20 Most Recent Gateway GT5014 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

Make sure you supplied power to everything necessary. The motherboard gets power. Also: hard drive, cd rom drives... and now new graphics cards take two 4 pin connectors if you have that those need to be plugged in, otherwise you can't see anything on the monitor. And don't forget to switch the toggle switch from 0 to 1, on the back of the power supply. I've never had a faulty power supply shipped to me, but it is possible, but not likely.

Hi there,
You don't want to do that for the simple reason you won't know which files you are getting rid of.What is happening when you are defragmenting your hard drive the red lines are parts of files and when they are put back where they belong they turn blue.It's like throwing a deck of cards up in the air and when they land all over the place,this is the same as a fragmented hard drive.Now when you pick up the cards and put them in to suits like a new deck of cards you have defraged the deck so to speak.That frees up space on the hard drive and your PC will last longer,if you ever hear your hard drive making a clacking sound that's because fragments of files are all out of place and the arm is working over time trying to put different files back together and it will wear out your hard drive.

The fan is supposed to run all the time whenever power to the computer is on.

Most likley you have a fried power supply. Try this first unplug the computer from the power cord for 5 minutes then plug back in and go into safe mode see how to go into safe mode below.

To start the computer in safe mode 1.
You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2.
2.
Click Start and then click Shut Down.
3.
In the drop-down list of the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
4.
As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8.
On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press F8 when the boot menu appears.
5.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and then press ENTER.
6.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.

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http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn&param=5395

There is a link for the drivers for your computer. You may be able to get the applications that came with your computer if you contact your local vendor, or contact the manufacturer directly.

Try checking your RAM, if possible try reseating your RAM, if you have more than one RAMS try 1 RAM at a time..

Hope it helps!

This problem its common if you install a incompatible card, sometimes its possible to solve resenting bios, just remove the battery and disconnect the power cord for a few seconds, but remember, time and date will reset.

you will not be able to get it though you can reset the password if you have forgotten it ...if you are trying to hack then i guess learn more.

hi

there is a way to reset the admin password which only a few people know
for this we need to have the operating system disc,since this is a sophisticated troubleshooting in which you boot up the computer using the operating system disc and at a particular point during the installation we press a combination of shift +f10
in case if you want it to be resolved without resetting the computer and loosing any of your data i would suggest that you perform the troubleshooting under the supervision of a good technician

good luck

You should be able to choose the path the files extract before they are written. Just change the "C" to an "I" when the program asks you where to put the files.

Ok, this is a mother board issue. the entire mother board seems to be malfunctioning. the blinking amber/green light is confirming this. the mother board may have some fried circuitry and it will have to be replaced in this situation.

I would recommend extracting the mother board and stripping it. look for any discoloring factors that will lead to a burn out location. this will direct you to the necessary repair zone.

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Hello Sasafras,

PC Angel is the vendor of the recovery software, the use a proprietor file system for encrypt there files. I can understand how frustrating it is to have the file right there but not able to use them but I'm sure it says some where in the EULA that there recover software only allows back up of 1original recover disk. Most of time you would press a F10 to boot into PC angel recover mode. In your case since your going to be upgrading to Windows XP Pro I would suggest to download the drivers from the gate way website and then update your service packs. Below is a link that has the drivers to your computers system. You can get more specific with a service tag number to narrow down the amount of components that usually ship with that model of computer.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn&param=5395

this link will have all the drivers you will need to get your computer working again.

hope this helps you.

The problem may be your video card.

Actually its not 'contagious' its 'contiguous'. It means that your files are not fragmented. Its in good sequence and order. Why you want to delete them. They are good for your PC's health. They don't put pressure on the memory use. But however if you have diffrent problem or if I m sot able to understand what you are trying to say then let me know.

Generally this means there is a problem with the power suppy as it is not giving a correct voltage to the motherboard to start the computer. check your fans on the power supply, make sure they start when you try to start the computer . A power suppy may be purchased and installed fairly easy. and you should spend no more than 50 dollars on the parts.

Use the computer that you are using to post this question and go to gateways website. Click on Support. Click on Drivers and Downloads, enter in the serial # of your system. It will supply you with all the drivers you need. Down load them to a flash drive, put the flash drive in the system your working on and volia. Your done. Good Luck Amigo

If recovery is not possible by using recovery cd; you have to depend on a full version XP cd -- either for repair or new installation.

hmmm..sounds thermal all right..did you check to see that the fans are clear first

Go to your control panel and double click on "Add Remove Programs". A menu will pop up indicating all the programs on your computer. click on the button to remove "uninstall" the media player. You can reinstall later when you want.

Well make sure abt the Rams and the Video cards first, Remove your Rams and video cards and install them back.,,,,,, And make sure ur monitor is working as welll .....