your notebook. For more information about using Windows Movie Maker, see its online help.

You may have received additional movie editing software with your notebook. For more information about using this software, including additional features not available in Windows Movie Maker, see that program’s online help.

Transferring your video to your notebook

To transfer your video to your notebook:

1 Connect your video camera to your notebook by following the camera

manufacturer’s instructions.

2 If a dialog box opens with a list of video editing programs, click

Windows Movie Maker. Windows Movie Maker opens.

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If a dialog box does not open with a list of video editing programs, click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Movie Maker. Windows Movie Maker opens.

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Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and the Video Capture Wizard opens.

3 If the wizard does not open, click Capture From Video Device.

4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after

each one.

Video files may require a significant

amount of free hard drive space

depending on your settings. A one hour

tape may require more than 10 GB of

hard drive space for storage with

additional space required for editing.

Editing your video

Important

When you reach the final screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in your camera and captures it onto your hard drive.

For information about the settings in the Video Capture Wizard, click

Learn more about video settings in the wizard, or click Help, then click Help Topics in Windows Movie Maker.

After your video file is captured on your notebook, you can edit it. Some of the edits you can make to your video include:

■ Splitting your video into more than one clip or combining two or more

clips into one clip

■ Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of your clip

■ Inserting video transitions between clips

■ Adding video effects

■ Adding narration

■ Adding music

■ Adding titles and credits

For information about the editing your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in Windows Movie Maker.

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Saving your video

After you finish editing your video, you can save it to one of the following places. Under Movie Tasks:

■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive.

■ Click Save to CD to save your movie to a recordable CD.

■ Click Send in e-mail to send your video as an e-mail attachment.

■ Click Send to the Web to post or send your video to your Web site so

friends and family can watch your video on the Web.

■ Click Send to DV Camera to play your video back to your video camera

so you can record it on tape and view it on your television.

Creating music CDs and video DVDs

Creating a music CD

We recommend that you do not use your

notebook for other tasks while creating

If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you need permission from the copyright owner. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to

payment of damages and other

remedies. If you are uncertain about your

rights, contact your legal advisor.

Important

CDs or DVDs.

You can create music CDs using either Windows Media Player or CyberLink Power2Go.

Creating a music CD using Windows Media Player

To create a music CD using Windows Media Player:

1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player opens.

2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your external CD or DVD drive.

3 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK.

4 Click the Burn tab. The Select files to burn window opens.

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5 Click Edit Playlist. The Edit Playlist dialog box opens.

6 Click songs in the left column to add them to the playlist. After all the

songs are added to your list, click OK.

7 Click Start Burn.

Creating a music CD using CyberLink Power2Go

Your notebook may include CyberLink Power2Go, a program that you can use to create music CDs.

To create a music CD:

1 Insert a blank, writable CD into your external CD or DVD drive.

2 If a dialog box opens, click Ta ke n o acti on, then click OK.

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3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then

click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box.

4 Click Music Disc in the left column, select CD in the right column, then

click OK. The Select a Burning Task dialog box closes.

5 In the top pane, browse to the folder that contains the files or folders you

want to burn to the CD, then click to select the file or folder. Press and hold

TRL key to select multiple files.

the C

6 Drag the files or folders into the bottom pane.

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7 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information

dialog box opens.

8 If you have one CD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and

Power2Go burns the files to the CD.

Creating a video DVD

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If you have more than one CD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD.

9 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK to start

the LabelPrint program or click Cancel to return to Power2Go.

Your notebook may include CyberLink Power2Go, a program that you can use to create video DVDs.

Creating a video DVD using CyberLink Power2Go

To create a video DVD using Cyberlink Power2Go:

1 Insert a blank, writable DVD into your external recordable DVD drive.

2 If a dialog box opens, click Ta ke n o acti on, then click OK.

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3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then

click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box.

4 Click Video/Photo Disc in t he l ef t col umn, sele ct yo ur di sc ty pe in the r ight

column, then click OK. The Select a Burning Task dialog box closes.

5 Click the Add Files button. The Open dialog box opens.

6 Browse to the folder that contains the video files you want to burn to the

DVD. Click to select the file(s). Press and hold the C

TRL key to select

multiple files.

7 Click Import. The video files appear in the Video pane.

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8 Click the icon next to the Background Image box to select the image that

appears behind your menu.

