20 Most Recent Gateway FMC-901 w/ 42-inch Plasma TV (FMC901PLSM) PC Desktop - Page 6 Questions & Answers

gateway nv53 but you skipped all numbers to the right of 53, nv53-1234(????)given the lack of what PC this is fullywe dont know what CPU you have nor GPU video chipw10 i bet ill not load on this processoreven the best one m660 will not load.the oldest one supported AMD is A-sericeslike a8are you erasing the hdd and freshloading the OS?now data;why not learn the name of one video file first.then using windows start + search find that file.or backup you users folder.c:/user/"youraccountname/this is your logged in account name,.where it is in there is anyones guess.the CAMERA APP you used is unstated,nor VERSION.

same here. answer no OS stated nor if upgraded the OS ever. we cant guess what OS you run/ ever. did you load the driver at gateway.? if not why not. oops w7 driver fails new w10 that it? the first review i read it is w7 ne56r-r10u,. the dash works better first off in controlpanel click, device manager let me guess webcam bleeds bad. but what else bleeds. if usb fails,so will the camera as it need both drivers to work. ok? its all here load it. http://www.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads notbook ne56r read try compatibility mode yet, ASK.

13 year old gateway that came with stinking rotten XP still running XP, last man on earth running a virus magnet? why if true,no OS posted so I ASSULMEd it same as 2005 day new. why post lacking what OS was there.? what won't start, ,no login, no desktop, IE6 dead, as all are on the web IE6 is now BANNED. if the OS runs, does it< go to control panel click system , and behold what OS you are running. this 13 year old laptops will have a huge battery now bad, and shorted remove it run on AC power, see if the PC wakes up, soon the CCFL lamps will fail., and that is the end of this notebook most are dead long ago. the CMOS battery will not last this long. ngpvf is a virus, just like all XP users have most seen are 10 or more virus on the PC why not upgrade to w7 at least. or buy used pc with w7 or higher? you PC is way too old to spend cash one, right ? sure. spend cash on working newer PC. if you dont need mobility, get a dell optiplex 990. + cheap monitor.2010 or newer both!!!! http://www.pcdied.com/cheaper.html 2010 is magic year, PCs not junk that day forward, us this to BUY nice used PC. and win no bad GPUs 2008 no CAP Plegue. no CCFL back lamps from H3LL. w7 or up. only

The unit is trying to connect to your network and needs to have these numbers so it can connect.

A bit confused with your question. As far as I know that model has a carriage slot for a hard drive that can be accessed by removing the left side cover. there should be I believe 2 more slots that you can add a hard drive to. I think that model came with a 1TB drive. I myself would replace that drive with a 256GB SSD drive, then use the old 1TB for the data files. That's gonna monster that machine. Easy to do just install your operating system only on the SSD drive then edit everything you have to move the data files to the old drive. so when you are done only the operating system is on the SSD and BAMM you have a monster now..

check the input method on the monitor assuming everything is connected correctly.

step one is PC silent.? Desktop. yours is. came with VISTA OS;http://pcdied.com/dead-PC.html

U probly need oringinal..computrs r sensitiv n dont recognize foreign

I only have one thing to say about "Gateway connection" ITS THE WORSE / BADDEST CONNECTION EVER... here in my country Gateway already out of business they only last 2 years. So good luck if you plan to use Gateway connection.

satellite Internet service I assume? The speed of the satellite service is not fast, can you tell me the specs of your pc?

also what is the speed of your satellite service?

Satellite Internet service is not the best possible way to connect to the Internet.

But post */ comment me to details and I'l see what can be done.

Its RAM maxes out at 4GB. The ms2285 is the midrange computer in the NV53 series. It either shipped with 2GB RAM or 4GB RAM. If it shipped with 4GB, it's already maxed out. Otherwise, you can add 2GB to it now. http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Gateway/nv53-series

A Google search found this portion of an article that might help: When I went to the link there were bluetooth downloads for the nv73a but not for an vn73. Two bluetooth devices had drivers so apparently you need to know which, if either is onboard. Download and install the bluetooth driver from the link below. Make sure the antivirus program and the firewall is turned off temporarily while installing the driver. Go into the device manager and then remove the existing bluetooth driver from the list and then install it from the link below http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?ref=step&st=browse&platform=10022&model=12436&os=12389&type=10095

