Twice now, after leaving my computer alone for an hour, I have come back to see the computer locked up and a weird error message on screen. It says Attention Signal frequency is out of range fh27.8khz fv52hz Please change signal timing I have never seen this before. Any ideas what...

I have a burner that burns dvd+r/rw and dvd-r/rw. Is there any adantage of one over the other? -- Pam Stress is when you wake up screaming and realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.

This is the 3rd BENQ DW400A dvd writer that I have had. The first was replaced by Tiger direct and then Benq had to send out another replacement. The problem this time is that the DVD Writer will burn a dvd movie or disc, but will not recognize these. The computer sees all of the discs that I...

Just wondering if the version that came install on my 510XL can be upgraded, Startsmart shows I have 6.00.20 and that 6.320 is available for download. Nero shows where the Serial Key is located in the registery, just wondering if I can use that key to upgrade to the ultra version without paying,...

"Phil Schuman" wrote: For a local Boy Scout group, I'm trying to gather some old computer technologies. I pretty much have everything, but recently tossed my old hard disks - original 5" 10-30meg, current 3.5" hard disk and the 2.5" laptop - If you have any of these old drives just...

Just lately SpyBot S&D has started picking up a nasty in my registry after each boot up. Neither AdAware nor PestPatrol are able to detect this, which makes me wonder if it is a false positive that SpyBot is catching. With each Boot up, I get two entries in my WindowsXP...

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Friends, I just added a secondary hard drive to my Gateway 9300 notebook. It is placed in the floppy disk module slot. The new secondary hard drive is recognized by the computer (WinXP Pro), I find it listed in the System Properties Device Manager list.The properties window says it is functioning...

OK...I ordered the Powerleap 1.4gig upgrade for my P3-450. I would like to use the P3-450 in an older Micron 133mhz that I have. What should I look for in a slot 1 board? Can I use a OEM board from another manufacturer? I see lots of boards on Ebay from Gateway systems, and some Asus boards that...

Should I just admit defeat and junk this thing? Why is the single disk drive appearing twice, once as an IDE drive and also once as a SCSI drive? After re-installation of Windows 98SE on a Gateway G6-266 and after downloading the proper device drivers as per http://support.gateway.com * * * The...

Started having occasional problems with my MS mice, I have a wireless and a USB Explorer, the curser will start moving by itself, either up or down, when going down, it drops very fast, slower going up, but still too fast to shut any open windows or to shut off comp. I have tried new video...

My select 1200 1.2amd systems motherboard went bad again. This would be the second replacement since I got the unit, a couple months short of three years now. I know there is a known issue with this ms 6330 board, with leaks and everything. Even though my 3 year warranty is up in April, Gateway...

I recently bought a 305X notebook, and would like to have an adapter so I can use it in my car. Gateway ordered a Targus adapter with 5 tips, and no one seems to know which tip is the correct one. It also can be used with AC, which I don't need. Targus has a unit on their site for $99 that is a...

Hi all, I have been given an all-in-one desktop thingy made by gateway, one of those with a built in tft monitor and dvd and stuff. It had so many problems and no discs came with it. I formated the hard drive and installed windows ME, everything went ok until I looked in the device manager and...

I just have to say that this product sucks. The DVD-ROM that came with my Gateway just petered out, so I went to Office Depot and picked this one up. It's was $148 less rebates. Anyway, either it doesn't do a greta job being the master drive with a CD-RW slave attached, or the damned thing...

So, I got a new DVD+-RW/+-R drive and plugged into my tower, and now when I boot, my computer doesn't recognize my DVD drive nor my pre-existing CD-RW. Am I having BIOS difficulties? The troubleshooting page in the manual that came with the drive says to consult with the PC manufacturer,...

This old computer i currently have is more of a project because i am interested in computers so i am mostly doin' this for fun. on that note... I need help on about a 4 year old gateway select 400 with "AMD-k69tm) 3d processor, 400 MHz & 192 mb of ram" at the time this was purchased it was...

Maybe someone can help me. All of a sudden, when I turn on my computer or have to reboot Win XP, sometimes Win XP begins to start and then "like it doesn't catch" and restarts again and I get the screen that says "Windows didn't shut down properly... and you get the option to stat Win in safe mode,...

I'm looking for the smallest speakers that will give decent (not fantastoc) sound for my 305X notebook. As you know the built in sound is like something out of a tin can. BONUS On another issue. If you go into Windows Explorer under programs, you may find programs that don't show up when you select...

I recently purchased a Gateway Destination XTV-450 with all the original components (with the exception of the DVD drive). The only problem is that the previous owner had installed Windows XP on it. I have reinstalled Windows 98 SE, and all of the drivers from Gateway's website, but I still need...