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www.gateway.com The text on the display is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 43. • Change the display settings. For instructions on changing the display settings, see "Changing screen settings" in your online User Guide. • Move your notebook away from sources of electrical interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers, microwaves, fluorescent lights, and metal beams or shelves. The display has pixels that are always dark or too bright • This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT technology used in active-matrix LCD screens. Gateway's inspection standards keep these to a minimum. If you feel these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of pixels affected. The display is blank • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 43. • Make sure the notebook is not in Sleep or Hibernate mode. Press the power button. • The notebook may be sending its display to an external monitor or projector. Press FN + F4 several times to toggle through the LCD panel, an external monitor or projector, or both. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • If you are using a tray-load drive, the disc may not be seated correctly in the tray. When you place a disc on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in place. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have a DVD drive. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on page 50. 111

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The text on the display is dim or difficult to read
•
Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows
Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting
the brightness, see
“Adjusting the brightness” on
page 43
.
•
Change the display settings. For instructions on
changing the display settings, see “Changing screen
settings” in your online
User Guide
.
•
Move your notebook away from sources of electrical
interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers,
microwaves, fluorescent lights, and metal beams or
shelves.
The display has pixels that are always dark or too bright
•
This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT
technology used in active-matrix LCD screens. Gateway’s
inspection standards keep these to a minimum. If you
feel these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on
your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify
whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the
number of pixels affected.
The display is blank
•
Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows
Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting
the brightness, see
“Adjusting the brightness” on
page 43
.
•
Make sure the notebook is not in Sleep or Hibernate
mode. Press the power button.
•
The notebook may be sending its display to an external
monitor or projector. Press
F
N
+
F4
several times to
toggle through the LCD panel, an external monitor or
projector, or both.
DVD drives
Your notebook does not recognize a disc
•
If you are using a tray-load drive, the disc may not be
seated correctly in the tray. When you place a disc on the
tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the
spindle so the retainers hold the disc in place.
•
Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again.
•
If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have
a DVD drive. For more information, see
“Identifying drive
types” on page 50
.