Gateway E-100M Product manual

NOTEBOOK
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E-100M
Technical Reference Manual

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Chapter 1: About This Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MPC contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MPC model and serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Notebook . . . . . . 3
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keyboard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . . . 11
Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sitting at your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain . 13
Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Waking up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
System key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the EZ Pad touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Turning your wireless radio on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bluetooth radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . . . . 29
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Inserting a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Removing a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adding and removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing a printer or other peripheral device . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting an IEEE 1394 device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing the display on a projector or monitor . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ordering accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 5: Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recalibrating the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Getting the most from your battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Maximizing battery performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . . . . . 45
Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . . . 51
Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cleaning your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Cleaning the notebook screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Maintaining the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Storing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Microsoft System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 8: Upgrading Your Notebook . . . . . . . . 59
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adding or replacing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing the hard drive kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CD drives (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Diskette drive (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
DVD drives (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Modem (cable or DSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Modem (dial-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Networks (wired) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Networks (wireless) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PC Cards 88

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Pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Touchpad or pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Before calling MPC Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix A: Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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CHAPTER1
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About This Reference
•MPC contact information
•Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity
•For more information

CHAPTER 1: About This Reference
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MPC contact information
MPC model and serial number
The label on the bottom of your notebook contains information
that identifies your notebook model and its features. MPC
Customer Care will need this information if you call for
assistance.
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the
bottom of your notebook includes the product key code for your
operating system.
For more information
For more information about your notebook, visit MPC’s
Support page at www.mpccorp.com or the Web address shown
on your notebook’s label. The Support page also has links to
additional MPC documentation and detailed specifications.
Important
The labels shown in this section are for informational purposes only.
Label information varies by model, features ordered, and location.

CHAPTER2
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Checking Out Your Notebook
•Front
•Left
•Right
•Bottom
•Keyboard area

CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook
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Front
Component Icon Description
Power indicator nLED on - Notebook is on.
nLED blinking - Notebook is in Sleep or
Hybrid Sleep mode.
nLED off - Notebook is off.
Battery charge
indicator
nLED blue - Battery is fully charged.
nLED purple - Battery is charging.
nLED blinking red - Battery charge is very low.
nLED solid red - Battery is malfunctioning.
Important: This LED only lights up when your
notebook is connected to AC power or the battery
charge is very low.
Battery charge
indicator
Power indicator