9 Click the icon next to the Background Music box to select the music that

plays while your menu appears.

10 Type the title you want to appear on your me nu in t he Menu Caption Text

box.

11 After you set up your DVD, click . The Configuration/Information dialog

box opens.

12 Click the Video tab, then select the television and audio format for your

DVD.

13 Click the Burner tab.

14 If you have one DVD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and

Power2Go burns the files to the DVD.

-OR-

If you have more than one DVD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD.

15 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK to start

the LabelPrint program or Cancel to return to Power2Go.

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Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs

Your notebook may include CyberLink Power2Go, a program that you can use to copy data CDs or DVDs. You can also use Windows XP to create or copy data CDs.

Creating a data CD or DVD

So me C Ds hav e co py p rot ec tio n so ft war e.

You cannot create MP3 files from these

CDs and you may not be able to listen to

these CDs on your notebook.

Important

To create a data CD or DVD:

1 Insert a blank, writable CD or DVD into your external recordable CD or DVD

drive.

2 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK.

3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then

click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box.

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4 Click Data Disc in the left column, select your disc type in the right column,

then click OK. The Select a Burning Task dialog box closes.

5 In the top pane, browse to the folder that contains the files or folders you

want to burn to the CD or DVD, then click to select the file or folder. Press and hold the C

6 Drag the files or folders into the bottom pane.

7 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information

TRL key to select multiple files.

dialog box opens.

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8 If you have one CD or DVD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box

opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD.

-OR-

If you have more than one CD or DVD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD.

9 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK to start

the LabelPrint program or Cancel to return to Power2Go.

Copying a CD or DVD

To copy a disc:

1 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then

click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box.

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2 Click Copy disc in the left column, then click OK. The Copy Disc dialog box

opens.

3 Insert the music CD, data CD, or data DVD you want to copy into your

external CD or DVD drive.

4 Click the arrow to open the From list, then click the drive that contains

your source disc.

5 Click the arrow to open the To list, then click your external recordable CD

or DVD drive.

6 Click Copy. The Burning dialog box opens.

If you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to your hard drive. If you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from the source disc to the blank, recordable disc.

7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you to insert a CD or DVD.

Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to close. Power2Go copies the files from your hard drive to the writable CD or DVD.

8 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK.

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Advanced multimedia software features

Windows Media Player advanced features

You can use Windows Media Player to transfer WMA and MP3 files to your portable music player, to listen to Internet radio, and to watch Internet TV. For more information, see the Windows Media Player online help.

CyberLink Power2Go advanced features

Your notebook may include CyberLink Power2Go. Power2Go includes the following disc utilities:

■ Burn Disc Image and Save Disc Image create an exact image of a disc

on your hard drive and then burn that exact image onto a disc.

■ Erase Disc erases a rewritable disc.

■ Rip Audio copies audio tracks from an audio CD to your hard drive as an

MP3, WAV, or WMA file.

■ Audio Converter converts an audio file to a different audio format.

CHAPTER 7

Managing Power

• Monitoring the battery charge

• Recharging the battery

• Extending battery life

• Changing notebook power settings

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Monitoring the battery charge

If the power cord or battery icon does not

Important

appear on the taskbar, click the show

hidden icons button. If the icon still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked on

the Advance tab in the Power Options

Properties dialog box. For more

information, see “Changing advanced

settings” on page 80.

Your new Gateway notebook is designed to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to manage the processor speed and power consumption for a greater battery life experience. This design provides you with maximum performance when plugged into AC power balanced with optimized battery life when on battery power.

Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge gets low, change the battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing any unsaved

For more information about the battery

charge status indicator, see the poster or

Hardware Reference.

Tips & Tricks

For more information about

Tips & Tricks

recalibrating the battery, see the

Hardware Reference.

work. To monitor the battery charge:

■ Double-click the power cord icon or battery icon in the taskbar. The

Power Meter dialog box opens.

■ Look at the battery charge status indicator.

■ Wait for a Low Battery warning message to appear.

If your battery charge indicator displays what looks like an inaccurate charge, you may need to recalibrate the battery.

Recharging the battery

If the power cord icon does not appear on

Important

the taskbar, click the show hidden

icons button. If the icon still does not

appear, make sure that Always show

icon on the taskbar is checked on the

Advance tab in the Power Options

Properties dialog box. For more

information, see “Changing advanced

settings” on page 80.

