Gateway E-4610s 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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Microsoft  Certificate  of  Authenticity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . .  5
Front  . . . . . . . . . ....

Contents
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Playing  discs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Creating  discs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Using  the  memory  card  reader  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Memory  card  types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Using  a  memory  card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Using  the  diskette  drive   . . . . ....

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Managing  hard  drive  space  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Checking  hard  drive  space   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deleting  unnecessary  files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Checking  the  hard  drive  for  errors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Defragmenting  the  hard  drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Backing  up  files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  104
Sound   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  106
Recovering  your  system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  107
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . . . . . . . 108
Using  Microsoft  System  Restore  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  114
Recovering your system to its factory  condition   . . . . ....

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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 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...

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Gateway contact information
The label on the top or side 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.
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...

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