I have a Peformance 800 - P3/128MB which has worked fine until now. I turn the power-switch on, but the power only comes on for a few seconds and then the PC switches off again. This repeats itself every time. Can anyone tell me what's going on and what I can do about it? TIA. Eos.

I need some help. I'm going to dump a bunch of info here in hopes that someone can give me a clue. I've got one of the new Gateway 7200XL machines, with the new BTX boards and 1 GB RAM. It's a 3.4 GHz P4 with Hyper Threading and XP Pro. It's fast and quiet. That's the good part. I'm having...

Sir Ed, It's good to see you are still participating in the newsgroups. I have a big problem that may take a (EJN) miracle to fix. The problem: "Somehow" the system registry was corrupted. From this point, this system would not start windows. Somebody deleted AOL search finds in the registry...

I use Norton Antivirus 2003. Usually, and unless some major threat is out there on the web, NAV usually doesn’t have an update to its virus definitions except for once a week, usually on Wednesdays. However, for the last week and a half, there have been virus definition updates every other day...

I need help badly. Using Win XP Pro-SP2. Nothing special or "abnormal" about my configuration. Just recently after I install a new program or hardware device and when I turn my computer on in the morning I get the to the Windows XP Pro screen and instead of going to my desktop my computer...

Anyone familiar with the Dual Layer DVD RW drives? In reviewing the ordering information available it seems as though the dual layer is restricted to +R/RW is this correct? In each case it appears the "DL" is restricted to + while the other is +&- for R/RW. Thanks Tom

I look in the Sunday newspaper ad's for the big electronics stores and find Gateway systems on sale with AMD64 technology and then I go to the Gateway web-site and everything is Intel only! Very curious...got any ideas on this one?

Hello all.., I've got a nice 9300 with two (2) batteries and was wondering should I just leave this computer turned on all the time with screen saver.., or turn it off after using it with pulling the power plug.., or turn off and leave power plugged in? Can the machine over heat or the batteries...

Sorry gang, but I like my 9300's.., got three.., but what would be the most max'ed out 9300 available as I'd like to keep trading around units and keeping all the best bells and whistles for my final machine. As for the processors, I've P3's at 500, 550, 600, 650, and 756 MHz.., where's...

LITE-ON LTR 24102M CD-RW drive for sale used $15 In the GW P2 266 tower. The rounded, curved puppy with the pop off face plate? Would it run with Win95 OS2? I'm prepared to do a win98 fresh install.

I have bot used Gateway (EV910) monitor ... One center knob adjusts about 16 functions. Press knob/ rotate-select/ rotate-adjust/ press-exit ... confusing multi-function knob with on-screen display. Does someone have the scanner ability to send that portion of manual to me at: ...

Is it possible to plug in both a DVI cable and VGA cable to this LCD monitor and switch between sources using the source button? I would like to use a DVI connection with my PC and a VGA connection with my MAC -- but obviously not at the same time.

Greets. I have a WD 80 Meg capable of DMA mode 5. My mobo is an Intel mp440bx which I believe can only handle DMA mode 2 with the last of the bios revisions - the 4m4pbox1.15A.033. P21 I'm running at 1.2 ghz with the Powerleap ip/3 and running Windows XP sr-2 My question is this: Will a new...

"Alpha Serial Numbers" An example of Gateway incompetence and indifference. I received my Gateway Profile more than a month ago. It had a 10 digit serial number preceded by an "s". I discovered very quickly that, with or without the "s", Gateway's tech support web site didn't recognize it...

Hi guys, nothing works yet except I got four of the small speakers working. Now, do you suppose I could buy a new sound card that would run the old creative 5.1 sound system and make all five plus the woofer work? Right now I am running the Creative card. There are no drivers available from...

My 700GR exits standby only when it is on syandby for a short while. When in standby for a few hours it sometimes refuses to come out. I have tested the short term standby and either the keyboard or mouse will wake it up. They are both wired and I am using Win XP. The mouse is an opticle wheel...

I gave up on the wireless router with a usb wireless adapter to the old gateway. I then tried to install a wireless pci card in ppace of the ethernet card. The pin config was somewhat different. When I fired up the rig it didn't find the card. In the mean time i removed the existing network...

I have a GW710XL with the media bay that accepts all sorts of flash cards. I have had success with CF and Sony Memory Sticks. I have had only failures with SD cards. I thought I had a bad drive so GW replaced it under warranty and I have the same problem with the new one. I've tried a few...

I currently have a FPD 1510 connected to my Gateway via DVI cable. The computer also has a VGA connection. My brother just gave me a Mac G4 (without monitor) that I would like to use as well. The problem is the G4 doesn't have a DVI connection. How do I attach a FPD to both a a DVI PC and a...

I have not changed anything that I am aware of. Today I got up and the font size on Yahoo's home page is small. If I click on a link it is the same as always. If I go into preferencesm but change nothing, and then save preferences, the font returns to normal for as long as I have Firfox open. When...