Gateway SOLO 9300 User Manual

Docking your Solo 9300 for the first
time

The first time you connect your Solo 9300 notebook to its docking station,
you may need to make several adjustments to system settings. Complete the
following tasks in order:

■ Install docking station drivers

■ Restore video resolution (in Windows 95)

■ Adjust audio settings

Important Do not install a PC Card or PCI card in the dockin g station

until after you complete this first-t ime setu p. Howev er, if a
PCI card has already been installed by Gateway, do not
remove it.

Installing docking station drivers

Y ou must install the docking station’ s modem, network, and other drivers the
first time you dock your notebook.

To install docking station drivers:

1 Tu rn on and set up your notebook as shown in the setup poster, without

attaching it to the docking station.

2 Turn off your notebook, then disconnect the power cord.
3 Connect the power cord to the docking stat ion, then dock your notebook

as shown in the user’s guide.

4 Turn on your notebook. Windows starts and the New Hardware Found

(PCI Bridge) dialog box opens.

5 Select Search for the best driver for your device (recommended), then click

Next until the driver finishes installing.

6 Click Finish, then click No when you are prompted to restart the

computer. The PCI bridge driver is now installed.

7 When the New Hardware Found (USB Open Host Controller) dialog box

opens, click Next.

8 Select The updated driver (Recommended), then click Next.

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Important Whenever the setup wizard detects an old driver on your

system and asks “What do you want to install?”, sele ct The
updated driver (Recommended).

Click Next until the driver finishes installing, then click Finish.

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10 If the New Hardware Found (PCI Ethernet Controller) dialog box opens,

Next. Otherwise, go to Step 16.

click

11 Clear the Floppy disk drives check box, then select the Specify a location

check box.

12 Insert the Portable System Restoration CD into the CD/DVD drive, then

Browse. If the Portable System Restoration CD program autostarts,

click
close it.

13 If your notebook uses Windows 98, select the path

d:\9300\9300pro\lan\w98w2000\, then click OK.

- OR ­If your notebook uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, select the path

d:\9300\9300pro\lan\w95nt40\, then click OK.

14 Click Next until the driver finishes installing.
15 Click Finish, then click No when you are prompted to restart the

computer.

16 If the New Hardware Found (Modem) dialog box op ens, click Next.

Otherwise, go to Step 22.

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