The battery recharges while it is installed and your notebook is connected to AC power. While the battery recharges, the battery charge indicator turns on and the power cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning bolt .

Extending battery life

Conserving battery power

For more information about using power

management settings, see “Changing

notebook power settings” on page 78.

Tips & Tricks

For more information about using

Hibernate mode, see “Activating and

using Hibernate mode” on page 81.

For more information about traveling

with your notebook, see “Traveling with

Your Notebook” on page 127.

Tips & Tricks

To conserve power while using the battery to power your notebook:

■ Dim the display as low as is comfortable.

■ Remove PC Cards and IBM Microdrive cards (if supported by your

notebook) when you do not need them. Many PC Cards and Microdrive Cards use a small amount of power while inserted, even if they are not being used.

■ Modify the power management settings for maximum power savings.

■ Close the LCD panel to turn off the display while you are not using your

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

■ Use Hibernate mode for maximum power savings while your notebook is

not in use.

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Using alternate power sources

To extend battery life, use alternate power sources whenever possible.

Extending battery life

■ Use the external CD or DVD drive only when necessary. This drive uses a

large amount of power.

■ Recharge the battery often, take an extra battery, and fully recharge the

batteries before traveling. For more information, see “Recharging the

battery” on page 76.

■ If traveling internationally, take electrical adapters. Save the battery for

times when you cannot use a power adapter. If you plan on taking your AC power adapter, also take a single-plug surge protector.

■ If you will have access to an EmPower™ in-flight power receptacle, an

automobile power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use an airplane/automobile power adapter (if supported by your notebook) or power inverter. Save the battery for times when you cannot use a power adapter.

■ To find AC power outlets in airports, look for them next to support pillars,

in large areas such as boarding gates, and under banks of telephones.

Changing power modes

You can use the following power modes to lengthen the life of your notebook’s battery:

■ Standby - while your notebook is in Standby, it switches to a low power

state where devices, such as the display and drives, turn off.

■ Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM)

information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off. The next time you turn on your notebook, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hibernate mode.

Using power sa ving modes

Always save your work before using Standby mode. In Standby mode, your notebook reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory. However, the information in memory is not saved to the hard drive. If power is interrupted, the information is lost.

When in Hibernate mode, your notebook saves all memory information to the hard drive, then turns the power completely off.

If your notebook is... ...and you want to... ...then

On Enter Standby mode Press FN+F3.

On Enter Hibernate mode (must

In Standby or Hibernate mode

be activated)

Exit Standby or Hibernate mode

Click Start, then click Tur n O ff Com put er. Press and hold S then click Hibernate.

Press the power button.

HIFT,

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Changing notebook power settings

You can change the function of your notebook’s power button, Standby system key, and power-saving timers by changing power settings on your notebook.

You can customize power settings from the Windows Control Panel by selecting power schemes, setting power alarms, adjusting advanced power settings, and activating Hibernate mode.

Changing the power scheme

For more information about changing

the power scheme, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

power scheme in the Search box, then

Help and Support

click the arrow.

Power schemes (groups of power settings) let you change power saving options

such as when the display or hard drive is automatically turned off. You can select one of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme.

The processor installed in your notebook may use Intel® SpeedStep™ technology to conserve battery power. A SpeedStep-equipped processor can change its operating speed according to the power source. Your notebook’s default settings operate the processor at full speed while connected to AC power and at reduced speed (which uses less power) while using battery power. You can modify the Intel SpeedStep settings by the power scheme you select.

To change the power scheme:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and

Maintenance.

2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties

dialog box opens.

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Changing alarm options

Changing notebook power settings

3 Click the arrow button to open the Power Schemes list, then click the

power scheme you want.

- OR -

Set the timers, then click Save As and type a name for the scheme.

4 Click OK.

For more information about changing

the alarm options, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

alarm options in the Search box, then

Help and Support

click the arrow.

Alarms can alert you when the battery charge is low.

To change the alarm options:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance.

2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties

dialog box opens.

3 Click the Alarms tab.

4 Adjust the alarm settings, then click OK.

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Changing advanced settings

For more information about changing the power management settings, click

Start, then click Help and Support. Type

the keyword power management in

the Search box, then click the arrow.

