Recovery Mode - Gateway E-420 Maintaining & Troubleshooting

22 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-4200 System

Recovery mode

The J7B1 jumper lets you recover the BIOS if it has become corrupted.
Log onto the internet.
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Download the correct BIOS file from the Technical Support web site.
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Extract the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded, and copy the
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contents onto a bootable diskette.
Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord.
4.
Open the case, observing the "Static electricity precautions" on
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page 2.
Remove the pin on the J7B1 jumper and store it in a safe place. You
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will replace the jumper on pins 1-2 in Step 12.
Close the case, as described in Chapter 1.
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Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS files into drive A.
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Reconnect the power cord and turn on the system to recover the BIOS.
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When you hear two beeps, the BIOS has been successfully recovered.
Turn off the system again, eject the diskette from drive A, and
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disconnect the power cord.
Open the case, observing the "Static electricity precautions" on
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page 2.
Place the jumper back on pins 1-2 on the J7B1 jumper.
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Close the case, as described in Chapter 1, reconnect the power cord,
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and turn on the system.
To recover the BIOS