Gateway 1450 Travel Tips, Customizing Your Notebook, Using a Wireless Ethernet Network, 213

Activating and Using Hibernate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Changing SpeedStep settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

9 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

10 Customizing Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Adjusting the screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Applying a color scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Changing the touchpad settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Programming the multi-function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

11 Using a Wireless Ethernet Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Using a wireless network	170
Using wireless Ethernet in Windows XP	171
Setting up wireless Ethernet networking in Windows XP	171
Configuring Windows XP for wireless Ethernet	178
Creating a wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP	180
Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP	193
Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off in Windows XP	194
Checking network signal strength in Windows XP	194
Using wireless Ethernet in Windows 2000	196
Installing the ORiNOCO Client Manager	196
Configuring the ORiNOCO client manager	197
Identifying this notebook on the network in Windows 2000	206
Configuring Windows 2000 for wireless Ethernet	208
Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network in Windows 2000	210
Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off in Windows 2000	210
Checking network signal strength in Windows 2000	211
12 Moving From Your Old Computer	213

Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

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