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All Gateway systems equipped with CD and DVD drives comply with the appropriate safety 
standards, including IEC 825. The laser devices in these components are classified as “Class 1 Laser 
Products” under a US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance 
Standard. Should the unit ever need servicing, contact an authorized service location.
Environmental information
The product you have purchased contains extracted natural resources that have been used in the 
manufacturing process. This product may contain substances known to be hazardous to the 
environment or to human health.
To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our 
natural resources, Gateway provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle 
or reuse most of the materials in your “end of life” product.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (commonly
known as WEEE) should never be disposed of in the 
municipal waste stream (residential garbage 
collection). The “Crossed-Out Waste Bin” label affixed
to this product is your reminder to dispose of your “end of life” product properly.
Substances such as glass, plastics, and certain chemical compounds are highly recoverable, 
recyclable, and reusable. You can do your part for the environment by following these simple steps:
When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, “take it back” 
to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling.
In some cases, your “end of life” product may be “traded in” for credit towards the 
purchase of new Gateway equipment. Call Gateway to see if this program is available 
in your area.
If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing, or trading in your “end of life” 
product, you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product’s user 
guide and we will be glad to help you with your effort.
Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and 
using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer 
packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or 
recycling used batteries properly.
With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and 
electronic equipment, minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of “end of life” products, and 
generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not 
released into the environment and are disposed of properly.
For additional recycling information specific to your area, please go to 
www.gateway.com/recycle.html. 
						

							APPENDIX A: Legal Information
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Notices
Copyright © 2008 Gateway, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
7565 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618 USA
All Rights Reserved
This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be 
reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from 
Gateway.
The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, 
changes are made periodically. These changes are incorporated in newer publication editions. 
Gateway may improve and/or change products described in this publication at any time. Due to 
continuing system improvements, Gateway is not responsible for inaccurate information which 
may appear in this manual. For the latest product updates, consult the Gateway Web site at 
www.gateway.com. In no event will Gateway be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, 
incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even 
if advised of the possibility of such damages.
In the interest of continued product development, Gateway reserves the right to make 
improvements in this manual and the products it describes at any time, without notices or 
obligation.
Trademark Acknowledgments
Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Gateway, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Intel, Intel Inside logo, and Pentium are registered 
trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS, and Windows are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names mentioned herein are used for 
identification purposes only, and may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their 
respective companies.
Macrovision statement
If your notebook has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, 
the following paragraph applies:
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and 
other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized 
by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless 
otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is 
prohibited. 
						

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A
AC adapter
connecting  
16
connector  9
international adapters  72
accessories
safety precautions  
137
acoustic handset coupler  78
application key  25
arrow keys  25
audio
adjusting volume  
28, 43
back button  27, 38
headphone jack  8
microphone jack  8
muting  28, 39, 43
next button  27, 38
pause button  27, 38
play button  27, 38
stop button  27, 38
troubleshooting  131
volume down button  28
volume up button  28
audio CD
cleaning  
87
inserting  51
automobile power adapter  72
B
battery
alternate power sources  
72
bay  69
calibrating  86
changing  69
charge indicator  6, 68
charge status  68
charging  16, 68
conserving power  71
extending life  86
fuel gauges  86
icons  68
installing  69
latch  10
life span  86
locating  10
managing power  71
maximizing performance  
71
monitoring charge  68
recalibrating  70
recharging  16, 68
release latch  10
replacing  69
storing  86
troubleshooting  129
bays
battery  
69
hard drive  10
memory  10, 99
BIOS Setup utility  70
Bluetooth
system key  
27
turning off  27, 47
turning on  27, 47
brightness
adjusting  
27, 28, 43
system keys  28
broadband modem
connecting  
18
button
Effects  
40
Help  40
Properties  40
settings  40
Snapshot  42
Start camera  40
buttons
multimedia panel  
11
C
cable lock  7
cable modem  8, 18
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Index
connecting  18
troubleshooting  121
camera
See digital camera
See digital video camera
Camera Assistant  
41
Camera Assistant Toolbar  40
Capacitive volume control  39
Caps Lock indicator  23
cards
Express Card slot  
8
inserting Express Card  59
inserting memory card  58
memory card slot  8
memory cards supported  
58
removing Express Card  59
removing memory card  58
slots  58, 59
troubleshooting Express 
Card  
113
troubleshooting memory 
card  
121
CD
cleaning  
87
controlling playback  27, 38
eject button  51
inserting  51
manual eject hole  51
CD drive
See DVD drive
cellular phone
memory cards  
58
Certificate of Authenticity  3
changing
battery  
68
cleaning
audio CD  
87
case  85
CD  87
DVD  87
keyboard  85
LCD panel  85
notebook exterior  84
screen  85
clicking  36
clock speed  87
closing unresponsive program  
22
connecting
AC adapter  
16
cable modem  18
dial-up modem  19
DSL modem  18
external keyboard  24
external monitor  62
IEEE 1394 device  61
keyboard  24
mouse  36
printer  60
projector  62
scanner  60
television  62
to wired Ethernet  18
USB device  61
video camera  57, 61, 62
connections
audio  
8
broadband Internet  8, 18
cable modem  8, 18
dial-up modem  9, 19
digital camera  7, 8
digital video camera  8
DSL modem  8, 18
eSATA  9
Ethernet  8
external audio  8
external diskette drive  7, 8, 
61
external speakers  8
Firewire  8
flash drive  7, 8, 61
HDMI (TV) out  9
headphone  8
i.Link  8
IEEE 1394  8
keyboard  7, 8
microphone  8
modem (dial-up)  9
monitor (VGA)  9, 63
mouse  7, 8
network  8 
						

