User manual GATEWAY SOLO 5350

[. . . ] Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 5350 . Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . 16 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 31 32 32 33 3 Getting Help . 42 43 44 45 i Working with files and folders . [. . . ] Lift the release latch on the docking station. Align the connector holes on the bottom of your notebook with the connector posts on the docking station. www. gateway. com 165 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. 166 www. gateway. com Installing a PCI card in the 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. Unplug all cables, including the power cord. Remove the screw on the back of the docking station. www. gateway. com 167 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and Docking Station 4 Lift the release latch on the docking station, then slide the cover straight back and lift it off. 168 www. gateway. com Installing a PCI card in the 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. www. gateway. com 169 Chapter 12: Using the Port Replicator and 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. 170 www. gateway. com Networking Your Notebook This chapter contains information about: I I I I I 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 using a network in your home, small office, or home office Example network Types of network connections Using wireless networking Purchasing additional network equipment www. gateway. com 171 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook The benefits of using a network A network lets you: I I I I I 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: I I Log onto America Online through one of your screen names and the other computers can access the Internet using an Internet browser. Upgrade your service to AOL for Home Networks. 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. 172 www. gateway. com The benefits of 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. 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 173 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Example network A network connects all your computers and other devices so that you can share files, programs, peripheral devices, and much more from any computer in your home or office. The picture below shows an example of a home network. 174 www. gateway. com Selecting a network connection Selecting a network connection One of the biggest decisions you will need to make when creating your network is what type of connection you will use. Gateway supports both wired and wireless connections. Wired connections HPNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance) and Ethernet are two popular types of wired LANs. HPNA Creating an HPNA network is as easy as knowing where your telephone jacks and computers are located. HPNA uses your home's standard telephone lines and telephone jacks instead of special cabling to connect computers. You can use your networked computers at the same time as you connect to your ISP, send a fax, or talk on your telephone. [. . . ] 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. The associated equipment shall be set to operate within the following limits for compliance with Telecom's specifications: (a)There shall be no more than 10 calls to the same number within any 30-minute period for any single manual call initiation, and (b)The equipment shall go on-hook for a period of not less than 30 seconds between the end of one attempt and the beginning of the next attempt. [. . . ]