Gateway 1450 Identifying your model

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450

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Identifying your model

Gateway model number

The label on the bottom of your notebook contains information that identifies

your notebook model and its features. Gateway Technical Support will need

this information if you call for assistance.

Gateway serial number

You can locate the Gateway serial number:

■Printed on a white sticker on the bottom or back of your notebook.

■Printed on the customer invoice that came with your notebook. The

invoice will also contain your customer ID number.

■Displayed in HelpSpot in WindowsXP. Click Start, then click Help and

Support. Click View product serial number.

Important The labels shown in this section are for inform ational

purposes only. Label information varies by model, features

ordered, and location.

Gateway model number

Internal wireless devices

Contents

Main Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450 2G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 3G e t t i n g H e l p ii 4 Windows Basics 5 Using the Internet 6 Using Multimedia 7 Sending and Receiving Faxes 8 Managing Power iv 9 Travel Tips 10 Customizing Your Notebook 11 Using a Wireless Ethernet Network 12 Moving From Your Old Computer 13 Maintaining Your Notebook 14 Restoring Software 15 Upgrading Your Notebook 16 Troubleshooting vi A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Index Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450 Front Left side Left side Right side Back Back Bottom Page Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450 Keyboard area Page Identifying your model Gateway model number Gateway serial number Page Finding your specifications Page 14 Accessories Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapters Carrying cases Peripheral devices Memory Getting Started Connecting the AC adapter To connect the AC adapter: 1 2 3 4 5 Protecting from power source problems Starting your notebook To start your notebook: 1 2 3 Turning off your notebook To turn off your notebook in WindowsXP: 3 1 2 Restarting (rebooting) your notebook To close unresponsive programs and restart your notebook: 1 2 3 4 Status indicators Using the keyboard Key types Using the keyboard System key combinations Page Multi-function buttons Using the EZ Pad touchpad Using the touchpad Chapter 2: Getting Started To... Do this... Connecting the modem Connecting to a wired Ethernet network To connect to a wired Ethernet network: 1 2 Broadband Internet connections Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device Page Getting Help HelpSpot To start HelpSpot: Page Searching for a topic HelpSpot Videos To play a HelpSpot video: Online help Gateway Web site Page Windows Basics About the Windows environment Using the desktop Using the Start menu To use the Start menu: 1 2 3 Identifying Window items Page Working with files and folders Viewing drives To view the drives on your computer: To see the files and folders on a drive: Creating folders To create a folder: 1 2 3 Copying and moving files and folders Page Deleting files and folders To delete files or folders: 1 2 To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin: Browsing for files and folders To browse for a file: 1 2 3 Searching for files Using the Search utility To find files and folders using the Search utility: 1 2 3 4 Using advanced search options Adding icons to the desktop To add icons to the desktop: 1 2 3 Working with documents Creating a new document To create a new document: 1 2 3 4 5 Saving a document To save a document in Microsoft Word: 1 2 3 4 Opening a document To open a document in Microsoft Word: 1 2 3 4 Printing a document To print a document in Microsoft Word: 1 2 3 4 Shortcuts Using the Internet Learning about the Internet Page Setting up an Internet account To set up an Internet account with America Online: 1 2 Accessing your Internet account To connect to your America Online Internet account: To disconnect from your America Online Internet account: Using the World Wide Web Connecting to a Web site To connect to a Web site: 1 2 Downloading files To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 2 3 4 5 Using e-mail Sending e-mail To send e-mail using America Online: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Checking your e-mail To check your e-mail using America Online: 1 2 3 Using Multimedia Using the diskette drive To use a diskette: 1 2 3 Using the CD or DVD drive Identifying drive types Inserting a CD or DVD Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume in Windows XP To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: 1 3 4 To adjust specific volume levels: 1 2 3 4 6 5 Adjusting the volume in Windows 2000 To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: To adjust specific volume levels: 1 2 Listening to CDs Listening to CDs in Windows XP 1 2 3 Listening to CDs in Windows 2000 Recording and playing audio 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player To play a file using the WindowsMedia Player: 1 2 3 4 Playing a DVD 2 To play a DVD: 1 3 4 5 