Help and Support

Advanced power settings let you assign different power saving modes to the power button and Standby system key. You can also select which power saving mode is activated when you close the LCD panel.

To change advanced power management settings:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and

Maintenance.

2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties

dialog box opens.

3 Click the Advanced tab.

4 Click the arrow button to open a Power buttons list, then click the power

setting mode you want to use.

5 Click OK.

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Activating and using Hibernate mode

Changing notebook power settings

Help and Support

For more information about using

Hibernate mode, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type the keyword

hibernate in the Search box, then click

the arrow.

Hibernate (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information

to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off. The next time you turn on your notebook, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hibernate mode.

To activate Hibernate mode:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and

Maintenance.

2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties

dialog box opens.

3 Click the Hibernate tab.

4 Click the Enable hibernation check box, then click Apply. Hibernate mode

is now an option you can select on the Advanced tab in the Power Options Properties dialog box and in the Shut Down Windows dialog box.

To use Hibernate mode:

■ As an automatic power savings mode:

Open the Power Options Properties dialog box, then click the Power Schemes tab. Click the arrow button to open a System hibernates list,

then click the time you want to use.

- OR -

Open the Power Options Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced tab. Hibernate is now an option in the Power buttons lists.

■ As a manually-selected power savings mode:

Click Start, then click Shut Down. Press and hold S

HIFT, then click

Hibernate.

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CHAPTER 8

Wireless Networking

• Wireless networking

• Setting up your wireless network

• Testing your network

• Sharing resources

• Using the network

• Connecting to hotspots

• Adding a desktop computer to your network

• Adding devices to your network

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Wireless networking

Wireless networking is the latest advance in computer communication. With a wireless home network, you can use your notebook wherever you like. From the comfort of your sofa, kitchen, or patio, you can browse the Internet, send and receive e-mails, transfer files, and use your printer.

You can even browse the Internet and check your e-mail when you are away from your home by connecting to public hot spots commonly available in airports, libraries, book stores, and coffee shops.

For the notebook user on the go, wireless networking just makes life easier.

A wireless network uses radio waves to communicate. Typically, a wireless network is made up of an access point, a cable or DSL modem (for Internet access), and your wireless computers.

An access point is a small electronic device that serves as the central control point for your network. You connect your modem to the access point, set up a network connection, then browse the Internet, send e-mail, share files and folders with other networked computers, and access other devices, like a printer or scanner.

Buying wireless equipment

When you buy your access point, make

• IEEE 802.11g support. 802.11g is the

communications. 802.11g is compatible

with the older IEEE 802.11b format but

not with the competing IEEE802.11a

easier to set up and access your network.

• Internet security features like a firewall to keep intruders out of your network.

If you are not sure what to buy, check out

fastest method for wireless

format. Make sure that you get the

correct format that matches your

• DHCP server/dynamic IP address

assignment capability that makes it

• Wireless security features like

SecureEasySetup™ or 128-bit WEP

Gateway’s accessory store at

Tips & Tricks

sure it has:

notebook.

encryption.

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www.

Cable or DSL modem

Access point

For a wireless network you need:

■ Your Gateway notebook with built-in wireless networking

■ A broadband Internet connection

■ An access point

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Setting up your wireless network

Setting up your wireless network involves three steps:

1 Make sure your broadband connection works.

2 Set up your access point and network security.

3 Set up your notebook.

Making sure your broadband connection works

Setting up your wireless network

If you do not have a broadband

connection already installed, make the

necessary arrangements with your ISP. Be

sure to find out when the line will be

activated. Also ask your ISP about any

specific instructions you need to follow

when you set up your network.

Important

Setting up your access point

Before you change anything about your home setup, make sure that your broadband connection is working correctly. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using your current setup. If the connection is not working, contact your Internet service provider.

A wireless network sends and receives information through radio waves. This means that another computer outside your network can intercept the radio waves and take control of your network.

If you do not set up security for your network, a hacker can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to download viruses or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information.

Check your access point documentation for information about installing it and setting network security.

SecureEasySetup

Your notebook may be SecureEasySetup™ ready. SecureEasySetup is a program that Gateway has already installed on select notebook models that helps you easily set up a secure wireless network. If your notebook has SecureEasySetup, make sure that your access point has it also.

