Gateway E-2610 Quick Reference Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: About This Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessing your online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . . 5

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 11

Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sitting at your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain . 14 Positioning the computer case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Preparing power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Checking the voltage selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting a dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Starting your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Waking up your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Turning off your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Restarting (rebooting) your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Premium multimedia keyboard features . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Elite multimedia keyboard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Standard keyboard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using optical drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Loading an optical disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Identifying optical drive types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer . . . . . . . 37

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Opening and closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Replacing the optical disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Replacing the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Replacing the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Replacing the heat sink and processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Replacing the system battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer. . . . . . 71

Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cleaning the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cleaning optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Deleting unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Scheduling maintenance tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Using Task Scheduler in Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard in Windows XP . . . . . 85 Moving from your old computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Transferring files and settings automatically . . . . . . . . 86 Transferring files and settings manually . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Add-in cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CD or DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Floppy drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Modem (cable or DSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Modem (dial-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Recovering your Windows Vista system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . . . . . . 110 Using Microsoft System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 119 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 120 Recovering your Windows XP system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Understanding system recovery options . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Before calling Gateway Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix A: Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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CHAPTER1

About This Reference

•About this guide

•Accessing your online User Guide

•Gateway contact information

•Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

•For more information

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About this guide

This guide includes information and maintenance instructions that are specific to your model of Gateway computer. Some illustrations in this guide may look different than your computer because hardware options and port locations may vary. For all other computer information, see your online User Guide.

For more information

For more information about your computer, visit Gateway’s Support page at www.gateway.com or the Web address shown on your computer’s label. The Support page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications.

Accessing your online User Guide

In addition to this guide, your User Guide has been included on your hard drive. Your User Guide is an in-depth, easy-to-read manual that includes information on the following topics:

•Help and technical support

•Using and customizing Windows and other software

•Controlling audio and video settings

•Using the Internet

•Protecting your files

•Playing and recording media

•Networking

To access your User Guide:

•Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.

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Gateway contact information

The label on the top of your computer contains information that identifies your computer model and serial number. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for assistance.

Technical Support telephone number

Serial number

Microsoft Certificate of

Authenticity

The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the back or side of your computer includes the product key code for your operating system. If you ever reinstall Windows from the installation DVD, you will need to enter these numbers to activate Windows.

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CHAPTER2

Checking Out Your

Computer

•Front

•Back

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Front

FireWire™ (IEEE 1394)

port (optional)

Diskette drive or memory card reader (optional)

USB ports

Microphone jack

Headphone jack

Optical disc drive

Power button/ power indicator

Rotatable logo

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Component	Icon				Description
Firewire™					Plug Firewire (also known as IEEE 1394)
(IEEE 1394) port					devices (such as a digital camcorder) into
(optional)					these 6-pin ports.
USB ports					Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such
					as a USB external drive, printer, scanner,
					camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports.
Headphone jack					Plug powered, analog front speakers, an
					external amplifier, or headphones into this
					jack. This jack is color-coded green.
Microphone jack					Plug a microphone into this jack. This jack is
					color-coded pink.
Power					Press this button to turn the power on or off.
button/power					You can also configure the power button to
indicator					operate in Standby/Resume mode or
					Hibernate mode. The power indicator lights
					when the computer is turned on.
Memory card					Insert a memory card from a digital camera,
reader or diskette					MP3 player, PDA, cellular telephone, or other
drive (optional)					device into the memory card reader. Use the
					diskette drive to read from and write to 3.5"
					diskettes (floppies).
Optical disc drive					Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install
					games and programs, watch DVDs, and store
					large files onto recordable discs (depending
					on drive type). This drive may be a CD,
					recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD, Blu-ray,
					or HD DVD drive. For more information about
					your drive, see “Identifying optical drive
					types” on page 28.
Rotatable badge					Rotate this logo badge to match the vertical
					or horizontal orientation of your computer.