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power  9, 16
printer  7, 8
projector  63
scanner  7, 8
speaker  8
television  62
USB  7, 8, 60
VGA  9, 63
video camera  8
wired Ethernet  18
wired network  18
copyright notice  144
D
default printer  130
dialing codes  78
dial-up modem  9, 19
adjusting volume  124
diagnostics  123
dialing properties  122
troubleshooting  121
using while traveling  78
digital audio  60
digital camera
memory card reader  
8, 58
USB port  7, 8
digital video  60
digital video camera
connecting  
57, 61, 62
IEEE 1394 port  8
directional keys  25
diskette
troubleshooting  
109
diskette drive
troubleshooting  
109
display
brightness  
43
switching  26
troubleshooting  110
display properties
adjusting  
64
documentation
User Guide  
2
double-clicking  36
dragging  37
drivers
re-installing  
88, 91
drives
DVD  
50
DVD/CD-RW  7, 50
DVD±RW  7, 50
hard drive  10, 102
HD DVD  50
identifying drive types  50
multi-format DVD±RW  7, 50
replacing hard drive  102
troubleshooting  109, 111, 
114
types  50
DSL modem  8, 18
connecting  18
troubleshooting  121
DVD
cleaning  
87
controlling playback  27, 38
eject button  51
inserting  51
manual eject hole  51
playing  62
regional code  51
troubleshooting  111
DVD drive
identifying  
50
locating  7
troubleshooting  111
using  50
DVD player program  38
DVD/CD-RW drive
See DVD drive
DVD±RW drive
See DVD drive
E
Effects button  40
eject button
CD  
51
DVD  51
eject hole
CD  
51 
						

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DVD  51
electrostatic discharge (ESD)  98
EmPower power adapter  72
ergonomics  14
eSATA
jack  
9
troubleshooting  115
Ethernet
connecting wired  
18
jack  8, 18
Express Card
adding  
59
inserting  59
installing  59
removing  59
slot  59
troubleshooting  113
external monitor  9, 26
EZ Pad touchpad
See touchpad
F
fan  7, 9
faxes
troubleshooting  
123
files
opening  
36
transferring  79
troubleshooting  113
fingerprint
enrolling  
30
fingerprint reader
control center  
32
locating  12
password bank  33
troubleshooting  114
tutorial  29
using  29
Firewire port  8
Fn key  25, 26
folders
opening  
36
function keys  24
G
Gateway
contact information  
2
model number  2
serial number  2
Support  3
Gateway Recovery Management
re-installing drivers  
91
re-installing programs  91
re-installing software  91
H
hard drive
bay  
10
indicator  23
installing  102
replacing  102
troubleshooting  114
HDMI (TV) out jack  9
HDMI port  26, 60, 62
headphone jack  8
Help button  40
Hibernate mode  21, 72
hot-swapping  59, 60
Hybrid Sleep
mode  
26, 73
system key  26
turning on  76
I
i.Link port  8
IEEE 1394
connecting device  
61
IEEE 1394 port  8
IEEE 802.11
using while traveling  
79
indicators
See status indicators
installing
battery  
69
devices  60
digital camera  60
digital video camera  60
Express Card  59 
						

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hard drive  102
memory  99
peripheral devices  60
printer  60
scanner  60
Instant on Audio  38
Instant on Video  38
Internet
troubleshooting  
115
Internet chat program  39
J
jacks
See connections
K
Kensington cable lock  80
lock slot  7
key combinations  26
keyboard
buttons  
24
cleaning  85
connecting  24
features  24
keys  24
locating  11
troubleshooting  116
USB port  7, 8
keys
application  
25
arrow  25
brightness  28
directional  25
Fn  25, 26
function  24
Hybrid Sleep  26
LCD brightness  28
LCD/CRT  26
navigation  25
numeric keypad  25
Sleep  26
system  24
system key combinations  
26
toggle display  26
Windows  25
wireless Ethernet  26
L
labels
Microsoft Certificate of 
Authenticity  
3
model number  2
serial number  2
latch
battery  
10
LCD panel release  6
LCD panel
cleaning  
85
release latch  6
switching display  26
troubleshooting  110
LCD/CRT system key  26
line protector  78
line tester  78
lock
cable  
80
Kensington cable  7
M
maintenance
cleaning  
84, 87
Media Center  38
troubleshooting  117
media reader
See memory card reader
memory
bay  
10
installing  99
removing  99
replacing  99
troubleshooting  120
memory card reader
inserting card  
58
locating  8
memory cards supported  
58
removing card  59
troubleshooting  121
using  58 
						

