Gateway EC5801u Support Question
Gateway EC5801u Support Question
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Question posted by intercept007 on April 1st, 2015
How To Update Bios For A Gateway Ec5801u? Gateway/acer Provide No Support.
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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on April 1st, 2015 10:05 AM
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Go here & select your OS to DL the available bios & driver updates.
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User Guide - Page 9
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Using Support
Gateway Web site
The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades ■ Tools ■ Contact Us
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Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. Tools
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..., depending on the taskbar represent programs that opens.
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The Start button provides access to open a file or program by clicking an item on the menu that are running. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP
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For more information about the
Windows desktop, click Start, then click...
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... provide you purchased your notebook to prevent hacker attacks.
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