Gateway Solo 9300 Quick start guide

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Docking your Solo 9300 for the first

time

The first time you connect your Solo 9300 notebook to its docking station,

you may need to make several adjustments to system settings. Complete the

following tasks in order:

■Install docking station drivers

■Restore video resolution (in Windows 95)

■Adjust audio settings

Installing docking station drivers

You must install the docking station’s modem, network, and other drivers the

first time you dock your notebook.

To install docking station drivers:

1Turn on and set up your notebook as shown in the setup poster, without

attaching it to the docking station.

2Turn off your notebook, then disconnect the power cord.

3Connectthe power cord to the docking station, then dock your notebook

as shown in the user’s guide.

4Turn on your notebook. Windows starts and the New Hardware Found

(PCI Bridge) dialog box opens.

Important Do not install a PC Cardor PCI cardin the docking station

until after you complete this first-time setup. However, if a

PCI card has already been installed by Gateway, do not

remove it.

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5Select Search for the best driver for your device (recommended), then click

Next until the driver finishes installing.

6Click Finish, then click No when you are prompted to restart the

computer. The PCI bridge driver is now installed.

7When the New Hardware Found (USB Open Host Controller) dialog box

opens, click Next.

8Select The updated driver (Recommended), then click Next.

Important Whenever the setup wizard detects an old driver on your

systemand asks“Whatdoyouwanttoinstall?”,selectThe

updated driver (Recommended).

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9Click Next until the driver finishes installing, then click Finish.

10 If the New Hardware Found (PCI Ethernet Controller) dialog box opens,

click Next. Otherwise, go to Step 16.

11 Clear the Floppy disk drives check box, then select the Specify a location

check box.

12 Insert the Portable System Restoration CD into the CD/DVD drive, then

click Browse. If the Portable System Restoration CD program autostarts,

close it.

13 If your notebook uses Windows 98, select the path

d:\9300\9300pro\lan\w98w2000\, then click OK.

- OR -

If your notebook uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, select the path

d:\9300\9300pro\lan\w95nt40\, then click OK.

14 Click Next until the driver finishes installing.

15 Click Finish, then click No when you are prompted to restart the

computer.

16 If the New Hardware Found (Modem) dialog box opens, click Next.

Otherwise, go to Step 22.

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17 Clear the Floppy disk drives check box, then select the Specify a location

check box.

18 If the Portable System Restoration CD is not already in the drive, insert it

into the CD/DVD drive, then click Browse. If the Portable System

Restoration CD program autostarts, close it.

19 If a PCI Ethernet controller was previously detected, select the path

d:\9300\9300pro\modem\win95-98\, then click OK.

- OR -

If a PCI Ethernet controller was not previously detected, select the path

d:\9300\win95-98\modem\, then click OK.

20 Click Next until the driver finishes installing.

21 Click Finish, then click No when you are prompted to restart the

computer.

22 If additional “New Hardware Found”dialog boxes open, complete the

wizards by following the on-screen instructions. All necessary drivers are

installed.

23 Restart your notebook.

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Restoring video resolution

If your notebook uses Windows 95, the video resolution will change to

640 ×480 the first time you dock. You must restart the notebook to restore

the resolution.

To restore the video resolution in Windows 95:

1Restart your notebook by clicking Start, then selecting Shut Down. The

Shut Down dialog box opens.

2Select Restart the Computer, then click Yes.

Your computer restarts. When Windows 95 finishes loading, the original

display resolution is restored.

Caution Do not restore the resolution by changing Display

Properties settings. If you attempt to restore the resolution

by changing Display Properties, the system will freeze

while restarting. You can continue to restart the notebook

by pressing the power button for five seconds, pressing it

again, then selecting Normal mode before Windows 95

loads.

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Adjusting audio settings

Your computer is configured to use only its internal audio ports and speakers,

even while docked. To enable the docking station’s external speakers and

audio ports, you must change audio settings. You can also configure the

notebook’s internal speakers (analog audio) to pass through the digital audio

port to the docking station.

To enable the docking station’s external speakers and audio ports:

1Start your notebook, right-click the My Computer icon, then select

Properties from the pop-up menu.

2Click the Device Manager tab, then double-click Sound, video and game

controllers. A list of controllers appears.

3Double-click Maestro Wave / WaveTable Synthesis Devices, then click the

Dock Settings tab.

4Select Use my dock’s audio ports and external speakers while docked, then

click OK. The docking station’s audio ports and external speakers are

enabled.

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To route analog audio through the digital audio port:

1Right-click the My Computer icon, then select Properties from the pop-up

menu.

2Click the Device Manager tab, then double-click Sound, video and game

controllers. A list of controllers appears.

3Double-click Maestro Wave / WaveTable Synthesis Devices, then click the

Dock Settings tab.

4Select the Use my notebook’s audio ports and internal speakers while docked

check box, then click OK.

5Open the Audio Properties dialog box again, then click the Audio Settings

tab.

6Select the Direct all audio output to the digital audio port (Optical or S/PDIF)

check box, then click OK. All audio is now passed through the digital

audio port.

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