Either you can find somebody willing to part with his/her system CDs or someone willing to duplicate his/hers. Or maybe ask the original owner to find the ones that were with the system originally. The important piece you really need is the Windows install CD that matches the version of...

I have a Gateway 500x system. It runs a Pentium 4 (478) processor. The system is 4 years old and has a 1.7GHZ system. Will this system run the fastest available 478 processor or is there a limit? I need to buy a new one.

Got a hurt 400VTX to look at.. word is ...it won't start. true enough... after supplying it with a new power brick..(verified power is good..19V) only signs of life are the "charging state" indicator on the front.. (which is orange, not green, so I am letting it rest and charge up for a long...

I used to be a longtime gateway user, but thankfully, I finally learned my lesson, and build my own computers, and my last purchased gateway, is out of its three year warranty and I was happy. My family purchased a gateway laptop for me, for fathers day a few months ago, and I had to be grateful...

I just received (from Gateway) 2 1GB DDR2 PC3200 400MHZ to add to this configuration: Slot 'J6H1' has 512 MB (serial number 0x0607CF52) Slot 'J6H2' is Empty Slot 'J6J1' has 512 MB (serial number 0x060ECF67) Slot 'J6J2' is Empty Should I move the 512 MB to slots 2 and 4 and put the new ones in 1...

$1299. Anyone see this ? Is it a goood deal ? TIA. Tman

I'm helping a friend with a problem with his Gateway2000 running Windows 95 with a Gateway2000 EV500 monitor. When the computer is turned on, introductory screens look fine, but once the Desktop comes up, a message appears in a small box: NEW MODE HF: 31.4 KHz VF: 61.0 Hz

Can anyone tell me where to look to see how the tape is supposed to be routed? I had one that ran off the end and I need to put it back on again. The information on it while not all that important is needed. it is the TR5 10/20 tape. I tried Imation and got no wheres and there is nothing on...

We have an AMD 1.3 G (Select 1300) with WIn 98SE originally installed. 40 GB HD partitioned into 3 (C, D, E) 'drives'. Installed Win XP on E and made E NTFS, but kept C & D as FAT32. Any problems running programs from C & E using Win XP, or does everything have to be on the NTFS part? As an...

I am shopping around for a laptop for a college freshman. Want to keep the cost below $1,000. Any suggestions? Are HPs better than they used to be?

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...

Anyone gotten into replaceing parts in their laptops? I found one that the modem, ethernet and sound card connections all look like they might be all on one module and none of them are working. Wondered if it was easy or difficult to replace if a person could even find the part. Desktops...

My wife is considering a Gateway 320 notebook, which can be configured with an ultrabrite screen. We checked out a GW notebook and other notebooks at Best Buy. Most of them had the ultrabrite screen. I'll admit that colors are richer and more lifelike, but the glare bothers me. My wife says she...

In my Gateway, all my pics are gray and white. I'm right clicking on desktop/ settings/ 256 color/ 800x600 screen area/ apply/ yes (to restart) Checking it after restart shows me "16 colors and 640x480 sreen area" still. What am I doing wrong? My computers are making me feel my age!! Charlie...

OK, I have NEVER had any kind of crash in WoW, I have had lag and server bomb outs etc - but never a client crash of any kind. Until I went to Searing Gorge recently - entering from the NE of the zone (the locked gates) I have had 6 crashes of my graphics card in a total of about 30 mins in the...

I need help setting up a range extender using a Gateway WGR-200 wireless router. I purchased a D-Link and couldn't get into their IP address 192.168.0.30 to set it up. D-Link told me I had to get an extender compatible with the router. I called Gateway and they first told me they don't sell...

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...

I have version 3.01 that was supplied with my Gateway machine. I am running W98SE & am thinking of upgrading to Win 2000 pro. I would like to know that is version 3.01 Win 2000 pro compliant? If it is not then what is, & I would also like to know what fax software can also send faxes from my...

I got 2 g-6 35o mhz with 10 gig hd, Pentium II mb can I upgrade the system? Is it worth it? And if it is what will I need? Thanks Ray

After calling GW sales recently, that's my assessment.