Recovering Your System - Gateway FX542X Reference Manual

Recovering your system

You can solve most computer problems by following the
information in
technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Problem
solving may also involve reinstalling some or all of the
computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your
system). Gateway provides everything you need to recover
your system under most conditions.
should create a set of recovery discs as soon as possible. Recovery discs take some
time to create, but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. For instructions,
see "Creating recovery discs" on page
To recover your system:
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CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting
"Try these steps first" on page 100
Caution
To prepare your computer for additional system recovery options, you
Create recovery discs as soon as you can.
You can use these discs later for recovering your system
from significant hardware and software problems. For
instructions, see
Perform minor fixes.
If only one or two items of software or hardware have
stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved
by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To
recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at
the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and
drivers" on page
software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see
that product's documentation or technical support Web
site.
Revert to a previous system condition.
If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the
problem may be solved by returning your system to a
previous state when everything was working correctly.
For instructions, see
condition" on page
Reset your system to its factory condition.
If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to
reset your system to factory condition, see
your system to its factory condition" on page
119.
"Creating recovery discs" on page
121. For instructions on reinstalling
"Returning to a previous system
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or in the
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"Returning
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