20 Most Recent Gateway GT5404 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

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The PC should recognise the format of the disc, therefore the disc is faulty. Return it and get a new one.

Plug the thumb drive into usb port you will see the drivers load and then a pop up telling you it is ready to use. Open my computer you should see it in as another drive find the files you want to move there and right click on them choose send to and choose thumb drive...that is it, very easy.

Did you do a pressure drop test ???

ATX is a sizer variation between Chaises/Cases and Mother boards.When upgrading a power supply its quite simple. The only hard part is making sure your buying a power supply with enough wattage to supply enough power to your components. With that said Some power supplies are Modular. Which means that you dont have all that mess and you can remove the cables that you dont need, and others are built in. So i advise you to just make sure you have enough wattage to supply enough power to your components. All/most PSU's fit unless you get some custom/fancy rigged one.

Start with the basics, Defrag your hard-drive, run disk cleanup and run your antivirus to make sure your computer is not having any virus issues. Once you have the drive cleaned up and not infected with a virus, look at the amount of memory you have installed at this point. Your pc is rated for a max amount of:2 x 1024 MB DDR2, 533 MHz, (PC4200) dual channel memory (two 512 MB DIMMs) for a max of 2 gigs. If you have maxed your memory capacity, it would help to some degree to add another hard drive. This is just basic stuff to get you going for a low cost. There are other things you can try also; like, overclocking the CPU and other things like that. Good luck.

Here is the support page for your PC, you may wish to contact them about a recovery disc. You can reinstall the OS without it but it's usually cheaper to order the recovery disc (plus it comes with the drivers for your unit).

Replace the Thermal Paste on top of the Processor.PROPERLY, and use Anti-Static Procedures.http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/274http://support.gateway.com/us/en/s/PC/R/1009371/1009371nv.shtmlComponents > Motherboards / 4006158R - Intel (Coryville) 945G Motherboard > Product Views > C -Processor SocketHeatsink/Fan Combo screws down to the motherboard.4 screws. Each have a spring on them, so you do not over-tighten.HOWEVER, tighten in a criss-cross fashion, and Evenly.Bottom of the finned Heatsink, MUST sit FLAT; on the Processor, when reinstalled.Need guidance? Post back in a Comment, and I'll step by step you through it.Ignore if you are aware;The Top of a Processor, and the Bottom of the finned Heatsink; are not perfectly flat.A magnified view would detail, 'Ridges, Valleys, and Pitholes'.When the two parts are mated together, these imperfections then create Air Pockets.Air in this case is an Insulator, Not a Conductor.Thermal Paste fills these imperfections, and is an Excellent conductor of heat.[THOROUGHLY clean the top of the Processor, and bottom of the Heatsink.There is a Proper method ]{Words that are capitalized, are not Shouting. Just emphasizing}For additional questions please post in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

The recovery disk is model specific and basically garbage. You'd be better off getting an install disc for Windows or another operating system. Many flavors of Linux are available and FREE.

