Trying to do a full factory recovery on an M Series gateway note

You can get a Recovery CD for your model laptop from Gateway.

http://driver-pro.com/related/english/hardware-drivers/?a=12221&gclid=COmm19XHtpwCFSMSagodPRuwnQ&hit=1

LOL, it figures, I've seen the recovery fail more times than not. You may be better off trying to boot up into Safe Mode and do a System Restore to a point and time before you had problems. If you can't get System Restore to work then your only other option is to Reinstall Windows.

From a quick search edrence89,

http://www.skyline-eng.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=7564

http://cgi.ebay.com/GATEWAY-NV52-NV53-NV54-SERIES-POWER-BUTTON-BOARD-/110641410161?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0


Pictorial disassembly of a Gateway NV53 series Notebook PC,

http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-gateway-nv-series-laptop-fix-power-jack/

[The Gateway NV5302u is part of the Gateway NV53 series, just as your NV5378u is.
The heading is for replacing the DC Power Jack, but I thought the pictorial guide may come in handy ]

Free Service Manual for the Gateway NV53 series of Notebook PC's,

http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/#toc-gateway


Drop down to the second line in the first paragraph, and click on NV53.
This is a PDF file. It may take up to 30 seconds before the first page comes up.
It may also take additional time for the file to fully download.

For additional questions please post in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

two ways one if you have the factory install disk then use that. if not when you boot right after the bios i believe i f11 for gateway to use the recovery partition for your model t. but that will bring it back to factory settings. let me know. you must do this right after the bios posts if the loading screen for windows comes on then you missed it. and you have to try again if it works. shut it down get back online and let me know so i can feel good about myself lol then do it right

hope this helps!

You can restore the computer back to factory default,to do so, follow the below steps:
Turn Off the computer, now as soon as you hit the power button, keep on holding "Alt" key & keep on tapping "F10" key, i.e Alt+f10, it will open the recovery console, select full factory restore and follow onscreen instruction. NOTE: This will erase all the datas on the computer.

If the above mentioned steps are not working then you need an RCD to do so. Contact the Gateway support.

If you made your recovery discs, then call up gateway and tell them you have defective discs, they will send you the factory install discs for free, try them and I bet you will have better results....Restore discs you make yourself are extreemly picky and are easliy ruined if something happens while youo are burning them (someone sends you an IM or email, windows auto updates) with all the hidden processes running in the background any one of them could have caused a glitch while you were making recovery cd's

To delete everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows: a Click Start, All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next. Your computer restarts. - OR - 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Turn on or restart your computer. b While the computer is starting up, repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account’s password (if any), then click Next. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. Important Before your hard drive is recovered, your personal files will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - OR - To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will delete everything on your hard drive. Make sure that you have backed up any important files you want to save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of the system recovery. When recovery is finished, the Recovery is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. Your computer restarts in its original factory condition. You still need to reinstall any software that was not pre-installed on your computer. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can find your backed up files in c:\backup.

remember your model is 7320gz notebook but it your notebook is Gateway® 7000 Series
here the site for your notebook series they all the same unless you added something too it like extra ram etc..
http://support.gateway.com/support/manlib/Notebooks/7000/7000.shtml

good luck

Here is the Gateway system recovery link. You will need your  series number.http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/Medialess/FAQ/SUPPAGE01su44.shtml

Hey jbulldogst,

According to information provided by the manufacturer, the Gateway 310S (2900621) uses a 4-bay micro tower.

If you'd like any additional information on the original factory specifications, I've provided a link to Gateway's support page below:

http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/310_Series/2900621/2900621sp4.shtml

Hope this helps you out.

Sincerely,
Aaron
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