Posts by RyanFL

Quote: Originally Posted by denb45 Like I stated in an earlier post, if that external HD doesn't support booting-up of windows, then there's really nothing you can do about that, NOT all extenrnal Drives support this? ...

Quote: Originally Posted by denb45 Try using a (DVD-RW 4.7GB Disc)or a (DVD-RW-DL Disc) my HD only is 5.6GB LARGE, so a DVD-RW 4.7GB worked for me using Norton Gost 2003 , if you keep getting the same error message,...

Quote: Originally Posted by denb45 No I can't say that I have done it the way your trying to do it, but, I have Norton Ghost 2003, and when I got my new 80GB 7200RPM Notebook HD all I did was Clone My Old 80GB 4200RPM...

I'm trying to make a backup image of my 7422GX's C: drive (NTFS) to a 320GB Western Digital External HD (also formatted to NTFS) using Norton Ghost 2003. In the advanced options I am selected to setup USB 2.0 and Firewire Drivers,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryan'sM505x The battery life on the 6 cell is around 2 to 2.5 hrs... But you CAN purchase a 8 or 12 cell for this laptop to get around 4-6 hrs+ battery life. These can be found for under 50...

Wow thank you for the link! I'm going to try that tonight. Unfortunetly the laptop is no longer under warranty as I've had it since I think March of last year.

I guess I should call Gateway directly to have it fixed?

Well I went to go power on my Gateway 7422GX this morning and it doesn't do anything. Immediately I notice that the power button feels awkward when I push it. It doesn't push down as far as it used to. It was plugged in so I'm sure...

My Gateway 7422GX battery has 57% wear after just over a year! See thread below.

How do I determine if I running at full speed while on battery? I checked MobileMeter and it says my battery wear is at 57%! I don't run my laptop on battery that often to be honest, I can't understand why it would wear out so fast.