Gateway Profile 4 User Manual

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Component Icon Description
Diskette drive Use this drive to store smaller files on diskettes. For more 
information, see “Using the diskette drive” on page 76.
Headphone jack Plug headphones into this jack.
Speakers Provide stereo audio output when headphones or amplified 
speakers are not plugged in.
Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this jack to record sound.
CD/DVD/Recordable 
driveUse this drive to listen to audio CDs, install games and 
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Back
Parallel
port
Microsoft
Certificate of 
Authenticity USB ports Ethernet 
jackPower 
connector Microphone 
jack Audio output 
jack
Audio input 
jack
Modem jack
(optional)
PS/2
mouse port
PS/2
keyboard
port
Monitor port
(optional)
Serial
portKensington 
lock slot 

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Component Icon Description
Parallel  port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port. For more 
information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other 
peripheral device” on page 30.
Modem jack Optional feature. Plug a modem cable into this jack.
PS/2 mouse port Plug a Personal System/2
® (PS/2) mouse into this port.
PS/2 keyboard port Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port. 
Monitor port Optional feature. Plug an additional monitor into this port.
Serial port Plug a...

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Right side
PC Card slot
PC Card eject button
IEEE 1394 ports
USB ports 

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Component Icon Description
PC Card slot Insert a Type I or Type II PC Card into this slot. For more 
information, see “Adding and removing PC Cards” on page 194
PC Card eject 
buttonPress the eject button to remove a PC Card from the PC Card 
slot. For more information, see “Removing a PC Card” on 
page 195
IEEE 1394 ports Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
® or i.Link®) devices 
(such as a digital video camera) into these 4-pin IEEE 1394 
ports. For more information, see...

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Identifying your model
Gateway model number
The label located on the computer case, beneath the one of the speakers, 
contains information that identifies your computer model. Gateway Technical 
Support will need this information if you call for assistance.
Gateway serial number
You can locate the Gateway serial number:
■Printed on the black system label located on the computer case beneath 
one of the speakers.
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Finding your specifications
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Finding your specifications
For more information about your computer, such as memory size, memory 
type, and hard drive size, go to the 
My Computer Info link in HelpSpot or visit 
Gateway’s eSupport page at support.gateway.com
. The eSupport page also has 
links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications.
In Windows XP, click 
Start, Help and Support, then click View system serial number 
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You can also find out more about your computer at the Gateway eSupport site. 
Visit support.gateway.com
. For more information, see “Using eSupport” on 
page 39. 

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Accessories
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Accessories
Gateway offers accessories that can help you make the most of using your 
computer. To order accessories, visit the Accessory Superstore at 
accessories.gateway.com
.
Home networking kit
With a home networking kit, you can network, or “link”, two or more 
computers in your home. After you have set up a home network, you can access 
the files, drives, and printers on linked computers, play multiplayer games, and 
even share one Internet connection.
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Storage Devices
If you need additional storage space or you want to back up your files, you 
can add storage devices to you computer.
With a CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drive, you can free up hard drive space by 
backing up files, then removing them from your hard drive. The inexpensive 
discs for CD-RW drives can hold as much as 700 MB of data. CD-RW drives 
can write to either CD-R or CD-RW discs. You can write to CD-R discs just one 
time. You...