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Chapter 7: Networking Your Computer

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Gateway E4350 manual Networking Your Computer

Contents

Page Page Contents Maintaining Your Computer Iii Page Chapter Help and Support To start Help and Support Using Your Computer guide To access the Using Your Computer guideSearching for a topic Online help Gateway contact informationIdentifying your computer Checking Out Your Gateway Computer Front Your computer includes the following components Component Icon Description Back Back Gateway Documentation Locating your serial number Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity Finding your specifications Printers AccessoriesMemory Storage Devices Uninterruptible power supplies USB flash drive Getting Started Working safely Reducing eye strain Setting up your computer desk and chair Setting up your computer and computer accessoriesSitting at your computer Protecting from power source problems Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strainChecking the voltage selection To set the voltage selection switch Starting your computerTo start your computer Turning off your computer Waking up your computerTo turn off your computer Restarting rebooting your computer To close unresponsive programs and restart your computer Using the keyboard Standard keyboard Multifunction keyboard Function keys Special-function buttons Adjusting the volume Wireless keyboardTo adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device Help and Support Using Drives and Ports Using the diskette drive To use a diskette Using the CD or DVD drive Identifying drive types Inserting a CD or DVD To insert a CD or DVD Playing a CD Playing a DVDCreating CDs and DVDs Using Drives and Ports Maintaining Your Computer To run Windows Update Caring for your computerUpdating Windows Protecting your computer from viruses To scan for viruses To update Norton AntiVirus To remove a virus Cleaning your computer Cleaning the exteriorCleaning the keyboard Cleaning the monitor Cleaning the mouseTo clean your trackball mouse Cleaning CDs or DVDs To clean your optical mouse To run Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System RestoreReinstalling programs and drivers To reinstall your program or driver Restoring your computer to the original configuration To restore your computer to the original configuration Preventing static electricity discharge Opening the case To open the case Removing the front bezel To remove the front bezel Opening the case To replace the front bezel Closing the case To close the case Installing memory To install or replace Dimm memory Installing memory Replacing the system battery To replace the battery Replacing the system battery Maintaining Your Computer Troubleshooting Safety guidelines First steps Audio TroubleshootingAdd-in cards CD or DVD drives Computer DVD movie will not playComputer will not start You see a Non-system disk or Disk error error message You see a Access Denied or Write protect error messageYou see a Disk is full error message Diskette drive File management To restore deleted filesDVD drives Hard drive You see a Data error message InternetYou cannot connect to the Internet Connecting to a Web site takes too long KeyboardKeyboard does not work Memory Modem dial-up To check the dialing properties To run modem diagnostics Your 56K modem does not connect at 56KModem is not recognized by your computer Screen resolution is not correct To turn down the modem volumeModem is noisy when it dials and connects Monitor Computer is running but there is no picture Color is not uniformText on the display is dim or difficult to read Mouse does not work MouseNetworks Mouse works erratically To set a default printer PasswordsPower Printer Sound You see a Printer queue is full error messageYou see a Printer is out of paper error message To make sure that the printer is not set to work offline Help Support Troubleshooting Networking Your Computer Using a router Introduction to Networking Example router-based Ethernet network Equipment you need for a router-based Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers Creating an Ethernet network Making sure your broadband connection works Naming the computers and the workgroupTo identify this computer on the network Configuring the TCP/IP protocol To use a Dhcp server Creating an Ethernet network Setting up an Ethernet network Setting up a network using a router Configuring your router To set up a network using a routerTo configure the Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL router Creating an Ethernet network Testing your network Computer does not recognize an add-inEthernet card Troubleshooting Your Ethernet networkYou cannot see the other computers on your network Your Ethernet network is running slower than you expect Networking Your Computer Appendix a Important safety information Setting up your system Regulatory compliance statements United States of America Canada Industry Canada IC Unintentional emitter per ICES-003 Laser safety statement External television antenna grounding Reference Grounding component Environmental information Macrovision statement Trademark Acknowledgments Index DVD Page Page RAM Page Page MAN 4350 USR GDE R0 07/05