20 Most Recent Gateway 508GE PC Desktop Questions & Answers

first, i assume your desktop has a wireless card in it? if it does, you cannot have the cat5 ethernet cable plugged in if you want to look for wireless providers! if the cable is in, take it out. then you should see wireless networks when searching Networks in your settings app. If your desktop does not have wireless card or capability, then there is your answer!don't know how old 508GE is, but many desktops did not come with wireless cards until the last several years or so? and you had to order them or put them in yourself.

If AVG really have deleted your audio driver, all you need to do is to re-install the audio driver again from your motherboard CD/DVD. It should solve your problem.If you have lost your motherboard CD/DVD, you should visit your motherboard manufacturer's website and download the audio and other necessary drivers compatible to your motherboard model.And, one thing again, you must run a full-computer scan before you install anything again. As AVG has detected a virus and it was in your audio driver, there may be a possibility that viruses have spread throughout your system files. Hope this helps, Mrityunjay.

The beeps you hear are BIOS Beep Codes. The computers method of telling you something is wrong, and an area to look into for it.

3 Long beeps generally means a memory error.

I would like you to remove all Ram Memory modules ('Stick'), and clean the gold plated contact pins on the bottom.

Gateway Support > Gateway GE508 Desktop PC > Main Support page,

http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/3724/4425nv.shtml

Click on User Guides

Click on the second file down -
8510196- 6-Bay Desktop Case Setup Poster Side 2

This is a PDF file. The computer you are using now has Adobe Reader on it, which uses PDF files.
It takes a few seconds for poster to come up.

Power unplugged from computer.
Observe the Back view. Look at the right side edge. Coming down from the top about 1/3rd the way, is a computer case screw. Towards the bottom is a second computer case screw.
These two screws are loosened. They are not supposed to come out.

Once these two case screws are loosened, you can pull the Side Panel off, using the finger depression in the Side Panel.
(It is the Left Side Panel viewing the computer from the front)

It may be difficult. The panel is pulled back approximately an inch or so, then lifted out.
There are tabs coming from the Side Panel that go into slots in the computer case. This is why the panel only comes back about an inch or so, then is lifted out.

Also on the user guide page is a generic user manual. This shows how to open the computer case,
(Gateway Computer User Guide. Go to Page 50)

According to Gateway Support, the motherboard is an Intel (Ausberg) 915G,

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20120&dscr=Intel%20%28Augsburg%29%20915G%20Motherboard%20BIOS%20UpdateRevision:%20AG91510J.15A.0816&uid=320473674

http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB4GWAUGSBURG&eq=&Tp

Has four Ram Memory slots.

Uses DDR Sdram ram memory,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Generic_DDR_Memory_%28Xytram%29.jpg

(You can click on the photo to enlarge)

Observe Anti-Static Precautions BEFORE reaching inside the computer. (At the end of this solution I will list this out)
Remove all ram memory modules. (Make a mental note as to which slot they/it were in)

Handle the Ram Memory module by the Body. Refrain from touching the gold plated contact pins.
The body is the rest of the ram memory module minus the contact pins.
The body is coated with a see-through protective plastic.

Use an eraser to clean the contact pins. If you are using a pencil eraser on the end of a pencil, refrain from letting the metal band touch the contact pins.

Rub up, and down on each contact pin. Doesn't take much pressure, or too many strokes.
(This is starting to sound wrong)

Clean the contacts on both sides. When finished use air to remove the eraser dust. If you have a can of compressed air for computers, use it. If not air pressure from your mouth will be sufficient.
Reinstall all ram memory modules.

{TIP: If you forget where the ram memory module/s were;
Make SURE there is a ram memory module in Slot 1. (DIMM 1)
This is the ram memory slot that is closest to the Processor.

Note that the Lock on each end of the ram memory slot is White.
If you have another ram memory module, it will go in Slot 3.
This is the other ram memory slot with two White Locks ]

I would also advise using a can or two of compressed air for computers, and clean out the inside of the computer. (Computer unplugged from power, Anti-Static Precautions observed)

[ Anti-Static Precautions:
Your body carries Static electricity. Static WILL fry out (Short Circuit) the delicate hardware components inside a computer.

