20 Most Recent Gateway One ZX4300-41 (PWGAW02017) 20 in. PC Desktop Questions & Answers

gateway zx4300 black screen fixi think i might have found a fix, if you know how to fix the xbox with the fan trick this one will sound close to the same.if when you turn the computer an you get nothing not one bit of color or brightness from the screen this is your fix, well it worked for me.i am not responsible for any more damage you might encounter, this does require disassembly 1. take the computer apart until you have the fan and heat sink in front of you.2. remove fan and heat sink from mother board.3. (at own risk) with computer open an heat sink off plug in the power cord and turn the computer on.4. leave computer on for 8 to 10 mins.5. turn computer off after 10 mins remove power cord and re install heat sink and fan.6. hold pwr button down for 15 sec.7. plug computer back in and you should now have your screen back.this method worked for me i am using the computer with the bad screen to type this up an has been restarted a couple times an is still working fine! hope this works for you!!

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By :"touch portal" I assume you mean either the touch screen. I'm not sure if there is an easy way to do this, but one method which should work is to disable the software used to run the touch screen. One way to do this is to go to device manager, find the touchscreen driver, right mouse button click on it and say "disable." That should turn it off. There are probably other ways, but I don't know of them.

So you replaced the motherboard. Well the systems are like laptops so you need to check LCD cable inverter and the LCD screen. eres one that had a motherboard problem but the screen seems ok.GATEWAY ZX4300 01E ALL IN ONE AS IS FOR PARTS <<< i buy part as is when it system don't power up because its not screen related. or pay seperate Gateway All in One ZX4300 41 Inverter Board Gateway All in One ZX4300 41 Inverter Board Cable DD0EL2IV000 Gateway All in One ZX4300 LCD Video Cable DDEL2CLC000 check if the system is compatible.

have to open chassis and remove back of monitor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9psRUnJnR3o hope this helps.

Just because the computer turns on, doesn't mean it's working. In fact, power may be running through your motherboard but data won't be.In these cases, the motherboard is usually damaged and will need to be replaced.If you have a series of beep codes, then it's either your processor, RAM, GPU, or something else. If there is no beep code, it's a damaged motherboard that needs replaced.

upgrade drivers, switch on wirless in BIOS, switch on wireless hard swith (or key combination - look to manual)

It is integrated with the motherboard. About the size of a dime.

go to www.gateway.com and enter model number and then get utilities and drivers

Your first troubleshooting step should be this:

Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button after you switch On until you get the Safe Mode Option. Let windows boot in Safe Mode and log in to windows. Go to 'Start'--->Programs--->Accessories--->System Tools--->Click 'System Restore'

A 'System Restore' window will appear. Here you will have to check "Restore computer to an earlier time' and click Next

Now you will find one Month Calendar window with Dates below, go to the previous month by clicking the '<' sign in the upper left hand corner of the Month Calendar and select any date that you see in Bold.

Note: It is better if you could remember from which date you are facing the issue, try to select a date prior to that date.

The detail of that particular date should show "System Checkpoint" and time on the right hand side box. Select that date.

Now, Click on Next and System Restore will start and windows will take a reboot. After reboot your problem should be resolved.

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under the MB. Between the screen and Motherboard.

Any local computer person or dealer can fix it. I wouldn't use Gateway unless you are out of choices.
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Your gateway zx4300 will support:
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM (dual-channel support on two DIMMs)
Go to the following webpage for the full specs on your computer.
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http://support.gateway.com/s/desktop/2010/gateway/zx/zx4300/ZX4300sp2.shtml

I'm beginning to think that the gateway zx4300 all in one has a major defect problem with the motherboard. Mine is 8 months old and the screen went black on me a couple of times then totally went out. I took it back to best buy (still under warranty) they sent it to Kentucky (gateway) 3 weeks later got it back and it's starting to do it again. I'm not happy and am pretty ********** at this point. I use my computer for business and this has been a major inconvenience and money loser. I want to have gateway trade this for a different computer. 8 months old for this to happen is unacceptable.

Have you considered doing a complete recovery of your operational system, I'am suggesting this because of the fact you have to many program conflicts due to device drivers that are not working properly.

try with an external monitor?