Gateway GT5448E User Manual
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Chapter 1: About This Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing the online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Computer . . . . . 5
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 11
Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sitting at your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain . 14
Preparing power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Checking the voltage selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting a dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Waking up your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning off your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Restarting (rebooting) your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Premium multimedia keyboard features . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Elite multimedia keyboard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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