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...

I'm looking for a cheap $499ish system for my Mom. She lives on the other side of the country so I won't be able to help her other than making a recommendation. I'm more impressed with the Dell than the Gateway. After seeing a TV ad for HP, I checked that system out and it seems to offer quite...

"I can teach anyone how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." -- Mark Twain "Today people in America can become whatever they want. Trouble is most don't know what they want." -- Earl Nightingale What do you want? Are you sick of the...

I have a gateway case part #3500565. The outer on/off button that you actually press is broken. Any way to get a replacement front bezel (that's way the front piece of plastic is called)?

Should I delete Big Fix now that I have IE7 installed?

Hey Bill on your MX6124, how much video memory does it say you have in your BIOS? Thanks, Mike

Will the Intel BIOS upgrade work on the gateway PC's ? Or do I only have to use the Gateway one? This is the Motherboard in my system http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/INTEL/2514676/2514676nv.shtml Also which Pentium III CPU can I upgrade to in this system from the current Celeron 950 alreay...

I have a Gateway MX3563 laptop with windows XP home. Now every time I restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and constantly beeps non-stop. If I click a key, it will stop beeping. However, I can only choose "Exit discarding any changes." to exit the BIOS page and return to Windows....

has anyone had trouble updating the processor speed? i have tried the new revision 7502621 but it still reverts to 266 mhz when i know the processor is 400. Thanks in advance.

I urgently need the BIOS update for my Colorbook DX4...the file name is: cbfh58.exe Been in contact with Gateway but they said they don't have it anymore!! Please anyone?! There are may links on the net but the file is not there anymore... If you know for a link that still works please let me...

I have a gateway 614GE based on the MSI MS-6741 motherboard. I have flashed the bios from the MSI website and my copy of the original gateway branded OEM BIOS is corrupted. the original version was 3.4B1. If anyone owns one of these systems I would appreciate it if you could make a copy of the...

I bought a replacement motherboard for my Solo 9300 off of Ebay, cheap. Too cheap. I have it installed, and it boots up, but to a BIOS password. The seller at Ebay said "as is" and he doesn't answer my emails. I've tried everything - searching the Internet, backdoor passwords, looking for...

Since updating my BIOS to "BZ87510A.15A.0114.P13" my second SATA HD and second CD-RW no longer appear in my BIOS setup. Windows XP however still show these two drives available and operational. Any ideas of how I can get my BIOS to recognize these drives? Thanks in advance for any help.

My 6 year old Gateway keeps booting to the BIOS Setup Utility screen. When I save and exit I keep getting: "Jumper must be returned to normal posistion for settings ro take effect. It is safe to turn the system off now." I turn off the computer and then start it up again with the same result. I...

All, I just downloaded the BIOS upgrade for my Gateway 700XL and the instructions call for copying the files to a new, pre-formatted floppy disk (do not use a disk formatted by Windows XP), then boot the computer from the floppy and use the installer to install the BIOS. Well, guess what? The...

Having trouble finding advice on the correct update for this machine, The Bios could do with an update because it will not take Windows XP or 2000. The Gateway site is vague and i don't own all the details necessary to email Gateway support : I think the Motherboard might be a tabor I or II but...

I have a GP6-450 with a Jabil BX Motherboard w/ Integrated Audio R1, part # 4000434. I want to update the bios to a later version from what I currently have, which is 4w4sboxo.15a.0006.p04 The only downloadable bios on the Gateway website for this board is 4W4SB0X0.15A.0019.P14 I've followed the...

There is a BIOS update for the 400SD4. Does anyone here know what it covers? I've tried looking on the Gateway site for info, but saw none except the file itself there. Thanks, Mike

Just updated my 7200XL Southlake BIOs to revision SE91510J.15A.2618 and now my ATI Radeon X800 XT PCIe video card has stopped working. The card no longer appears in the hardware list of Windows XP Pro and all attempts to reinstall says the card is not present. I've also completely removed the...

I have an Intel D850/D850EMV motherboard supplied by Gateway that has a P4 1.8GHz 400MHz FSB processor. I bought a P4 2.4GHz 533FSB processor to replace it so I could use the slower processor in another board. When I swapped the CPU's I get some beeps then silence and nothing more on the Gateway. I...