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microphone
built-in  
12
jack  8
Microsoft Certificate of 
Authenticity  
3
model number  2, 80
modem
cable  
8, 18
connecting  18, 19
dial-up  19, 78
DSL  8, 18
international adapter  78
jack (dial-up)  9, 19
troubleshooting  121
monitor
adding external  
62
color quality  64
port  9
screen resolution  64
troubleshooting external  
132
using  26
using external  65
mouse
connecting  
36
troubleshooting  125
USB port  7, 8
moving
pointer  
36
screen objects  37
MP3 player
memory cards  
58
multimedia
adjusting volume  
43
using DVD drive  50
multimedia panel  11, 38
mute button  28, 39
muting sound  28, 39, 43
N
navigation keys  25
network
troubleshooting  
125, 127
network jack  8, 18
networkingturning off Bluetooth  
47
turning off wireless 
Ethernet  
45
turning on Bluetooth  47
turning on wireless 
Ethernet  
45
NTSC/PAL jack  62
Num Lock
status indicator  
23
system key  25
numeric keypad
status indicator  
23
using  25
O
opening
files  
36
folders  36
LCD panel  6
notebook  6
programs  36
shortcut menu  37
overclocking processor  87
P
packing notebook  78
password  80, 129
startup  80
supervisor  80
user  80
password bank  33
PCMCIA card
See Express Card
PDA
memory cards  
58
peripheral devices  60
Plug and Play devices
USB support for  
60
pointer
identifying  
35
moving  36
ports
See connections
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AC adapter  16, 72
advanced settings  74, 75
alternate sources  72
automobile/airplane 
adapter  
72
battery  68, 69, 70, 71
button  11, 26
changing modes  73
changing plans  74
connector  9, 16
conserving battery power  
71
EmPower adapter  72
extending battery life  71
Hibernate mode  72
Hybrid Sleep mode  26, 72
indicator  6, 21
international adapter  81
management  67, 71
plans  74
Sleep mode  21, 26, 72
source problems  18
SpeedStep settings  74
status indicator  6
surge protector  18
troubleshooting  129
turning off notebook  21
turning on notebook  19
printer
default  
130
installing  60
troubleshooting  130
USB port  7, 8
processor
overclocking  
87
programs
closing unresponsive  
22
opening  36
re-installing  88, 91
projector
adding  
62
color quality  64
port  9
screen resolution  64
troubleshooting  132
using  26, 65
Properties button  40
R
radio approval authorities  79
radio frequency wireless 
connections  
79
RAID
configuring  
54
creating volume  54
deleting volume  56
enabling  54
help information  57
preparing computer  54
resetting to non-RAID 
status  
56
setting up  52
RAID 0  52
RAID 1  53
RAM
See memory
rebooting notebook  
22
recalibrating battery  70
recharging battery  68
recovering
defaults  
94
drivers  88, 91
programs  88, 91
software  88, 91
system  88
with Gateway Recovery 
Management  
91
with Windows System 
Restore  
92
Recycle Bin
deleting files  
114
emptying  114
regional code
DVD  
51
re-installing
defaults  
94
drivers  88, 91
programs  88, 91
software  88, 91
Windows  88
with Gateway Recovery 
Management  
91
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Restore  92
replacing
See installing
resetting notebook  
22
restarting notebook  22
restoring
defaults  
94
drivers  88, 91
programs  88, 91
software  88, 91
system  88
with Gateway Recovery 
Management  
91
with Windows System 
Restore  
92
right-clicking  37
S
safety
avoiding repetitive strain  
15
caring for notebook  84
general precautions  136
guidelines for 
troubleshooting  
108
posture  15
reducing eye strain  14
setting up computer  15
sitting at computer  15
static electricity  98
scanner
installing  
60
USB port  7, 8
screen
resolution  
64
troubleshooting  110, 132
screen objects
getting information  
37
moving  37
selecting  36
scroll zone  35
security
startup password  
80
while travelling  80
security features
Kensington cable lock  
7
serial number  2, 80
setting up
safety precautions  
136
Settings button  40
shipping notebook  78
shortcut menus
accessing  
37
shortcuts
opening menu  
37
shutting down notebook  21, 22
Sleep
mode  
21, 26, 73
system key  26
Snapshot button  42
SO-DIMM
See memory
software
re-installing  
88, 91
sound
adjusting  
28, 43
controls  43
muting  28, 39, 43
troubleshooting  131
speakers
built-in  
11
jack  8
SpeedStep technology  74
Start camera button  40
starting
notebook  
19
programs  36
startup password  80
static electricity  98
status indicator
wireless Ethernet  
23
status indicators
battery charge  
6, 68
Caps Lock  23
drive activity  23
hard drive  23
location  12
numeric keypad  23