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Setting the system board jumpers
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3
Remove the jumper from the J1F2 (See “System board” on page 6 for
location) and set it aside. You will use it in a later step.
4
Close the case (see “Closing the case” on page 20 for instructions), then
reconnect the power cord.
5
Place the previously created bootable diskette containing the BIOS files
into drive A:, then turn on the computer. The recovery process may take
a few minutes.
6
When you hear three groups of three beeps (3-3-3), the BIOS has been
successfully recovered. Remove the diskette from drive A:, turn off the
computer, and disconnect the power cord.
If you do not hear three groups of three beeps (3-3-3), the BIOS recovery
was not successful. See the troubleshooting section at the end of this
procedure for futher information.
7
Open the case again by following the instructions on page 17. (See
“Preventing static electricity” on page 15.)
8
Place the jumper back on pins 1-2 on the J1F2 jumper.
9
Close the case, reconnect the cords, then turn on the computer.
10
Enter the BIOS Configuration Manager by selecting
Enter Setup
with your
mouse when the Gateway Logo screen appears.
11
Once in BIOS Configuration Manager, select the
Save/Exit
tab and click
on
Load Factory Settings
.
12
Go to the appropriate tabs and select any BIOS fields you want to change,
then reenter the values you wrote down at the beginning of this process.
Troubleshooting: If the BIOS recovery was unsuccessful the computer beeps
continously, beeps other than three groups of three beeps (3-3-3), or does not
beep at all. If the computer beeps continously, make sure all the BIOS files
you downloaded are on your diskette. If the computer does not beep at all
and the diskette drive light stays on, make sure your BIOS update diskette is
a bootable diskette. You will need another system to verify this.
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