Computer on a table, computer unplugged from power, computer case open;
TOUCH an unpainted surface of the metal frame, of the open computer case.
This action will relieve your body of Static.

If you leave your computer in the middle of working on it, be SURE to Touch the metal frame again upon your return.
(If your table is on a carpeted floor, refrain from swinging your legs)

For additional questions please post in a Comment.
(Believe upper right of your page - Comment)

Regards,
joecoolvette

Hyperthreading is good. Why would you want to turn it off?
You can read about it here...Intel

try cleaning and re-seating the RAM modules and also check all the cabels inside the cabinet are perfect ie. not loose. if this doesn't work try going to a workshop.

If they are on a network, share the folder the pictures are in. The other computer can access the share and you can copy the pictures.

Another way is by using an external USB hard drive. Connect the drive and copy the pictures onto it. Then connect the drive to the other computer and copy them to it.

Or purchase a new DVD-RW drive and regain the ability to write CDs and DVDs.

have u check if the sound icon is mute or not.or if u can use dixdiag to check the sound output from the computer

there is a recovery cd only for the drivers but not for reinstalling operating system

when you power up press F2 or "del" key
then go to adavanced in bios and find onbord VGA disable it if you want to disable on bord vga.
Tehn save settings and exit.

Blow the drive with compressed air. If that does not work, try cleaning the lens with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. If that does not work you'll need to replace the drive.

you can use kingroot to root your phone. and some root apps might harm yor os i suggest you not to root your phone

This monitor may not have built-in speakers. It may have supported Gateway's monitor mounted sound bar. That sound bar connected to the 3.5 mm audio out on a computer and a DIN port on the monitor. The simplest solution is to connect your source to appropriate speakers. Depending on your audio setup, you could connect the video source to a receiver with HDMI IN and HDMI Out (ARC), computer speakers or an audio extractor. (If you are using an HDMI cable between the Gateway LP2417 and a computer, you may need to reset the audio output to use basic computer speakers (3.5mm jack).) VGA and DVI connections don't support audio so I assume you are using the HDMI port. I hope this helps. Cindy Wells

Re connecting the wires may work without issues.

No you don't need a driver. These are very plain powered speakers that come with a mains adapter and a lead with a 3.5mm stereo jack at both ends. Plug one in the speaker and the other into the headphone jack on the front or the speaker socket on the back which will either be a socket on the motherboard, or if your son put a sound card in the computer, it will be in a sound card. If it doesn't play straight away, go into Settings - Audio and make sure the sound card or the On-Board Audio is enabled. This shows the cable https://picclick.com/Vintage-Gateway-2000-ACS41-Altec-Lansing-Multimedia-Computer-314990339798.html#&gid=1&pid=1 More here https://www.google.com/search?q=gateway+gmax2000+speakers ..

110 watts for the power supply.

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f you want to use your touch screen on your gateway computer in an upside down orientation, there are a few things you need to do. First, you need to change the orientation of the screen in the control panel. To do this, go to the control panel and select "Display." Next, click on the "Settings" tab and then click on the "Orientation" drop-down menu. Select "Landscape (flipped)" from the menu and then click on the "Apply" button. Now that the orientation of the screen has been changed, you need to adjust the position of the touchscreen so that it is in the correct position. To do this, go to the control panel and select "Hardware and Sound." Next, select "Pen and Touch" and then click on the "Calibrate" button. Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the touchscreen. Once you have finished, the touchscreen should be working correctly in the upside down orientation. I hope this helps!

They deleted the Operating System by deleting their own stuff Docs, images, Saved Links etc. and also everything in Windows System probably in spite. You need to reload the operating system (Win 11) from fresh. Charge them from their final pay check, or ask IT to do it.

Question edited for a lot more clarity, FULL 'make, model (what it is)'. Question moved from 'Power Computers'. Connect a computer monitor to the port on the back. When I Google the model number the first thing that shows is Replacement LCD Screens for it which leads me to believe there is an issue with them. There is three parts to the display, the video card section, the exciter module and the screen itself. It needs correct diagnosis, or buy a new one now you have reset it clean, if that is what you mean by 'hard restart'? You might mean 'hard boot', power off and back on without proper shutdown. That is bad for the OS. https://www.google.com/search?q=Model+MS2291 Keyboard shortcuts for shutdown

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