20 Most Recent Gateway MT3705 Notebook - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Hi, go to start search and type cmd search will return cmd.exe right click on this and select 'run as administrator' at the prompt type:-net localgroup Administrators /add networkservicepress enter then type:net localgroup Administrators /add localservicepress enter then type:exitpress enter and restart your computer

goto microsoft.com (download section)

click on controle panel=click user accounts= click on administration name=then click create password then you can change it

that may depend on wether you are using a download booster or just a simple download

You most likely can get a recovery disc from Gateway.You can download the recovery disc and device drivers for yourmodel Gateway laptop from this WEB site. Make sure you select your model laptopand the correct Windows drivers. Click on this link to download the drivers: -http://driver-pro.com/related/english/hardware-drivers/?a=12221&gclid=COmm19XHtpwCFSMSagodPRuwnQ&hit=1

This problem is listed under MT3705 notebook, which doesnt use NV52 drivers but sigmatel

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn&param=1014142R

If all else fails remove the drivers restart PC and get windows update to try and solve it.

Try Fn+F6 on the Gateway NV55C to disable and enable the touchpad.

Hi

Push the tray back to fully closed. Then straighten a paper clip and insert obe end of it into the small hole you will find on the tray cover of the CD/DVD drive. You will feel the paper clip hit a plate which, if you push it, will release the tray.

The drive tray has a mechanical press plate that releases a clip holding the tray in. As long as the CD is flat in the tray. The tray should open.

I hope this helps.

Here how to fix this issue:
1. Disconnect the power adapter.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Unscrew the back cover for the hard drive.
4. Disconnect the CMOS battery for a few minutes. (the battery is located under the the small circuit board.)

Hi,
Welcome to Fixya. To be able to determine if the problem is caused by a bad monitor or motherboard you need to connect an external monitor on the laptop and tap FN + F4. If you will be able to see the picture on an external monitor it means that the problem is the LCD. If you won't see an picture on the external the problem is caused by the motherboard.
Please let me know what happen. Thanks for using Fixya.

Hi

please try this

do to device manager
scroll down to imaging devices
if you can find the webcam
un install it
then restart the laptop
hopefully windows will on startup install it correctly for you

i believe that there is in your programs or should be when the camera is installed
some software called something like Camera Assistant Utility
if you can find it please click on it

please let us know if this has helped you
so that we may be able to help others
many thanks

There is a small hole, usually near the eject button. Unbend a paper clip and carefully push the paper clip into the hole, try to keep it straight. drive should pop right out.

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I think this may be the result of the incorrect/corrupted/backdated graphics driver. Please update your graphics drivers to the latest ones in proper way and let me know what happens.

Hope this helps,

Mrityunjay.

Not possible, and before you start you need to create your "System Recovery Disk" before you continue, if you haven't done so...and you need to backup any data you wish to reload after your re-install

If you are 100% sure that the monitor is working good try to check the calbles may be loose.else your problem is definitely on your Hardware.

Sounds like the hard drive has come unplugged. Or the hard drive might have died.

Normally, your laptop should be configured to boot up from the hard drive before trying the network boot up. When the hard drive fails or is no longer available, or the boot up sequence in BIOS Setup has been changed so that the network boot is set before the hard drive, the symptom you describe fails.
I would recommend that you do the following:
1. Check BIOS Setup & make sure the boot sequence is set in the correct order (Hard Drive 0 should be before Network Boot).
2. Make sure that the hard drive is seated properly in its slot & that all connections are tight.
3. Make sure that the hard drive powers up when you turn on the laptop.

If none of this helps, then your hard drive has failed.

Try moving the screen a little with your hands if it changes and you can see the screen as normal then you probably have a loose cable and you can open screen and rseat cable. If it stays white then you will need to replace the screen. You can the get screen on ebay.

Go into the bios of the laptop on boot up it will allow you to disable it.

There are two ways that you can unlock the BIOS password for your Gateway laptop.

1) Gateway has a master password for unlocking their BIOS, however it is not available for free on the internet. If you do a search on ebay you will see that there are a number of people that are offering the password for sale. Prices range from $25-39.00. If you check with your local Gateway repair depot they will probably also have the password. Chances are that unless you find a generous tech they will probably charge you at least the same amount of money, if not more.

2) The official resolution as posted on the Gateway site is to do a system restore with the discs that were provided to you with the laptop. Depending on how their discs are setup you might be able to do what is called a repair install. This will effectively reset your passwords, as well as re-install your Windows operating system without wiping out all of your programs and any data you may have saved on your hard drive. If this option is not available to you when you boot the system with your repair disc then you will end up wiping out the entire hard drive and re-installing the original operating system and software. This means that your laptop will go back to exactly what it was when you first turned on the system. This would also mean that any programs and data that you saved to the hard drive will also be wiped out.

You can also try and contact Gateway support at 800-846-2301, and follow these instructions to get to a live person:

Speak "Customer Support"
Speak "Representative"
Mumble something but not clearly
Speak "Continue"
Speak "PTG00000" for the serial
Speak "Yes" when asked if you have registered the computer
If asked to repeat your serial, use the same number above

The system will then take you to a live person rather than make you circle around their automatic menus and responses. Depending on the person that you finally get on the phone, and if they have access to the master password, they might be willing to give it to you. Otherwise they will tell you to use the restore discs that came with the laptop as described above. At that point you can also ascertain from them whether or not you can do a repair install, or whether you have to wipe out all of your data and start from scratch.

These steps should allow you to resolve your issue. If you do have further problems please don't hesitate to let us know. Thank you for the opportunity to assist you in resolving your issue.