User manual GATEWAY SOLO 5300

[. . . ] . 52 Using the Windows XP, Windows Me, or Windows 2000 Search utility . . 76 Adjusting the volume in Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows 98 . 201 203 207 209 209 210 211 213 215 216 217 217 218 218 218 16 Restoring Software . Reinstalling device drivers in Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP . [. . . ] Use this as an alternate power button. 170 www. gateway. com Connecting to the docking station Connecting to the docking station You can attach your notebook to the docking station while your notebook is off, on, or in Standby/Suspend mode. Important When the notebook is docked, the docking station must be connected to AC power to function properly. To dock your notebook: 1 2 3 4 Refer to the docking station's packing materials for first-time setup instructions. Align the connector holes on the bottom of your notebook with the connector posts on the docking station. www. gateway. com 171 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station 5 Press down on the release latch until it snaps into place. To undock your notebook: 1 2 3 Click Start, then select Undock Computer or press the Docking Eject button on the front of the docking station. The Undock Computer menu item appears in the Start menu only while the notebook is docked. Lift the release latch on the docking station until the notebook is disconnected. Lift the notebook off of the docking posts. 172 www. gateway. com Connecting to the docking station Adjusting audio settings Your notebook is configured to use only its internal audio jacks and speakers, even while docked. To turn on the docking station's external speakers and audio jacks, if you have Windows Me, you must change audio settings (the settings are changed automatically in Windows NT and Windows 2000). You can also configure the notebook's internal speakers (analog audio) to pass through the digital audio jack to the docking station. To turn on the docking station's external speakers and audio jacks in Windows Me: 1 2 3 Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar. The docking station digital audio jack is turned on. www. gateway. com 173 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station Installing a PCI card in the docking station You can install one standard half-length PCI card in your docking station. Important The PCI card bay cover is locked when the release latch is down and the docking station is secured using the Kensington lock slot. To install a PCI card: 1 2 3 Remove your notebook from the docking station. Remove the screw on the back of the docking station. 174 www. gateway. com Installing a PCI card in the docking station 4 Lift the release latch on the docking station, then slide the cover straight back and lift it off. www. gateway. com 175 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station 5 If your card requires access for cables, push out the side panel cover and store it in a safe place. 6 7 8 Remove the retaining screw from the card bracket in the card bay. Secure the card by replacing the retaining screw. 176 www. gateway. com Installing a PCI card in the docking station 9 Replace the cover by setting it flat on the docking station and sliding it forward into place. Do not tilt the cover. 10 Replace the screw that secures the cover to the docking station. www. gateway. com 177 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station 178 www. gateway. com Networking Your Notebook This chapter contains information about: s s s s 13 Connecting your home, small office, or home office computers lets you share drives, printers, and a single Internet connection among the connected computers. Benefits of a home, small office, or home office network The Gateway Connected Home Network connection types Your networking shopping list www. gateway. com 179 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Using a network A network lets you: s s s s s Share a single Internet connection Share computer drives Share peripheral devices Stream audio and video files Play multi-player games Sharing a single Internet connection A network makes sharing the Internet easy. Each computer or Internet appliance that is connected to the network can share the same modem and telephone line or broadband connection and access the Internet at the same time. This saves on the cost of installing another telephone line for your second computer and paying for a second Internet Service Provider (ISP) account. Important Most ISPs allow multiple users at the same time. If you use America Online as your ISP, you can: s s Log onto America Online through one of your screen names and the other computers can access the Internet using an Internet browser. This service allows more than one of your screen names to be online through your home network at one time. Sharing drives With a network, you can copy files from computer to computer by copying and pasting or dragging and dropping. You will no longer waste your time transferring files by using diskettes. In addition, you can map a drive from a computer on the network to a drive on another computer, and access the file as if it were located on the hard drive of the computer you are using. 180 www. gateway. com Using a network Sharing peripheral devices Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same peripheral devices, such as a printer. Select print from the computer you are currently using and your file is automatically printed on your printer no matter where it is located on your network. Streaming audio and video files With a network, you can store audio files (such as the popular . MP3 files) and video files on any networked computer, then play them on any of the other computers or devices connected to your network, a process called streaming. Add a digital music player such as the Gateway Connected Music Player, and you can integrate your stereo system into your network as well. Playing multi-player games With a home network, you can play multi-player games. Load a game like Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 on your computers, and in minutes, you and your friends can race in competing cars through the streets of San Francisco. www. gateway. com 181 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Introducing the Gateway Connected Home The Gateway Connected Home connects all your computers and other devices so that you can share files, programs, peripheral devices, and much more from any computer in your house. The picture below shows an example Gateway Connected Home. 182 www. gateway. com Introducing the Gateway Connected Home Components of a Gateway Connected Home The Gateway Connected Home begins with two computers and a connection. From there, you can add computers and devices to fit your specific needs. [. . . ] It indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty. Above all, it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom's network services. This equipment shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom `111' Emergency Service. Important Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Make sure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. Some parameters required for compliance with Telecom's Telepermit requirements are dependent on the equipment (PC) associated with this device. [. . . ]