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Gateway DX4200 User Manual

Gateway DX4200
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Chapter 1: About This Reference . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing the online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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
Using the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Using optical drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Loading an optical disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Identifying optical drive types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Gateway DX4200 Specifications

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BrandGateway
ModelDX4200
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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