20 Most Recent Gateway GT5228 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

First thing if you are using a HDMI or a Display port, try changing to a DVI or VGA. A lot of times it is the cable or the first boot setting in BIOS.

You are missing the drivers for the card reader. They usually come with the chipset driver installation. I looked up your driver downloads on gateway support and it says there is also a driver in the "others" section caller "motherboard driver"So, what you want to do is go to there site at the link below and download the "chipset" driver and the "motherboard" driver and install them. that should fix your problem.Drivers link:http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1&modelId=2895

please try by resting the ram.post back if you need more help

Are not! Am too!Is there a question or just an announcement of your intentions?

Is the display to large, as in the rresoultion of the test is to big? or am you talking about the contrast of the screen it self?

Depends on the type of RAM it is. If it's "dual-RAM" then you need both sticks. If not then 1 stick will work fine.

You're going to need to connect a cable supported by BOTH the PC and HDTV. Check your HDTV's jack panel or manual. List the types of Input jacks it offers. The HDTV will likely have Component, Composite, DVI, HDMI and maybe even VGA jacks. Do the same for your PC. It likely has one or two Video Output jacks. Typical Video Outputs are DVI and VGA. The VGA type has been standard for years. It consists of a total 15 pins in 3 rows. The DVI has a number of pins, but most noticeable is a wide tab at one end of the jack.

If your HDTV has a jack that matches one of those found on the PC, you're in luck. Purchase a cable that will connect them - this would be either a VGA cable or and DVI cable. Nearly any inexpensive VGA or DVI (Digital Video Interface) cable 6 ft or less will do, but the better cables cost a bit more and when the distance is increased, the quality (or lack thereof) really becomes visible - especially on the lager HDTV screens.

If you want the sound to go to the TV speakers or elsewhere, you'll need to get a cable with a 3.5mm stereo plug (or whichever type your PC has - but that's the most common) to RCA or whatever the audio input jack type is that is associated with the video input you chose. The audio input must be the one associated with the video input - other wise you will not hear the audio on input 4 while watching input 3. The PC audio out is analog, so do try to put the signal into a digital input.

If you don't have a matching video input jack, you'll have to purchase an adapter or new video card with jacks that match your TV. Do not buy simple adapters that change VGA to DVI as they will not convert the actual analog VGA signals to Digital Video signals expected by the HDTV's DVI jack. The best bet is to buy a modern video card supported by your computer's mother board and OS that has a fair amount of memory (512 MB is a good start). If your HDTV has HDMI jacks and you wish to play the sound from the HDTV's speakers, get a card with HDMI output and buy an HDMI cable. It will send both the sound and video to the HDTV for you.

You can read a nearly endless list of articles about HTPCs aka "Home Theater Personal Computers" for ideas and deep discussions about everything from soup to nuts to implement, design and set up on google.

I hope this helps - good luck!

You need another sound system. If it's xp it is probably ac 97. However; go to windows update, make sure you have all of the updates. Then go to the control panel, device manager and look for a yellow question mark or a yellow exclamation mark, if there, right click and click update driver or click uninstall from the system, restart the computer and windows will look for the drivers, just follow on screen directions.

Make sure the SD card is unlocked and has clean contacts

what service pack froom MS have you downloaded and installed? Sounds like the SM BUS DRIVER ARE MISSING. Install SP3 AND LET ME KNOW.

This is normal behavior. I assume that once you turn on your power strip, then you press the power button on your PC, it powers up normally? That's ok.
Good luck!

Nice description for a change, thanks. You need to reload the mobo driver of CD if you have it or download from gateways site.

Does your graphics card have an on borad fan, if so it must not be working, or if only a heat sink then falty card.

Only reason graphics cards overheat is = NO fan working / clogged or if heat sink then card is faulty.

Microsoft Outlook Express does not have its own setup program. Outlook Express is distributed as the mail client for Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer setup program includes the option to install Outlook Express. So, download IE latest version and install OE in it.

The fans, especially the one on top of the processor, should run all the time. If it is not there is a problem. The computer is shutting down to protect itself from overheating and burning out.

You need to get it repaired asap.

All motherboards are standard.

Reset the CMOS ---- unplug the battery off the mother board for 30 seconds and put it back on ... try a new power supply