Gateway M250 Gateway Notebook User Guide - Page 111

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Troubleshooting To turn down the modem volume: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 3 Click the modem you want to adjust, then click Properties. 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box. Mouse See also "Touchpad" on page 110. The external mouse does not work ■ Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in correctly. ■ Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. ■ Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the mouse port works. The external mouse works erratically ■ Clean the mouse. ■ Some mouse pad patterns "confuse" optical mice. Try the mouse on a different surface. Networks You cannot connect to your network ■ If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the network cable is connected to the Ethernet jack on the port replicator and not on the notebook. The notebook's Ethernet jack is disabled when connected to a port replicator. www.gateway.com 105

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Troubleshooting
To turn down the modem volume:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window
opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Printers
and Other Hardware
.
2
Click/Double-click the
Phone and Modem Options
icon, then click
the
Modems
tab.
3
Click the modem you want to adjust, then click
Properties
.
4
Click the
Modem
tab, then adjust the
Speaker volume
control.
5
Click
OK
twice to close the
Phone and Modem Options
dialog box.
Mouse
See also
“Touchpad” on page 110
.
The external mouse does not work
■
Make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in correctly.
■
Shut down and restart your notebook.
■
Remove all extension cables and switch boxes.
■
Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the mouse port
works.
The external mouse works erratically
■
Clean the mouse.
■
Some mouse pad patterns “confuse” optical mice. Try the mouse on
a different surface.
Networks
You cannot connect to your network
■
If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the
network cable is connected to the Ethernet jack on the port replicator
and not on the notebook. The notebook’s Ethernet jack is disabled
when connected to a port replicator.