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Back

Voltage switch

Audio in jack

Power connector

Line out (headphones)

speaker jack

Ethernet (network) jack

Microphone jack

USB ports

Panel release latch

Monitor (VGA) port

Kensington lock slot

Parallel port

Serial port

PS/2 keyboard port

Modem (line) jack

PS/2 mouse port

Telephone jack (optional)

(optional)

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Component	Icon				Description
Voltage switch					The switch is preset at the factory. Make sure
					that this is set to the correct voltage for your
					area.
Power connector					Plug the power cord into this connector.
Ethernet (network)					Plug an Ethernet network cable or a device
jack					(such as a DSL or cable modem for a
					broadband Internetconnection)into thisjack.
					For more information, see “Learning about
					the Internet” in your online User Guide.
Panel release latch					Press this latch into the back of the computer
					to release the access panel.
Kensington lock slot					Attach a cable lock to this slot for security.
Modem jack (optional)					Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more
					information, see “Connecting a dial-up
					modem” on page 17.
Audio in (line in) jack					Plug an external audio input source (such as
(blue)					a stereo) into this jack so you can record
					sound on your computer.
Lineout(headphones)					Plug headphones or amplified speakers into
speaker jack (green)					this jack.
Microphone jack					Plug a microphone into this jack.
(pink)
USB ports					Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such
					as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard,
					or mouse) into these ports. For more
					information, see“Installing aprinter, scanner,
					or other device” on page 36.
Monitor (VGA) port					Plug a VGA (blue connector) monitor cable
(blue)					into this port.
Parallel port					Plug a parallel device (such as a printer)
					into this port.
PS/2 keyboard port					Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port.
(purple)
PS/2 mouse port					Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port.
(green)
Telephone jack					Plug the cord from your telephone into this
(optional)					jack.

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CHAPTER3

Setting Up and Getting

Started

•Working safely and comfortably

•Preparing power connections

•Connecting to a broadband modem or network

•Connecting a dial-up modem

•Starting your computer

•Turning off your computer

•Restarting (rebooting) your computer

•Using the keyboard

•Using the mouse

•Using optical drives

•Using the memory card reader

•Using the diskette drive

•Adjusting the volume

•Installing a printer, scanner, or other device

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Working safely and comfortably

Before using your computer, follow these general guidelines for setting up a safe and comfortable work area and avoiding discomfort and strain:

•Keep hands and arms parallel to the floor.

•Adjust the screen so it is perpendicular to your line of sight, and the top of the screen is no higher than eye level.

•Place your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest.

•Keep ventilation openings clear of obstructions.

Top of screen is not higher than eye level

Screen is perpendicular to your line of sight

Hands and arms are parallel to the floor

Feet are flat on the floor

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Reducing eye strain

Sunlight or bright indoor lighting should not reflect on the monitor screen or shine directly into your eyes.

•Position the computer desk and screen so you can avoid glare on your screen and light shining directly into your eyes. Reduce glare by installing shades or curtains on windows, and by installing a glare screen filter.

•Use soft, indirect lighting in your work area. Do not use your computer in a dark room.

•Set paper holders at the same height and distance as the monitor.

•Avoid focusing your eyes on your computer screen for long periods of time. Every 10 or 15 minutes, look around the room, and try to focus on distant objects.

Setting up your computer desk and chair

When you are setting up your computer desk and chair, make sure that the desk isthe appropriate height and the chair helps you maintain good posture.

•Select a flat surface for your computer desk.

•Adjust the height of the computer desk so your hands and arms are positioned parallel to the floor when you use the keyboard and touchpad. If the desk is not adjustable or is too tall, consider using an adjustable chair to control your arm’s height above the keyboard.

•Use an adjustable chair that is comfortable, distributes your weight evenly, and keeps your body relaxed.

•Position your chair so the keyboard is at or slightly below the level of your elbow. This position lets your shoulders relax while you type.

•Adjust the chair height, adjust the forward tilt of the seat, or use a footrest to distribute your weight evenly on the chair and relieve pressure on the back of your thighs.

•Adjust the back of the chair so it supports the lower curve of your spine. You can use a pillow or cushion to provide extra back support.

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Sitting at your computer

•Avoid bending, arching, or angling your wrists. Make sure that they are in a relaxed position when you type.

•Do not slouch forward or lean far back. Sit with your back straight so your knees,hips, and elbowsform right angles when you work.

•Take breaks to stand and stretch your legs.

•Avoid twisting your torso or neck.

Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain

•Vary your activities to avoid excessive repetition.

•Take breaks to change your position, stretch your muscles, and relieve your eyes.

•Find ways to break up the work day, and schedule a variety of tasks.

Positioning the computer case

Position the computer case in a location that is easy for you to reach. You can rotate the Gateway badge on the front bezel to match the position of your case.

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Preparing power connections

Protecting from power source problems

Warning

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

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

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) supplies battery power toyourcomputerduring apowerfailure.Althoughyoucannot run your computer for an extended period of time with a UPS, a UPS lets you run your computer long enough to save your work and shut down your computer normally.

