Gateway NV-40 User manual

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Chapter 1: About This Reference . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing your online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contacting Gateway Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway model and serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Notebook . . . 5
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Keyboard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started. 13
Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . 15
Sitting at your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive
strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . 18
Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . 18
Connecting the optional dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Waking up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turning off your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Restarting (rebooting) your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contents

Contents
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Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the EZ Pad touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the capacitive touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turning your wireless radio on or off . . . . . . . . . . . 37
IEEE 802.11 wireless network radio . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bluetooth radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4: Using Drives and Accessories . . . 39
Using the DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Identifying drive types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using a DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Inserting a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Removing a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing a printer or other peripheral device . . . . 44
Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Viewing the display on a projector, monitor, or
television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting the display properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the projector or monitor for a
presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 5: Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Maximizing battery performance . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Changing notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . 63
Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . 69
Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the notebook screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Maintaining the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Creating recovery discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . . 77
Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 78
Returning your system to its factory condition . 80
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Diskette drive (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Modem (cable or DSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Modem (dial-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Networks (wired) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Networks (wireless) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Before calling Gateway Customer Care . . . . . . 110
Appendix A: Legal Information. . . . . . . . . 113
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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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
notebook. For all other notebook information, see
your online
User Guide .
Accessing your online User
Guide
In addition to this guide, your online 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
•Using the Internet
•Protecting your files
•Playing and recording media
•Networking
To access your online
User Guide :
•Click (Start), All Programs, then click Gateway
Documentation.
Gateway contact
information
Contacting Gateway Customer Care
Your Setup Guide contains information about
contacting Gateway Customer Care.

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Gateway model and serial number
A label on the bottom of your notebook contains
information that identifies your notebook model and
its features. Gateway 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
Gateway’s
Support page at www.gateway.com or the
Web address shown on your notebook’s label. The
Support page also has links to additional Gateway
documentation and detailed specifications.
Important
The label shown in this section is for informational purposes
only. Label information varies by model, features ordered, and
location.

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