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xii First things first We would like to thank you for making a Gateway notebook your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Gateway notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the Quick Guide helps you get started with setting up your computer. The Gateway Notebook Series User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in the Gateway product range. It covers basic topics such as Gateway Recovery Management, using the keyboard, audio, etc. Please understand that due to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well as the Gateway System User Guide will occasionally refer to functions or features which are only contained in certain models, but not necessarily in the model you have purchased. Such instances are marked in the text with language such as "only for certain models". The Quick Guide introduces you to the basic features and functions of your new computer. For more on how your computer can help you to be more productive, please refer to the Gateway System User Guide, which contains detailed information on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. In addition it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. It is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on your notebook. Follow these steps to access it: 1 Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway Documentation. 2 Click on Gateway System User Guide. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer, clicking on Gateway System User Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For instructions on how to use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. Basic care and tips for using your computer Turning your computer on and off To turn on the computer, simply press and release the power button below the LCD screen. Please refer to "Quick Guide" for the location of the power button. To turn the power off, do any of the following: • Use the Windows shutdown command Click on Start then click on Shut Down.

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First things first
We would like to thank you for making a Gateway notebook your choice for
meeting your mobile computing needs.
Your guides
To help you use your Gateway notebook, we have designed a set of guides:
First off, the
Quick Guide
helps you get started with setting up your computer.
The
Gateway Notebook Series User Guide
contains useful information applying
to all models in the Gateway product range. It covers basic topics such as
Gateway Recovery Management, using the keyboard, audio, etc. Please
understand that due to its nature, the
Generic User Guide
as well as the
Gateway System User Guide
will occasionally refer to functions or features
which are only contained in certain models, but not necessarily in the model
you have purchased. Such instances are marked in the text with language such
as "only for certain models".
The
Quick Guide
introduces you to the basic features and functions of your new
computer. For more on how your computer can help you to be more productive,
please refer to the
Gateway System User Guide
, which contains detailed
information on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion
options and troubleshooting. In addition it contains warranty information and
the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. It is available in
Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on your notebook.
Follow these steps to access it:
1
Click on
Start
>
All Programs
>
Gateway Documentation
.
2
Click on
Gateway System User Guide
.
Note:
Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is
not installed on your computer, clicking on
Gateway System User
Guide
will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the
instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For
instructions on how to use Adobe Reader, access the
Help and
Support
menu.
Basic care and tips for using your computer
Turning your computer on and off
To turn on the computer, simply press and release the power button below the
LCD screen. Please refer to
"Quick Guide"
for the location of the power button.
To turn the power off, do any of the following:
•
Use the Windows shutdown command
Click on
Start
then click on
Shut Down
.