20 Most Recent Gateway CX2610 Notebook Questions & Answers

with nothing happening it is very possible the hard drive that needs replacing or is missing

Shortcut Key To Flip The Screen In the Windows TO 180 Degree..The shortcut is (or should be, read below**)for normal windows : Ctrl + Alt + <Up arrow> (or shift+alt+<up arrow>)and for 180 deg it is : Ctrl + Alt + <Down arrow> (or shift+alt+<down arrow>)However, you should know that these are default shortcuts for Intel Extreme Graphics Controller, and you can change them. To check / change or disable these keys go to control panel->Intel Extreme Graphics->Hot Keys.**sometimes the shortcuts do not work. This happens when you have not enabled rotation feature in Display Settings under Intel Graphics Media Accelerator media. You need to enable rotation in order to be able to Rotate / Flip your windows screen upside down / 90 / 180 / 270 degrees.Mouse: with mouse, do you mean a usb mouse or the mousepad? if the mousepad isnt working, check ur "F" keys for an icon that looks like a mousepad icon. Then press the "Fn" key + the corresponding mousepad icon key and see if it works.

Check for new drivers for the touch pad out on Gateway's website and maybe check in BIOS to be sure that when you plug in an external mouse it doesn't disable the touch pad. Some laptops only let you do one or the other. Also if there is any software for the touchpad aside from drivers try reinstalling that also.

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Battery may be defective. Take it out, re-install and try to reboot the PC.

Hi, You can find out from these two links.http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01404134/c01404134.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USENhttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportManual&docIndexId=64255&prodSeriesId=1816642&prodTypeId=15351#3Good Luck

well it may well be overheatingbefore it shuts down do ctrl alt del for task managersee the performance tabhow is cpu running % wise?then turn off computerflip over and inspect the vent on bottom where fan ismight be clogged with dustvacuum carefully(don't blow dust in to machine) with plastic fitting on vacuumlet me know how that goes

Hi,

If the built in mic is not working but you are getting sounds from the speakers, you can still try to fix it by updating the audio driver of your laptop. Also try to check the settings to see if it is not disabled before you go ahead and buy an external mic.

Hope this helps.

All mother board has a CMOS, complementary metal oxide semiconductor, battery. The main purpose for the CMOS battery is to store the system time, date and bios settings even if the computer is turned off or the main battery dies.

Turn off the computer (laptop) unplug it. Remove the Phillips screws that secure the motherboard cover then release the cover from the clips on the bottom of the plastic casing. Lay the cover aside then locate the CMOS battery cable on the right side of the motherboard. Unplug the cable then remove the battery. After a few minutes plug the CMOS battery into the motherboard... Replace the screws then turn the computer (laptop) back over. The CMOS battery is unplugged for more than a few minutes your BIOS will be reset to the default manufacturer settings. (Password removed)

Check in device manager to make sure all drivers are installed. Sounds like you need the graphics driver installed or updated.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20441&dscr=Gateway%20Notebook%20ATI%20Video%20Drivers%20and%20ATI%20Control%20PanelRevision:%208.131.050428a-024264Cb&uid=30169430

You will find settings for hibernation in the control panel power settings

My pen stopped working too - i shorted it out by getting some water on it. So i bought a new pen cheap on e-bay.

Gateway doesn't seem to have a driver created for windows 7 The only alternative I could suggest is to try and download one from ATI's website, a Vista or windows 7 driver should work

Your problem could be due to a bad backlight lamp or a bad inverter board. Please refer to the following article for more details on how to diagnose & fix this problem:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r6430776-troubleshooting_laptop_power_failures

Is it an SATA HDD? If so, did you press F6 at the very beginning of the XP installation & install the SATA drivers?
or Boot into the BIOS and see if you have an option to use AHCI as a setting for your drive.

Sounds like a bad mobo bro, sorry.

I have a CX2620, got it in May 2006. Got my first pen replaced not long after that, actually within a month or two (wouldn't calibrate). Now the second one doesn't work at all, I can't tell if it's the pen or the tablet itself, except that the mouse will draw in the tablet spaces. I kept the old one as a spare, but neither click, draw, nada.

i need one cause i have a very important project

if the bios checks the GPU and is set to warn when it is higher than 45 you can have the problem you say. most gpus idle aroundn 50C but when used for games or lots of motion can reach 60C. adjust the monitor to above 60C if you can.

the CPU can but should not reach 80-86C this is a high level and dangerous. you will want to see why your system is not gettign sufficiant air flow. Many of the Duos have heat issues and the designs of the laptops are not enough. A cooling pad is a welcome investment

Those details are all stored in c:\documents and settings\username or c:\users\username

you need to copy everything including hidden files except start menu, then you go to the new machine and place all the content into your current usernames folder replacing anything that exists, if you copy the start menu content from the other machine it will make a mess out of your start menu with programs that don't exist and won't work.

After that outlook may need to configured to use a different folder to store or read its data from, you would first need to find from the old machines outlook settings where it stores its files and from there copy that address and match it to the new machine ones you have moved them over.

As for the contacts I suppose they are stored in the same place on outlook so that should cover it.

here is a guide on how to find out http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Find_Out_Where_Outlook_Stores_Your_Mail_Calendar_and_Data.htm