Using MusicMatch Playing CDs To play a music CD in WindowsXP: 1 Page Creating MP3 music files To create (rip) MP3 files: 1 2 Page Editing track information Building a music library Page Listening to Internet radio 3 Using advanced features Using a recordable drive Creating data CDs To create a data CD: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Creating music CDs To create music CDs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Copying CDs To copy a CD using one drive: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Page Sending and Receiving Faxes Installing and configuring Fax Installing Fax in Windows XP To install Fax: 1 2 3 4 Configuring Fax in Windows XP To configure Microsoft Fax: 1 Page 7 8 9 10 Configuring Fax in Windows 2000 12 13 14 15 16 Sending a simple fax To send a simple fax: 1 2 3 4 Page Setting up your cover page template To set up your fax cover page template: 1 2 3 Faxing from programs Faxing a scanned document Receiving and viewing a fax To receive and view a fax in WindowsXP: 1 2 To receive and view a fax in Windows2000: Automatically retry sending a fax in Windows XP To automatically retry sending a fax that failed to connect: 1 2 3 4 Automatically cancelling a fax in Windows XP 6 To automatically cancel a failed fax: 1 2 3 4 5 Page Managing Power Monitoring the battery charge Recharging the battery Recalibrating the battery To recalibrate the battery: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Changing batteries To replace the battery: 1 2 Page Extending battery life Conserving battery power Using alternate power sources Changing power modes Using power saving modes Changing power settings Changing the power scheme To change the power scheme 2 3 4 Changing alarm options To change the alarm options: 3 1 2 Changing advanced settings To change advanced power management settings: 1 2 3 4 Activating and Using Hibernate Mode To activate Hibernate mode: 1 2 3 Changing SpeedStep settings Page 3 4 Page Travel Tips Modem Radio frequency wireless connections Files Security To create a startup password: 1 2 Power Customizing Your Notebook Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the color depth To change the color depth: 3 4 5 Adjusting the screen resolution To adjust the screen resolution: 3 1 2 4 5 Applying a color scheme To select a color scheme in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 Page Changing the desktop background To change the desktop background in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 5 6 To change the desktop background in Windows2000: 1 3 4 7 5 6 Selecting a screen saver To select a screen saver: 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 Changing the touchpad settings To change the touchpad settings: 2 1 3 4 5 Programming the multi-function buttons To program the multi-function buttons: 1 2 Page Adding and modifying user accounts User account tips To add, delete, or modify user accounts in WindowsXP: 1 2 Page Using a Wireless Ethernet Network Using a wireless network Using wireless Ethernet in Windows XP Setting up wireless Ethernet networking in To run the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard: 1 2 Page 5 Page Page 13 14 15 Configuring Windows XP for wireless Ethernet To configure WindowsXP to use the wireless Ethernet network: 6 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 Creating a wireless Ethernet network in Access Point To create an access point wireless Ethernet network: 1 2 3 4 Page Page Page Page Peer-to-peer (ad hoc) To create a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network: 1 2 3 4 Page Page Page Page 22 23 24 25 Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network in To connect to an existing wireless Ethernet network: 1 2 3 Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off in To turn wireless Ethernet on or off: 1 2 3 3 Using wireless Ethernet in Windows 2000 Installing the ORiNOCO Client Manager To see if the ORiNOCO Client Manager is installed: To install the ORiNOCO Client Manager: Configuring the ORiNOCO client manager To configure the ORiNOCO Client Manager: 1 Page 3 4 5 Page 6 7 8 9 10 Page Page Identifying this notebook on the network in To identify this notebook on the network: 1 2 3 4 Page Configuring Windows 2000 for wireless Ethernet To configure Windows to use the wireless Ethernet network: 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network in To connect to a wireless Ethernet network: 1 2 Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off in To turn wireless Ethernet on or off using the Client Manager: Checking network signal strength in To check the signal strength of your wireless Ethernet network: Page Moving From Your Old Computer Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard To open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: Transferring files Finding your files To find files in the My Documents folder: 1 2 3 1 2 Transferring Internet settings Setting up your ISP To use the Internet Connection Wizard: 1 2 Installing your old printer or scanner Installing a USB printer or scanner Installing a parallel port printer To install your old