http://www.amazon.com/Female-HD15-Male-Adaptor-Molded/dp/B000I97FGA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1352480644&sr=8-2&keywords=9+pin+female+connector9-pin female to 15-pin male RS232 adapterThis = NOhttp://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1009371/1009371rv.shtmlYou cannot run dual monitors off of the motherboard. BIOS will assign only one IRQ.(Interrupt ReQuest )That 9-pin connector (C) is a Serial port. This = Nohttp://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1009371/1009371rvr2.shtmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_PortYou need a graphics card.Don't be thinking of one monitor to motherboard, and one monitor to graphics card.One IRQ, and it's assigned to either the -> motherboard graphics (Integrated), or a -> dedicated graphics card.Two monitors to graphics card.I am using a lesser model;ATI Radeon 9250, and it's a PCI graphics card.Goes in a white PCI slot.http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5247980&CatId=1603My PCI-Express graphics card gave up the ghost. (8 years old. It's cool)I replaced it with the Radeon 9250 so could run dual monitors again.Does fine for on here, Adobe Photoshop 7, YouTube, etc. Not a gamer.(I have a Powercolor HD5450 PCI-Express graphics card I'm going to use, when I get off my duff, lol! Requires a 400 Watt power supply)I use an HP 2009m 20-inch widescreen, as my Primary monitor, (Left side of computer desk), and a Philips 26-inch HDTV as my Secondary monitor. (Right side of desk)Do you have two VGA (CRT) type monitors, or is one a flat LCD screen digital monitor?Some flat LCD screen monitors have dual hookups.One for a VGA cable, and one for a DVI cable,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_InterfaceIf you have two VGA monitors that are the CRT type, (Looks like a small TV), and your graphics card has 1 VGA port, and 1 DVI port, they make a VGA to DVI adapter. Just make sure you get the correct one.VGA port on graphics card is Female.DVI cable connector is Male.This is the usual standard.This is the type of VGA to DVI adapter that is required,http://www.directron.com/dviadapter.htmlALWAYS, install the software off of the Installation disk that comes with the graphics card -> FIRSTInstall the drivers, and the user control panel.(Driver: Small piece of software that allows the Operating System to communicate with a device.The graphics card is the device, do not know what version of Windows you are using.User control panel = ATI - Catalyst Control Panel. Nvidia - Nvidia Control Panel )Do Not worry that you will loose graphics, after installing the graphics card software. Windows will Not use the software until THAT graphics card is installed.Then after finished close all windows, go back to your desktop screen, and turn the computer off.Unplug from power, FOLLOW Anti-Static Precautions, and physically install graphics card.(Need to know about Anti-Static Precautions please post back in a Comment)Set your main, or Primary monitor on the left side, Secondary monitor on the right; of your computer desk.Turn the monitors on. If a CRT type allow them to warm up.Turn the computer on. Once Windows has loaded your desktop screen will be on the Primary monitor.1) Right-click on an empty area of your desktop screen2) Left-click on Properties3) Left-click on the Settings tabThe blue No.1 monitor icon is the Primary monitorThe blue No.2 monitor icon is the Secondary monitor.4) Left-click on the Secondary monitor icon.5) Left-click in the empty square box to the left of -Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor6) Left-click on Apply at the bottom right7) Left-click on OK at the bottom left.Your desktop screen will now be on both monitors.(Advisory comes up asking if you wish to keep settings? Yes)Open your internet browser.Move your mouse cursor to the Right side of the blue frame/border.WHEN your mouse cursor turns into a Double-Headed Arrow, hold the Left mouse button down.It is a little tricky to keep the mouse cursor as a Double-Headed Arrow. Must be that, and then hold the left mouse button down.Holding the left mouse button down move your mouse to the Right, and drag the blue border of the internet browser to the Right.Keep dragging until it is all the way to the right side, of the Secondary monitor.Now you have your internet browser on both monitors.I run the internet browser on my Secondary monitor, (26-inch HDTV), and use the Primary monitor to look at computer functions, motherboard manuals, etc.Or I move the internet browser to the Primary monitor, play music videos from YouTube, and use the Secondary monitor for Photoshop.The world is your oyster.So there you have it. You need a graphics card, and it has to have dual monitor inputs. (Ports)Splitter cable thing? I wouldn't bother.IRQ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrupt_RequestBuying a graphics card:Depends on what you want to do with it for one. You can see the simple stuff I do, doesn't require much graphics power. (More than Integrated Graphics, though, and can't use dual monitors on Integrated Graphics)The next concerns are what type of graphics expansion slot/s do you have, and how much Wattage (Power) the Power Supply has.You have a 300 Watt power supply, unless it has been replaced,http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1009371/1009371cl4.shtml(Scroll down; Power Supplies)Your motherboard has 2 white PCI slots. If one is available it can be used for a graphics card -> Not recommendedYour motherboard has one Black PCI-Express x16 expansion slot, that is used for a graphics card, also.It is right above No.1 white PCI slot.Highly recommended.(Gently Pull UP on the PCI-Express x16 slot -> LockIt looks as though you press down on it, when installing, or removing a graphics card )http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/INTEL/4006158R/4006158Rnv.shtmlSo when looking for a graphics card, look for PCI-Express graphics card, and system requirements / minimum power requirement; states 300 Watt power supply, or greater.For additional questions please post in a Comment.I know that is a lot to take in all at once. I can clarify anything you need clarified.Regards,joecoolvette

You have activate both monitors in display to view them at the same time.Look in your GPU setting to setup both monitors.I can help live free here ! http://www.ezsystemrepairs.com/ If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/jason_70466cb634a57543

I bought a used computer that completely stopped after a few minutes. It ended up being the heat sink paste between the cpu and cooler being old and crusty. New paste (Arctic Silver 5) fixed it.Upon bootup, go into your BIOS and see if you can alter you fan control scenario to something else, like a fixed speed or another available option.Oh, you also did not say if it was your CPU, case, power supply, or video card fan. If it's one of the latter ones, just bypass the temp sensor.