20 Most Recent Gateway 500GR PC Desktop Questions & Answers

First thing to do is to re-new the CMOS battery on the motherboard. When this is nearing the end of its life it will go into power saving mode.

Without seeing the machine, I'm thinking you have a motherboard problem. But try these troubleshooting steps before throwing in the towell:
Open the case and disconnect the CD cable. Now try it. If it still doesn't work, disconnect the hard drive and try it.
Let me know what happens. I've seen CDs mess up a system like this. I many times will swap out the power supply, but I'm thinking with the lights flashing, its a more serious problem.

test your outlet first, if you don't have, or can't use, a multimeter, plug a light into the same outlet and ensure it turns on.Did you change any hardware recently? If so, remove the hardware and see if the computer powers up in the original configuration. Some newer or aftermarket hardware requires more power.If you do not know how to use a multimeter you can buy a test light for a couple of dollars from any automotive store, hook the clamp to the chassis of your computer (the metal part) then put the probe itself into one of the drive power connectors on the yellow wire, the light should turn on, now put it in the connector with the red wire, the light should turn on but be dimmer than the yellow wire. If the light fails to turn on for either you will need a new power supply. Post back any results and we can help you further.

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You might have some viruses and malware.Start your PC and press F8 several times until the boot menu comes up. Then select "Safe Mode with Networking". Now get some or ALL of the FREE programs below.Download, Install and Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5756When Installing choose the non-pro version.Download, Unzip, Install and Run TDSSKiller:http://majorgeeks.com/Kaspersky_TDSSKiller_d6895.htmlDownload, Install and Run Super Anti-Spyware:http://majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_d5116.htmlIf you have an outdated Anti-virus program then Download, Install and Run Avira Anti-Virus:http://majorgeeks.com/Avira_AntiVir_Personal_-_FREE_Antivirus_d955.htmlMake sure to select ALL of the "threat categories" when you install or configure Avira...You should be in pretty good shape if you run and install all of these programs.

Change leds.Oh sorry what is the problem!INFOS INFOS INFOS!!!!!

If your computer is more than 4 years old and you want a faster computer with a high end graphics card for games, RAM and larger hard disk and Windows 7, then I would seriously consider buying a new computer. You don't need to purchase a new monitor (keep your existing one), this will reduce the costs.
An upgraded old computer would not be as good as a new one, when you consider the costs and time involved with replace hardware and installing Windows on a larger hard drive, device drivers and programs etc.

Method:1

1.Make the first boot device as CD-ROM

2.Boot the system with windows(operating system cd)

3.go the first repair(r) option

4.once u got the command prompt change you directory to X:/i386

copy x;/i386/ntldr c:

copy x:/i386/ntdetect.com c:

note:x:(cdrom) drive may change

and then reboot the system.

method 2;

boot with the operating cd and go the second repair option and repair the operating system

Your cpu might have died. As the computer is starting tap F8 and choose last known good configuration to see if you can get it started.

You need to go into your Bios or System Setup and change the boot order or boot sequence. It sounds like you might be trying to boot from a Network or Lan. It could be that you are trying to boot from the CD drive but instead of having a operating system disc in the drive you might have a movie or music cd in the drive. Reboot the computer and notice what key the screen says to hit to get into the Bios or System Setup and hit that key. Change your boot order or boot sequence. The best sequence is to have the CD Drive 1st and the Hard Drive 2nd. Changing this in the bios or system setup will make the change permanent. Just make sure when you boot the computer that nothing is in the CD drive unless you have a repair disc or operating system disc in it.You could make a temporary change but then you will have to change it every time you boot. If you notice the screen when you boot it also gives you the key to hit to change the boot order or boot sequence. This will allow you to change it just for this time that you are booting.

try uninstalling a few unnecessary programs click start control panel add remove programs/uninstall programs this will vary depending on your operating system then click start run type cmd then type chkdsk/r/f this should schedule to happen on reboot which will scan for and attempt to recover bad sectors and automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive do not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input might damage your hard drive another way of doing this is click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start tick in both boxes automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now start should schedule this task when restart do not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage your computer then click start all programs accessories system tools defragment your hard drive scroll to the bottom toolbar (bottom of screen) right click you can select task manager applications also processes you will see whats running on your computer (ticking over) you might have virus slowing your computer also select users you will see who is using your computer this will free up space and speed up your computer although installing more ram might be the best option of speeding a computer up hope this helps you

To start the systemrecovery:

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Computer logo appears on the screen, press the Alt and F10 keys repeatedly.
3. If you are prompted with a Microsoft Windows boot screen, press the Enter key.
4. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

If the ability to reinstall from the previous method is not available orfails, recovery of the Operating System will need to be from Recovery Media. Ifyou do not have a set of Recovery Media, you may purchase the set onlinefrom the manufacturer. Note: If your computer does not havean internal optical disc drive, an external optical disc drive will be requiredin order to recover the Operating System using Recovery Media.

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the computer logo appears on the screen, press the F12 key repeatedly to enter the computer's Boot Menu.
3. Press the CD-ROM drive eject button and insert the disc labeled System CD.
4. Close the CD-ROM tray.
5. Refer to on screen instructions to select either CDROM or USB CDROM.
6. The computer will boot from the Recovery Media
7. When prompted for the Recovery CD, remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD.

Note: Ifthere are multiple Recovery CDs, please insert the first of the Recovery CDs.

1. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

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Here is the driver link to the Gateway 500GR that I found.

http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?partNumber=3724

Note the system I saw on this page was black and the picture for this system is biege. So it looks like Gateway has a version change with this model.

If you still have trouble let me know all the model info off the back of the computer.

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You need to check the RAM memory. For that open back cover of cpu then on motherboard you can see RAM memory reconnect it to motherboard .Pull cmos cell from motherboard for 10 minutes reconnect all connection again inside the cpu.Make sure motherboard it not ground with cabinet cover. Then check.Reconnect PCI card or vga card if any. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thanks for using FixYa.

I would take the unit outside and give it a thorough cleaning, lots of dust accumulates on the cpu fan and heatsink ;)
Afterwards if its working stable I would update the bios firmware, just make sure it doesn't overheat during the upgrade, it's critical!

The hard disk has died - replace it and reinstall.

Try reboot the system, while booting press F8, then go to safe mode. Then try to repair it. If doesn't work, you need to reinstall the system.

You may need to update your network card's drivers on Gateway's website.