Gateway FX540 Reference Manual page 130

You should create a set of discs for recovering your
pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you need to
use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer
must have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.)
To create discs for recovering pre-installed software
and drivers:
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CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting
Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery
Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The
Gateway Recovery Center opens.
Click Applications and drivers external media, then
click Next. The What would you like to do? dialog box
opens.
Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next.
Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc
drive, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens,
click the x in the upper-right corner to close it.
A dialog box opens that tells you the number of blank
discs you need to create a full set of recovery discs.