Gateway GT5404 Support Question
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Question posted by pbrandon267 on July 17th, 2012
Step By Step How Do I Get Started Rebooting. My System To Do A Hard Recovery
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Answer #1: Posted by LightofEarendil on July 20th, 2012 2:49 AM
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If you are trying to just restart the computer, a simple click from Start Menu and then selecting shut down options, selecting restart there will do the trick.
If that doesnt' answer your question, please reply with what do you want to do with the system, I may be able to help you with it.
Cheers
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8511854 - Gateway Starter Guide for Windows Vista - Page 19
... power-saving modes
Click here to do maintenance, such as Disk Cleanup, or to defragment your computer in top running system. improving performance
Keep your hard drive (click Advanced Tools, then Open Disk Defragmenter)
19 Select an option and follow the instructions. Click...
8511854 - Gateway Starter Guide for Windows Vista - Page 21
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8511854 - Gateway Starter Guide for Windows Vista - Page 22
...settings reconfigured. The System Recovery wizard opens. 4 Follow the on as it was when you restore your hard drive. This moves the contents
of the hard drive to use this restore option • Full Factory Recovery-Reformats and restores the ... while
your computer. reinstalling the operating system
A backup copy of your hard drive's original factory-installed contents is starting.
8511854 - Gateway Starter Guide for Windows Vista - Page 23
... the software from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help.
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 15
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2 Double-click the drive icon.
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 16
...ÖFolder Ötype name
1 Click (Start), then click Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you ... paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on your hard drive.
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 18
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 44
...the recording, specify the file type and location where you do not want to record, then click Start Rip. Creating WMA and MP3 music files
Important
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 49
...discs:
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 65
... a network drive:
1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in "Viewing shared drives and folders"
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8511856 - Gateway User Guide (for desktop computers with Windows Vista) - Page 68
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 5
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 44
CHAPTER 4: Upgrading Your Computer
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 51
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 56
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is facing up (usually the side that you
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 72
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 76
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 97
... recovery ...hard drive, or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for additional system recovery...recovery discs, see "Recovering your system to recover your computer for system recovery may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery... driver recovery" on...recovery discs" on page 96.
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 101
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8512041 - Gateway Hardware Reference Guide (5-bay uATX Case) - Page 107
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