Gateway E-3400 System Manual page 53

When you are attempting to recover the BIOS, no image appears on your
monitor.
To recover the BIOS:
1
Turn off the computer, disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if
installed), and all external peripheral devices.
2
Open the case. (See "Opening the case" on page 15 and observe the
"Static electricity precautions" on page 13.)
3
Remove the jumper from the JP6 jumper (see "System board" on page 5
for location) and set it aside. You will need it in a later step.
4
Close the case (see "Closing the case" on page 17 for instructions),
reconnect the power and all other cords removed, then turn on the
system.
5
Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS files into drive A:, then
turn on the computer.
At the start of the BIOS recovery process, the computer beeps once. The
recovery process may take a few minutes.
6
When you hear two beeps, the BIOS has successfully recovered. Remove
the diskette from drive A:, turn off the computer, then disconnect the
power cord.
If you do not hear two beeps, the BIOS recovery was not successful. See
the following troubleshooting section for further information.
7
Open the case again. (See "Opening the case" on page 15 and observe
the "Static electricity precautions" on page 13.)
8
Place the jumper back on pins 1-2 on the JP6 jumper.
9
Close the case, reconnect the power and all other cords removed, then
turn on the system.
10
Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing F1 when prompted during
startup. Once in the BIOS Setup utility, press F9. The default settings for
the BIOS Setup utility are loaded.
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Using the BIOS Setup Utility