Hello Crystal.where are you , at home or Starbucks? gee wiz.....locations matter, even country.no PCs stated! gate way what model.?no OS stated. (xp,vista,w7/8/10?????????_)no connection stated or ISP stated, nor if (wifi or ethernet?)are you at home or Startbucks? locations matter. the most easy way to get back the web,is to what?be at home.test other PCs or Cell phones (if wifi) first on YOUR ROUTER for wifi Access POINT (AP)ok that fails.... sure...then connect any CAT/5/6 Ethernet cable from your PC to Routerbam , web is working in 1 minutes work. do that first then we can play wifi games all day.wifi can be easy to endless horrors, (in high density city yes bad.)Always get ethernet working first. then we can play games making al the other toys work. like wifi, sound, etc.www connections possible:ISP , vast.SATelite. Hughes net.Cable modem to cable company , im typing now at x16 speed modem connected (paid)Dial up, nah bet you never seen landline dial up.FIOS, fiber to home. 3/4G, we can in fact connect a card to any PC and run3G. called a 3G dongle.tin can and strig, gosh I wish...we mostly have ISP and IPS plants a modem there and routerand with wifi private and at home.to test your PC ,router and modem use ETHERNET Firstcalled a cable or wired, by that name from PC to router. (cat5/6 cable sold in all computers stores on earth)this works automatically. Plug it in and Bam connected to your subnet and www.some newer installations (stuff) modem and router on one casing.but no changes in ops.if ethernet fails , then say so , if it worksthen try wifi nextwifi last is best to try last.that way we have key facts in diagnosis.wifi can be easy or horribly unreliable.it is weak technology,upgrade to 3G if wireless , is mandatory.

we know it is hard to fix PCs by reading useless posts , endless on forums. that is because years matter and models matter no 2 are the same, ok? and cures are different. my wild guess , is you read forums and see everyone yacking about UEFI and telling you to turn off UEFI, (sorry cant do that on oem pcs) and for sure this old and is MOOT, it is a non UEFI PC. the PC has no safeboot , disable feature so you can boot optical media , and USB media.'' its not there nor relevent at all here. Lacking UEFI, means PC is old fashioned BIOS. That can in fact boot from anything, (exceptions happen) the first thing I do use take my voltmeter and read this red arrow battery below , as after 7 years old (yours is 2 years older) goes bad, most are 2.9 to 3.3vdc below 2.9v means it going dead fast and in all cases it will cause TIME OF DAY and MM/DD/YY to scramble if you see any of that wrong the RTC coin cell below is dead. acid test. below::::::: remove huge battery, first. (battery Pack large), snaps off bottom. remove AC line Power pack next. wait say 1 hour, even try to turn on PC , to discharge capacitors. now turn on PC with AC only. leave out that useless 9 year old large battery. Until such times all other failures are cured first. is the time and date settting wrong? bingo? RTC Dead. ok not RTC dead battery coin.. next we do this. FULL HDD TESTING IS NEXT 160GB drive there, most are dead this old, you know that right.? or XP the virus magnet died, with over 700 exploits? and rising each day.? in dog years that is 63year old HDD, (laptop years are like that) So to test a PC next, , if the HDD is bad, or corrupted.? what do we do , we boot Linux media. using the linux boot media., or get it the PC diagnosed by folks that do , in PC Repair shop. This PC came with virus magnet XP, still running that? mess? http://www.pcdied.com/linux.html

gateway zx6971 go to gateway homepage for the manual and see if it shows how to rest it through a series of key boot sequences, check the front lights for battery, side by the adapter for power light and front light for the hdd. If none of these turn on your motherboard needs repair. first take a multimeter and check the plug end for 19v d/c. no power light at plug in side of computer means blown power supply on motherboard.

old post. odd symptoms. the OP never once told the full story what works good and not. XP runs? surely it can, 0.4% 2016 run XP world wide and way less now 2018, due to virus magnet status. do not run XP , and the fan is not XP job. BIOS runs the fans. if the PC runs at 56C or so and the fans slow that is normal The bios only speeds up facts at start, the slows them and monitors CPU heat and GPU heat if they rise too high the fans spin up. this is how all PC run my fancy desktop has 600rpm fans right now, due to cool running CPU. 4 pin fans can do that magic. The reason for the fast spin up is easy to learn turned on fresh. the PC ASSUMES the chip are hot. say PC parked in a trunk at 120F the you go indoors and turn it on so to be safe, it runs them fast (like at BIOS machine code instruction 1 or first. it spins them up then watches CPU temps live. this can take a few seconds to do a scan, see a TREND if the trend show low, temps, it then uses a PWM fan table in the BIOS, and set the fan speed off that hard coded table) get that? now say PC was hot turned on then it slows only if fast fans speeds can lower the CPU temp then rule 2 and 3 on BIOS CPU temps if bios does not like say 80C it can turn itself off. if failing to do that, say fan is dead, learn that ALL CPUs from P4 up can turn them selves off they HALT. ALL AMD and intel CPU do that. ok? and did you really clean it is the RAD clean.? http://www.pcdied.com/overheated.html