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Checking the voltage selection

Caution

If you set the voltage selection switch incorrectly, your system will be damaged. Make sure this switch is set correctly for your location before turning on your computer. In the United States, the utility power is supplied at a nominal 115 volts at 60 Hz. The power supply should always be set to this when your computer is operating in the United States. In other areas of the world, such as Europe, the utility power is supplied at 230 volts at 50 Hz. If your computer is operating in an environment such as this, the voltage switch should be moved to 230.

The power supply, a component built into your computer, provides power to the system board, add-in cards, and peripheral devices. The power supply’s voltage selection for your location istypically set at the factory, but you can change it to match the electrical service available in your usage area (such as while in another country). Use the power selection switch on the back of your computer to set the voltage to 115V or 230V.

Caution

If you have any doubt about the correct setting for the voltage switch, leave it in its current position.

To set the voltage selection switch:

1Disconnect your computer’s power cable.

2Use a tool such as an opened paper clip to slide the voltage selection switch to the correct voltage position. The switch is located on the back of your computer, near the power cable connector.

Voltage switch

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Connecting to a broadband modem or network

Important

Your computer may be equipped with a built-in Ethernet (network) jack. For information about setting up a wired or wireless Ethernet network, see your online User Guide.

You can connect your computer to a cable or DSL modem or to a wired Ethernet network.

To connect to a broadband modem or to an Ethernet network:

1Insert one end of the network cable into the network jack on the back of your computer.

2Insert the other end of the network cable into a cable modem, DSL modem, or network jack.

Connecting a dial-up modem

Warning

To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord.

Your computer may have a 56K modem that you can use with a standard telephone line to connect to the Internet or fax documents.

To connect the modem:

1Insert one end of the modem cable into the modem jack on the modem at the back of your computer.

2Insert the other end of the modem cable into a telephone wall jack. (The modem will not work with digital or PBX telephone lines.)

3If you want, you can connect a telephone to the PHONE jack on the modem at the back of your computer.

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Starting your computer

To start your computer:

1Connect the power, network, mouse, and keyboard cables to your computer according to the setup poster.

2Press the power button on the front of your computer. If your computer does not turn on, check the power cable connections.

Important

Your computer has a variable-speed fan, which can run at different speeds at times to ensure correct system cooling. You may notice an increase in the fan noise when the fan is running at high speed and a decrease in the fan noise when it switches to normal speed.

3If you are starting your computer for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions to select the language and time zone and to create your first user account.

4Attach and turn on any USB or audio peripheral devices, such as printers, scanners, and speakers. If you need to attach a peripheral device to the parallel or serial ports, turn off your computer first. See the documentation that came with each device for its setup instructions.

5To open your computer’s Start menu, click (Start). From that menu, you can run programs and search for files. For more information on using your computer’s menus, see “Using Windows” and “Customizing Windows” in your online User Guide.

Waking up your computer

Tip

For more information about changing the power button mode, see the “Customizing Windows” chapter in your online User Guide.

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

If your computer is in Sleep mode, move the mouse, press a key on the keyboard, or press the power button to “wake” it up. If the computer remains in Sleep mode, press the power button.

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Turning off your computer

Warning

When you turn off your computer, certain components in the power supply and system board remain energized. In order to remove all electrical power from your computer, unplug the power cord and modem cable from the wall outlets. We recommend disconnecting the power cord and modem cable when your computer will not be used for long periods.

Important

If for some reason you cannot use the Shut Down option in Windows to turn off your computer, press and hold the power button for about five seconds, then release it.

Putting your computer into Sleep mode is the easiest way to power down your computer. Although it does not turn your computer completely off, it does turn off or slow down most system operations to save power, and saves your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as you left them. Waking your computer from a Sleep state is much fasterthanturning on yourcomputerafter it has been turned completely off.

To put your computer in Standby (power-saving) mode:

1In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click (power). The computer saves your session and partially shuts down to save power.

- OR -

In Windows XP, click Start, Shut Down, click Stand by, then click OK.

2To “wake” your computer, press a key on the keyboard. If the computer remains in Standby mode, press the power button.

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To turn off your computer:

1In Windows Vista, click (Start), click the arrow next to the lock icon, then click Shut Down. The computer turns off.

- OR -

In Windows XP, Click Start, Turn Off Computer, then click Turn Off. Windows shuts down and turns off your computer.

Important

To completely disconnect all power (such as for servicing internal components), also disconnect the power cord.

