Gateway Notebook Reference Guide

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Chapter 1: About This Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing your online User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Gateway model and serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Notebook . . . . . 5
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Keyboard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started . . 13
Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Reducing eye strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting up your computer desk and chair . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sitting at your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain . 15
Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . . . . . . . 20
Starting your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Waking up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turning off your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Restarting (rebooting) your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Gateway Notebook Specifications

General

Brand	Gateway
Category	Laptop
Processor	Varies by model (Intel Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, Core i5, AMD Ryzen)
RAM	Varies by model (8GB, 16GB)
Storage	Varies by model (256GB SSD, 512GB SSD, 1TB HDD)
Display	Varies by model (14-inch, 15.6-inch, FHD)
Operating System	Windows 10 or Windows 11
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Battery	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model