2007 monitor, 11 years old. what lock? name it? the OSD menu button dead? why not say what is locked, or does lock mean dead screen./??? hold the button. down for 10 + seconds and release.(most mon./s) lets read your manual.... bingo there it is. btw first google hit, amazing no? no button lock on this model. so what does lock mean, power on the monitor it glows and shows a logo and tells you there is no signal if the data cable is missing if during (no PC) monitor power on , you press the OSD buttons you will get a OSD menu, from the monitors cpu brain. if not the monitor is dead. many 2007 monitors up to 2010 have CCFL back lamp, and most are dead now. end of life dead, the flash light trick proves this on an stuck black screen (see data, yes, CCFL are dead) RIP. https://www.manualslib.com/download/270479/Gateway-Fpd1975w.html

what does nothing mean.???????fans dead>? both?PSU fan must blow, and CPU fan, if both are dead that means there is no power. (that download didnt do that)if fans blow say that, that is SOMETHING.silent or not?some folks call nothing , (windows dead)this is not true, ever. (windows wont boot sure common)PCs do lots of things before windows happens.power onfans blow both, not packed in lint, not overheatingthen text happens or the monitor tells you errors all by its self like (no sync, no sig, out or range, going to sleeP and more) the monitor is not dumbb, it tells you things.... watch for them.then BIOS POSTS, shows errors and for sure prompts youwith "hit X key for enter BIOS or setup"this must happen and BIOS works by entering bios.then you go there to bios and see if time and date are correct in BIOS. if not the coin cell is dead.called the RTC CMOS memory coin cell battery.they die from 5-7years (pink bunny facts)if you get this far, you can boot from lots of thingsyour HDD if not bad.a CD Disk, (learn which disks boot and not ask)A dvd disk. dittoa usb linux demo USB thumb drive, (ask)those are the steps and is a serial process.

every PC has a spec. 2012 PC, it seems. (carbon14 dated) lol and memory is the most complex of all. The rules are . so lets read your manual together, ok? btw Gateway died and is now ACER.com (same with packard bell) i looked in Acer, and zero. (is this thing a relic?) y/n no, acer search engine sux. big time, so... Im forced to use google on to acer.com a DESKTOP PC. the spec page shows....

• DDR3 SDRAM
• Memory Speed 1333 MHz
• Memory Specification Compliance PC3-10600
• Technology DDR3 SDRAM
• 16 GB max ram
• DIMM 240-pin

that was the first google hit, on spec. google is our friend. not mine but yours. I use real manuals. DDR3 in DIMM form factors, come in varying heights, by RAM size and what chips are there, ok? if you wiki dmm you see all that. full spec. on DIMM ive never heard a tech ever in my life ask Physical size. this perplexes me, why this is asked. ok? the length is fixed, no variances , only height, so my wild wild guess is you are afraid of hitting gamers grade CPU heat sink, that it? here is the wiki page, it shows all you need to know. the PC can not use all DMM3 made, it must be fast enough,. PC3-10600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM the spec is here. why not attempt to buy the DIMM at the top maker kingston.com and see the sizes spec there, no 2 are the same tall. some memory chips are huge or there are 2 rows tall. that is all allowed. 30mm is common sizes. tall. like so. https://www.kingston.com/us/memory/valueram/desktop?TotalCapacity=2&Memory=DDR3&ModuleType=DIMM click sheet 1st stick I see is 30mm tall. there are lots of makers and lots of sizes of DIMM. I cant review them all but you can. acer runs a gateway site , seperate. here is your full manual. RTM. but , oddly does not cover ram,ddr,ddr3, or memory at ALL. wow. what a trash PC, and maker, buy dell by HP, never acer. http://www.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads that is all I can dig up,, I'd sell it !

why not ask gateway Acer.com this we are not ACER> sorry. only they know this, it is their design end to end. only they support it. why mess with BIOS name one reason. ok? here it is http://www.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads the BIOS box is empty, what else to you expect from underdog maker, answer nothing much.