printer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Installing your old programs Maintaining Your Notebook Caring for your computer Page Creating an emergency startup diskette To create an emergency startup diskette in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 Page Protecting your computer from viruses To scan for viruses: 1 2 3 Page Managing hard drive space Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: 2 Using Disk Cleanup To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program: 3 2 4 Checking the hard drive for errors To check the hard drive for errors: 2 3 4 5 6 7 Defragmenting the hard drive To run Disk Defragmenter: 2 3 4 5 6 Backing up files Using the Scheduled Task Wizard To start the Scheduled Task Wizard: 1 2 3 Cleaning your computer Cleaning the exterior Cleaning the keyboard Cleaning the screen Cleaning the mouse To clean your trackball mouse: 1 2 Page Page Page Chapter 14: Restoring Software Using the Restoration CDs Reinstalling device drivers To reinstall device drivers: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Updating device drivers To update device drivers: 1 3 5 Reinstalling programs 6 To reinstall programs from the red Gateway CD: 1 3 7 8 9 To reinstall Works Suite (including Word), games, or other programs from a CD: 1 2 Reinstalling Windows To reinstall WindowsXP and the device drivers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Page Page Page Adding and removing a PC Card To insert a PCCard: Page Preventing static electricity discharge Adding or replacing memory To add or replace memory modules: 1 2 3 Page Page Page Replacing the hard drive To replace the hard drive: 1 2 3 Page Troubleshooting Safety guidelines First steps Software support tools 265 Troubleshooting CD, DVD, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW drives Your computer does not recognize a disc or the drive An audio CD does not produce sound 266 To clean a CD or DVD: 267 Device installation You have computer problems after adding a new device To check IRQ usage in WindowsXP: 1 2 Diskette drive The diskette drive is not recognized You receive a Access Denied or Write protect error message You receive a Disk is full error message You receive a Non-system disk or Disk error error message Display The screen resolution is not correct The text on the display is dim or difficult to read The display has pixels that are always dark or too bright 270 File management A file was accidentally deleted To restore deleted files: 1 2 Hard drive Internet You cannot connect to the Internet 272 You receive an Unable to locate host message and are unable to browse the Internet Connecting to a Web site takes too long People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received any mail 273 Keyboard The external keyboard does not work Memory You receive a Memory error message You receive a Not enough memory error message Modem Your modem does not dial or does not connect 4 To check the dialing properties: 1 275 You cannot connect to the Internet Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K 276 To access the gateway.your.way dial-up server: 1 2 3 The modem is not recognized by your computer 277 To run modem diagnostics: 1 2 3 4 5 The modem is noisy when it dials and connects Mouse The external mouse does not work The external mouse works erratically 279 Networks You cannot connect to your company network Passwor ds Your computer does not accept your password You forgot your startup password Printer The printer will not turn on The printer is on but will not print 281 To set a default printer in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 To set a default printer in Windows2000: 1 2 1 2 3 282 To make sure that the printer is not set to work offline in Windows 2000: Sound You are not getting sound from the built-in speakers 283 Video The external monitor is not working Telephone support Before calling Gateway Technical Support Telephone support Telephone support Gateway offers a wide range of customer service, technical support, and information services. Automated troubleshooting system Telephone numbers You can access the following services through your telephone to get answers to your questions: Service description How to reach Tutoring and training Self-help Tut or in g Tutoring and training Tra in in g Page A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Important safety information Setting up your system Care during use Replacement parts and accessories Regulatory compliance statements Wireless Guidance Page United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intentional emitter per FCC Part 15 Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 FCC declaration of conformity Telecommunications per FCC part68 (applicable to products fitted with USA modems) Canada Industry Canada (IC) Intentional emitter per RSS 210 Unintentional emitter per ICES-003 Telecommunications per DOC notice (for products fitted with an IC-compliant modem) Mexico Intentional emitter Unintentional emitter Laser safety statement Laser safety statement Notices All Rights Reserved Trademark Acknowledgments Macrovision statement Index