Nobody has been here for months and I took a look at what GW has for sale on their website: no desktops and one laptop there with Win 7. I did not explore further. I guess they are gone forever.

Hello all, I own an Gateway GT5408 Desktop Computer, however i cant locate the correct mb drivers for it and Gateway driver site isnt much help. Also, i need to upgrade the bios, again the gateway website is or seems to be wrong so i need help to locate an utility of something so that i can do...

I have the Gateway FX4710-UB003A. I had an external USB drive go out on me (the motherboard fried), so I want to eventually install the HD I took out of it into the PC. Any tips on doing this? Like do I need the cables or are they inside the PC (plug and play)?

Has anyone noticed erratic com port operation on the FX6802? I have a software program that allows connection of a Morse Code paddle which is nothing more than a SPDT switch connected to the Com Port. This triggers the software to produce either dots or dashes tones via the computer sound...

At first I thought it was the case fan, but after opening the case, I've narrowed it down to the heatsink fan. I can't find the dimensions anywhere. Not listed in the specs. It's a socket LGA775 Intel 945G, Core 2 Duo -- . Active heatsink PN# 8016097ravc It has a 4 pin connector. I have nothing...

For some reason I can't find the HP newsgroup, but I know Ben reads this one. Since I upgraded my computers to Windows 7, I am having trouble with my HP Laserjet 1300. I have downloaded the latest drives and it prints OK--ONE PAGE AT A TIME. This is especially annoying if I am using the...

We have three Gateway computers, two bought in 2005, another one in 2007. All three of these machines have SATA capabilities on the motherboards and the hard drives are SATA but the DVD drives are IDE. None of the power supplies had more than the two SATA plugs. Things were starting to fail...

I am running Vista on my computer and on numerous occasions when I right click on ie trash or some other items the sand timer just keeps on going and nothing happens. This happens many many times a day and I am getting frustrated. When I hit the ctrl alt delete I get the msg that windows...

Is GW basically kaput. Went to their website yesterday and they have a paucity of items and I did not see an all in one computer at Bestbuy last week. Thinking of new desktop for my wife and have not bought other than GW. Now wonder what's best of new ones on market.

Where can I find an LS 120 Drive w/beige faceplate??

I am using IE7 on my 1yr. old Gateway FX530XG using MS XP Professional OS. Quite often error message indicates that IE has experienced a problem and will close. Should I install IE8, or another program?

I have owned a gateway solo 9100 for the last 5 years and it has been a very reliable platform. Looking for any opinions from owners of either the 400SP Plus and the Profile 4X all in one. thanks for your time techie

Hello Gateway group. I have three quick questions about laptops and batteries. 1) When you plug-in and unplug the AC adapter for laptops, do you need to turn the computer off first? I thought there might be some safety issues here. 2) It is my understanding that when the AC adapter is...

When looking at Intel's motherboards and chips, I find that some motherboards say the take a mPGA 478 chip while other state the 478 chip . Is this significant?

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:38:33 +0000 (UTC), Oslo wrote: Gateway PC (circa 1999) Intel Pentium III 450 Windows 98 40GB HD 16MB Voodoo Video Card We have a Select 450 from 1999 which uses the same memory as you do.

My Gateway 700 seems is having problems. First indication was that it would stop at the Gateway screen (with press tab for information at the bottom). Pressing tab would go to an simple info screen that just said the type of processor and hard disk. To get out of that screen, I had to turn...

I am planning on building a new PC (can no longer buy a new Gateway in the UK) using the components below. I would like to ask whether it is very easy to damage the P4 processor when fitting the heatsink? Any tips from those that have fitted one? Any general comments about the spec? I will...

What is the best registry cleaner. I am using Windows 98SE. Dee, I am using the one in System Suite 4 (there is now a version 5), and it seems to work fine. There is a registry cleaner in norton's SystemWorks or Norton Utilities. SystemWorks is on another computer which has always worked well...

When USB devices are plugged into a laptop, it is necessary to turn off the computer first?

My SW Pro came with a game port-usb converter, so they definately exist. "ics83" wrote in message ... Plan to buy FS 2004 when it comes out later this month. In anticipation of doing this I dusted off the old sidewinder...