When you are ready to set up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on your notebook. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your Start menu, then follow the on-screen instructions.

The wizard will have you press the SecureEasySetup button on the front of your access point and click the SecureEasySetup button in the Wizard. The software automatically configures your access point and sets up a secure wireless connection.

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Setting up your notebook

Each computer on your network needs a

unique Computer Name. All the

computers on your network need the

same Workgroup Name. You may have

already named your computer and

workgroup the first time you turned on

Important

your notebook.

Naming your computers and workgroup

To identify this computer on the network:

1 Click Start, right-click My Computer, then click Properties. The System

Properties dialog box opens.

2 Click Computer Name.

3 Click Change. The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens.

4 Type a unique computer name in the Computer name box. Use a

computer name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Make sure that your computer name is unique. Your computer name cannot be all numeric. It must contains some letters.

5 Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgrou p box. Use a workgroup

name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers on your home network, and the name must be different than any computer name on your network.

6 Click OK to close the Computer Name Changes dialog box.

Turning the wireless radio on

After you have completed your initial Windows setup, turn on the wireless radio. Press FN + F2 on the keyboard to turn on the optional wireless Ethernet radio, or Fn + F6 to turn on the optional Bluetooth radio. The wireless networking status indicator turns on when the wireless Ethernet radio is turned on.

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For more information about connecting

to your network, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type one of the following keywords in the Help and

Support Search box , then clic k the a rrow :

• connect to an available network

• connecting to wireless network.

Help and Support

• manually add a wireless network

Setting up your wireless network

Connecting to your network

After you have named your computer and workgroup and turned on your wireless radio, you need to set up the network connection on your notebook.

To connect to your wireless network:

1 Click Start, right-click My Network Places, then click Properties. The

Network Connections window opens.

2 Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, then click View

available wireless networks. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box

opens.

3 Click the network you created in the Choose a wireless network list, then

click Connect. If you successfully connected to the network , go to “Testing

your network” on page 88.

If you can see the network name in the Choose a wireless network list but you cannot connect to it, your network is using security. You will need to modify the security settings for the network in your notebook.

If your network does not appear in the Choose a wireless network list, your network is not broadcasting its SSID. This is not an error and is one way to add security to your wireless network. You will need to manually add the network to your notebook.

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T esting your network

Now that your home network is set up, log onto your notebook and access a favorite Internet Web site. If you are unable to connect to the Internet:

■ Run the New Connection Wizard

■ Make sure that your access point is plugged in and compare the status

lights on the front of the access point with the patterns described in the access point documentation

■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your notebook

■ Turn off all of the devices, then turn them back on

■ Contact your Internet service provider

Sharing resources

With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers.

Sharing drives and printers

To share a printer among the network

computers, each computer must have

the shared printer’s drivers installed.

Follow the instructions included with

your printer to install the printer drivers

Important

on each computer.

With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the computers connected to the network.

After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can:

■ View a network drive

■ Open and copy files stored on other network computers

■ Print documents on network printers

Sharing drives or folders

If you want to share a drive or folder, use the following instructions.

To share drives or folders:

1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that

you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. The folder properties dialog box opens.

If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on your network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on the network.

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Sharing resources

2 Click the Sharing tab.

3 If this is the first time you have shared a drive or folder, click Network

Setup Wizard to enable remote access, then follow the on-screen

instructions.

- OR -

If you have previously enabled remote file access and you want to share a drive or folder with others on the network (network sharing), click to select the Share this folder on the network check box, type a shared name in the Shared name

box. To let other users have full permissions to

read and write to the shared drive or folder, click to select the Allow network users to change my files check box.

4 Click OK.

Un-sharing drives and folders

To un-share drives or folders:

1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that

you want to un-share, then click Sharing and Security.

2 Make sure that the Share this folder on the network check box is not

selected.

3 Click OK.

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Sharing printers

To share printers:

1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If

your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other

Hardware.

2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes

window opens.

3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing.

4 Click Share this printer.

5 Click OK.

Using the network

After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can:

■ View shared drives and folders

■ Map a network drive

■ Open and copy files stored on other network computers

■ Print documents on network printers

Viewing shared drives and folders

For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword workgroups in the

Help and Support

1 Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places window

Search box, then click the arrow.

2 Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network window opens. If

3 Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.

