Son seems to have corrected problem. Something about the bios. Also wondering if CMOS battery could have been source also. Any comments?

I offered to get a friend's Gateway 300se computer running right again. It's a Gateway 300se with 256M ram. I removed packages such as Norton and McAfee which were sucking up CPU cycles. I also removed a lot of jpegs which were consuming much of his disk space. My mistake came when I thought,...

So... Is there a cheap part I can get to solve this slight problem? The laptop has not been sat on, nor has it been dropped. However, it has been transported quite often. Here is a link to the graphic. http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01512largeis6.jpg

I was given a Gateway Flexatxstc Bro Essential 700C I turn on the computer and the Gateway screen comes up and then a black screen that say CMOS settings is wrong. However the keyboard won't work. The computer uses a USB keyboard and mouse only. What could be wrong? How do I do anything without...

MPC is now handling Gateway's business service. Boy are they FUBAR! Anyone have a phone or email address of ACER/Gateway oversight of these clowns. They can't seem to send me the correct replacement keyboard. God help me if I ever need technical help (I have 2 years left on my GW warranty...

I have a new Gateway DX441x running Vista. It came with a single 500G drive, but I would like to have a smaller drive for the OS and programs and use the 500G drive for data only. The plan is to keep a drive-image backup of this smaller disk that can be swapped in, eliminating any serious down...

This is one of those SFF comps with an Intel/Brookings mobo. Anyway, it's been working fine but I added a wireless PCI card and now it locks up after a while. I tried all the newest drivers for the wireless card as well as the mobo, including the video drivers, but still the same results. If I...

Hey Everyone, Name is Danny and new to this and first time post. I'm looking for a couple of answers on this system. The computer i have is a Gateway GM5638E and its not on there site, but it is on there support. Anyways I'm looking to make this system support multi monitors (2 to be exact). I...

Hey everyone, On my GM5638E. I just put in 2 1gb sticks and nothing is picking it up. I made sure that it was installed correctly and everything and no show. Does anyone know the reason or how i can make it see the extra 2gb (or 1.5 as i see most vista32bit owners have)

I am going to bring my almost three year old gateway laptop, running windows xp(I have a 3 year warranty on it), to best buy geek squad for repair. It was purchased their and warranty is with them. To protect my self, I want to purchase an external hard drive, and clone the laptops...

I have a Gateway 7110GX initially I had a problem with the a/c adaptors. I resolved that issue and now my laptop will try to boot up then it goes dead. I was told that the power supply was integrated into the motherboard and that I need to purchase a new one. No one seems to have the part number...

Wife's 5 year old GW with XP is calling for password that it didn't before. She did not have a password and nothing works. I've messed around with it for a few hours including trying to reinstall OS - the GW system disk. Googling up MS fixes has not helped. Would like leads or suggestions. ...

wow, type the serial number in for a 700x and the website pops up with new windows saying the support has been sold... All I wanted was the info about how this system shipped... Guess that is no-longer a gateway support option... JR the postman

A lady at my church asked me to "look" at her old computer .. .. said it won't boot, shows funny garbage on the screen at bootup, then hangs. I picked it up and started it .. .. the POST screen started to display normally, then, it suddenly began displaying all kinds of weird ASCII characters...

I have a Gateway Solo 1450 and it will not turn on anymore. When it's plugged in, the orange light is on. I've tried taking the battery out and trying to start it and that didn't work, and it didn't work when I put the battery back in either. Anyone have any suggestions -other- than taking it in...

Guys 'n' Gals A month or so ago I tried to plug my falsh drive(bought in 'popvoucher' (http://tinyurl.com/3zj4lf))into my MAC to send some photos. The USB said it was being charged but the MAC seems to have no linking that it's connected. I can't force it to pick it up when it can't see anything...

I have a gateway laptop, next month going on three years. Its a 4027. It was purchased at bestbuy, with a three year warranty, which will expire in early June. After the first month or so, of ownership, the bulb that lights up the lcd screen, must of blown. I sent it to gateway and they...

Hi - I have a Kodak LS443 Digital camera (purchased in 2003) with the software installed on my WinXP PC. I am unable to use the Scanner and Camera wizard because the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver is not installed Kodak tech support wont help me. They say it's an issue for Microsoft....

Hello Ben: Glad to see your still on the group. :) Out of curiousity how much (ballpark) would you charge to replace the bulb on a gateway 4027 providing nothing else is wrong, such as the inverter or screen? Do you usually do both at one time, or is there a way to...

Hello to all, its been a while. Question I have, is that I am looking at a monitor, which I really like. Its a newegg for 497.00 Its labeled as a gateway fhd2400. Its a 24 inch lcd. Its also got high ratings. Can anyone tell me, who is making this model for gateway, and...