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five seconds before the computer turns back on. Reset Power Unit 8 Reset the power supply unit in your Gateway computer after try ing the other steps and nothing works. 9 Wrap an antistatic strip around your wrist to prevent electrostatic damage to your comput er's internal components. 10 Open your computer case per Gateway user's manual using the appropriate size Phillips screwdriver. 11 Locate the power supply unit in the Gateway computer. The power supply unit is a metal box that can be easily identified from whe free ebook re the power cord comes into your computer. 12 Position the switch to Off and then On to reset the power unit. There should be such a switch somewhere next to or on the power unit. You can reset the power unit with or without the power cord plugged in. 13 PurplePixie Replace your computer case in reverse order of how you took it apart. Fried Motherboard 14 Follow the instructions in Step 1 and S .
ard for signs of burnt evidence. If present, that means the motherboard andor CPUs are fried. For a case like this, your only opt ion would be to replace the motherboard which can be costly. 17 Replace the computer case per manufacturer's manual. 18 Send your computer to a certified Gateway repair shop or call a computer technician to install a new motherboard.1 Disconnect the computer f rom any available power sources and remove the case's side access panel. This may require the removal of two thumbscrews on the re free html templates ar face of the computer. 2 Locate the IDE side of the adapter. This side will house a connector that is identical to the connector found on an IDE cable. 3 Insert the connector found on the IDE side of the adapter into the IDE connector on the IDE cable. 4 Con PurplePixie nect the motherboard end of a SATA cable into its socket on the motherboard. 5 Connect a Molex power connector, the 4-pin white co .
ed on the drive and the other on the motherboard itself. 7 Replace the computer's side access panel and reestablish any previously severed electrical connections.1 Turn your computer on and access the main desktop menu. 2 Insert your SD card into the appropria te slot in your computer. For newer PC's it should be near the disc drive on your computer's tower. For Macs and older model compu ters it may be necessary to purchase a SD card adapter available at any electronics store or online. This adapter can be plugged frozen background directly into the USB Universal Serial Bus port on your computer. 3 Click on the My Computer folder on your computer's deskto p and then select Properties from the list of options in the drop-down menu. 4 Select the Performance option from the new wind PurplePixie ow and then choose Virtual Memory from the drop-down menu. Wait for a new information window to pop up. 5 Locate the Pagefile.s .