4 Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the

5 Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you

To view shared drives and folders:

opens.

you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click Entire Network, click entire contents.

computers in your workgroup are listed.

want to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.

Mapping a network drive

After a drive or folder on one computer is mapped as a drive on another computer, the contents of the drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive were attached directly to the computer.

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For example, the My Documents folder on computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive on computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click the Z drive.

1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared

2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Map Network Drive. The Map

3 Click the arrow button to open the Drive list, then click the drive letter

4 Click Reconnect at Logon if you want to reconnect to this drive or folder

5 Click Finish.

Opening files across the network

Using the network

To map a network drive:

drives and folders” on page 90.

Network Drive wizard opens.

you want to map this drive or folder to.

each time you log on to the network.

1 Start the program for the file you want to open.

2 Click File, then click Open.

3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open.

4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file.

Copying files across the network

1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.

2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy.

3 Browse to the file you want to copy.

4 Click the file.

5 Click Edit, then click Copy.

6 Double-click the folder where you want to copy the file to.

To open files across the network:

To copy files across the network:

7 Click Edit, then click Paste.

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Printing files across the network

Before you can print a file across the

network, you must install the driver for

the printer on the computer you are

sending the file from. You can obtain the

printer driver and installation

instructions from the CD that shipped

with your printer or from the

manufacturer’s Web site

Important

To print files across the network:

1 Open the file you want to print.

2 Click File, then click Print.

3 Click the arrow button to open the printer name list, then click the network

printer.

4 Click OK.

Connecting to hotspots

Because hotspots typically do not enable any security measures, the data that you

are sending and receiving may be

vulnerable. Any of the files on your

notebook that are marked for sharing

may be accessible to other users on the

If you want to access your company’s

network through a hotspot, contact your

network administrator for setup information. You will probably be routed through a VPN connection for maximum

Caution

network.

Important

security.

A hotspot is a high-speed wireless Internet access point available in public locations such as airports, airline clubs, libraries, book shops, and coffee houses.

While you are away from your home or office, hotspots let you send and receive e-mail, surf Web sites, or access your company’s network.

You usually need to sign up to get access through hotspot connections. During the sign-up process, the vendor will provide you with the necessary connection information.

To access any new network, obtain information about the network (such as the SSID, password key, and security settings to use) and enter that information.

Adding devices to your network

Adding a desktop computer to your network

After you have your wireless network up and running, you can add your desktop computer to your wireless network. To add a desktop computer to the network, purchase a wireless PCI card or USB adapter for your desktop computer so it can communicate with your network wirelessly.

Adding a printer to your network

Instead of plugging a printer into your notebook, you can add a printer to your wireless network. To add a printer to the network, do one of the following:

■ Use a printer that has built-in wireless networking.

■ Connect your printer to your networked desktop computer, then share the

printer. For information about sharing printers, see “Using the network”

on page 90.

Gateway E-100G SB, E-100M G, E-100M User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Getting Help

Thank you for purchasing our notebook!

Gateway Web site

Using Support

Support Home

Product Support

Downloads

Customer Service

Upgrade Center

Resources

Contact Us

Help and Support

Searching for a topic

BigFix

Online help

About the Windows desktop

Using the Start menu

Adding icons to the desktop

Identifying window items

Working with files and folders

Viewing drives

Creating folders

Copying and moving files and folders

Deleting files and folders

Browsing for files and folders

Searching for files

Using the Windows Search utility

Using advanced search options

Working with documents

Creating a new document

Saving a document

Opening a document

Printing a document

Shortcuts

Recovering Your System

System recovery options

Drivers and applications recovery

Creating drivers and applications recovery discs

Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network

Creating discs from recovery files on a network

Recovering your system

Recovering specific files and software

Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore

Recovering your system from the hard drive

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

Protecting your notebook

Hardware security

Kensington lock slot

CompuTrace

Data security

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Computrace

Notebook startup and hard drive password

Windows XP user accounts

Protecting your notebook from viruses

Using McAfee SecurityCenter

Starting McAfee SecurityCenter

Scanning for and removing viruses

Updating your virus definitions

Using Windows XP Security Center

Modifying security settings

Security updates

Windows Update

Windows XP Security Center

BigFix

T raveling securely

Using Multimedia

Adjusting the volume