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Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Iden
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4 Windows Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 About the Windows environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Using the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Adding icons to the desktop . . . .
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Listening to CDs in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Recording and playing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Using MusicMatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9 Networking Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Benefits of networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Sharing a single Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Sharing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Sharing peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 Mouse . . . . . . .
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Checking Out Your Gateway Profile This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your computer. Read this chapter to learn: How to identify the features of your Gateway Profile computer How to locate your computer’s model and serial number How to locate the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity How to locate the specifications for your computer What accessories are available for your computer 1
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile Front Computer display Diskette controls drive Diskette Headphone eject jack button Speaker Speaker Microphone Power jack button CD/DVD/ CD/DVD Recordable eject drive button www.gateway.com 2
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Front Component Icon Description Diskette drive Use this drive to store smaller files on diskettes. For more information, see “Using the diskette drive” on page 74. Headphone jack Plug headphones into this jack. Speakers Provide stereo audio output when headphones or amplified speakers are not plugged in. Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this jack to record sound. CD/DVD/Recordable Use this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and drive programs, watch DVDs, and store large files
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile Back Audio output jack Kensington lock slot Parallel port Audio input jack Modem Microphone jack jack PS/2 Power mouse port connector Ethernet PS/2 jack Keyboard port USB ports Monitor Microsoft port Certificate of Serial Authenticity port www.gateway.com 4
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Back Component Icon Description Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port. For more information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 30. Modem jack Plug a modem cable into this jack (optional feature). ® PS/2 mouse port Plug a Personal System/2 (PS/2) mouse into this port. PS/2 keyboard port Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port. Monitor port Plug an additional monitor into this port. Serial port Plug a serial device (such as a di
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile Right side PC Card slot PC Card eject button IEEE 1394 ports USB ports www.gateway.com 6
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Right side Component Icon Description PC Card slot Insert a Type I and Type II PC Card into this slot. For more information, see “Adding PC Cards” on page 198 PC Card eject Press the eject button to remove a PC Card from the PC Card button slot. For more information, see “To remove a PC Card:” on page 199 ® ® or i.Link ) device IEEE 1394 ports Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire (such as a digital video camera) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port. For more information, see “Installing a p
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile Identifying your model Important The labels shown in this section are for informational purposes only. Label information varies by model, features ordered, and location. Gateway model number The label located on the computer case beneath the speakers contains information that identifies your computer model. Gateway Technical Support will need this information if you call for assistance. Gateway serial number You can locate the Gateway serial numbe
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Finding your specifications Finding your specifications For more information about your computer, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, go to the My Computer Info link in HelpSpot or visit Gateway’s eSupport page at support.gateway.com. The eSupport page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. In Windows XP, click Start, Help and Support, then click My Computer Info to view your computer’s serial number. Click Start, Help and Support,
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile You can also find out more about your computer at the Gateway eSupport site. Visit support.gateway.com. For more information, see “Using eSupport” on page 38. www.gateway.com 10
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Accessories Accessories Gateway offers accessories that can help you make the most of using your computer. To order accessories, visit the Accessory Superstore at accessories.gateway.com. Home networking kit With a home networking kit, you can network, or “link”, two or more computers in your home. After you have set up a home network, you can access the files, drives, and printers on linked computers, play multiplayer games, and even share one Internet connection. Two types of home network
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Profile Storage Devices If you need additional storage space or you want to back up your files, you can add storage devices to you computer. With a CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drive, you can free up hard drive space by backing up files, then removing them from your hard drive. The inexpensive discs for CD-RW drives can hold as much as 700 MB of data. CD-RW drives can write to either CD-R or CD-RW discs. You can write to CD-R discs just one time. You can write
