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Gateway 710XL User Manual

Gateway 710XL
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Changing power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Changing the power scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Changing advanced power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Activating and using Hibernate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Setting up an uninterruptible power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
9 Networking Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Benefits of networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Sharing a single Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Sharing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Sharing peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Streaming audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Playing multi-player games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Selecting a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Using a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Example wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Using a wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Wireless Ethernet speed and frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Example access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . .149
Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Equipment you need for a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . .151
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Using your computer on a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Installing and configuring your computer for Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . .152
10 Moving from Your Old Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Finding your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Transferring Internet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Setting up your ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Transferring your e-mail and address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Transferring your Internet shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Installing your old printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Installing a USB printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Installing a parallel port printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Installing your old programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

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Gateway 710XL Specifications

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BrandGateway
Model710XL
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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