Restarting (rebooting) your computer

If your computer does not respond to keyboard or mouse input, you may need to restart (reboot) your computer.

To restart your computer:

1In Windows Vista, click (Start), click the arrow next to the lock icon,thenclick Restart.Your computer turns off, then turns on again.

- OR -

In Windows XP, click Start, Shut Down, select Restart, then click OK.

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2If your computer does not turn off, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off (about five seconds), then press it again to turn the computer back on.

Using the keyboard

Premium multimedia keyboard features

The keyboard has several different types of keys and buttons. Your keyboard also has status indicators that show which keyboard feature is active.

Function keys

Indicators

Editing buttons

Internet buttons

Audio playback buttons Navigation keys

Internet buttons

	Windows keys	Application key Directional keys Numeric keypad
Feature	Icon	Description
Editing buttons		Press these buttons to copy, cut, and paste.
Function keys		Press these keys to start program actions. Each
		program uses different function keys for
		different purposes. See the program
		documentation to find out more about the
		function key actions.
Internet buttons		Press these buttons to launch your Internet
		home page, search, or e-mail programs.
Audio playback		Press these buttons to play your audio files and
buttons		to adjust the volume.

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Feature	Icon			Description
Navigation keys				Press these keys to move the cursor to the
				beginning of a line, to the end of a line, up the
				page, down the page, to the beginning of a
				document, or to the end of a document.
Indicators				Show if your NUM LOCK, CAPS LOCK, or
				SCROLL LOCK keys are activated. Press the
				corresponding key to activate the function.
Windows keys				Press one of these keys to open the Windows
				Start menu. These keys can also be used in
				combination with other keys to open utilities like
				F (Find/Search), R (Run), and
				E (Computer/My Computer).
Application key				Press this key to access shortcut menus and help
				assistants in Windows.
Directional keys				Press these keys to move the cursor up, down,
				right, or left.
Numeric keypad				Press these keys to type numbers when the
				numeric keypad (NUM LOCK) is turned on.

Elite multimedia keyboard features

The keyboard has several different types of keys and buttons. Your keyboard also has status indicators that show which keyboard feature is active.

Sleep button Function keys				Application buttons			Audio playback		Indicators
							buttons

Windows keys

Application key

Navigation keys Numeric keypad

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Feature	Icon			Description
Sleep button				Press this button to activate your computer’s
				Sleep (power-saving) mode.
Function keys				Press these keys to start program actions.
				Each program uses different function keys for
				different purposes. See the program
				documentation to find out more about the
				function key actions.
Application buttons				Press these buttons to launch your Internet
				home page, search for files, or launch the
				calculator program.
Audio playback				Press these buttons to play your audio files
buttons				and to adjust the volume.
Indicators				Show if your NUM LOCK, CAPS LOCK, or
				SCROLL LOCK keys are activated. Press the
				corresponding key to activate the function.
Windows keys				Press one of these keys to open the Windows
				Start menu. These keys can also be used in
				combination with other keys to open utilities
				like F (Find/Search), R (Run), and
				E (Computer/My Computer).
Application key				Press this key to access shortcut menus and
				help assistants in Windows.
Editing buttons				Press these buttons to copy, cut, and paste.
Navigation keys				Press these keys to move the cursor to the
				beginning of a line, to the end of a line, up the
				page, down the page, to the beginning of a
				document, or to the end of a document. Press
				the arrow keys to move the cursor.
Numeric keypad				Press these keys to type numbers when the
				numeric keypad (NUM LOCK) is turned on.

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Standard keyboard features

Function keys

Navigation keys

Indicators

Windows keys		Application key Directional	Numeric
		keys	keypad
Feature	Description
Function keys	Press these keys to start program actions. Each program
	uses different function keys for different purposes. See
	the program documentation to find out more about the
	function key actions.
Navigation keys	Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning
	of a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the
	page, to the beginning of a document, or to the end of
	a document.
Indicators	Show if your NUM LOCK, CAPS LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys
	are activated. Press the corresponding key to activate
	the function.
Windows keys	Press to open the Windows Start menu. These keys can
	also be used in combination with other keys to open
	utilities like F (Find/Search), R (Run utility), and
	E (Computer/My Computer).
Application key	Press this key to access shortcut menus and help
	assistants in Windows.
Directional keys	Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or
	left.
Numeric keypad	Press these keys to type numbers when the numeric
	keypad (NUM LOCK) is turned on.

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