Posts by Alcyone

This computer will be for basic tasks and 24/7 file sharing, so I can dedicate my main machine to what it was built for--gaming, multimedia, and Creative Suite. Biostar A760G M2+ mobo AMD Athlon X2 4850e Thermaltake Blue orb II CPU...

Having a partition dedicated to your data will potentially help you recover it when the hard drive starts to fail.

Generally, that will help your temps by a few degrees. I don't think it's a good idea to do that because you are exposing your mobo and all the components to foreign matter, including charged dust or metal objects. A better way to keep...

Can you be more specific? How is your laptop set up currently? You may be creating issues by leaving the cover off depending on what is under that cover, what is around the laptop, etc. Pics would be helpful.

YOU WILL NEED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAM TO RUN PHOTOSHOP AND OTHER PROGRAMS SMOOTHLY. A GOOD PROCESSOR DEFINITELY COUNTS AS WELL. GET AT LEAST AN INTEL C2D OR TURION 64 X2, AND AT LEAST 4GB OR RAM. ANY LAPTOP WITH AT LEAST THOSE SPECS...

It almost sounds like your computer is offloading RAM during those intervals. Check to see if your computer is registering the correct amount of graphics AND slot memory, and run a memory test utility.

In the same situation, I would call Sager (or your retailer) ASAP and ask for an exchange. You should not have to troubleshoot a brand new computer.

Back when Gateway supplied recovery discs with their computers, they didn't include drivers or software. These days, Gateways come with a utility to make a more complete set of recovery discs, but the computers do not come with any discs.

The disc that came with their notebook is an OEM copy of Windows. If you order recovery discs for that particular notebook from Gateway or any third party, you are going to get the exact same disc. To restore the system from the...

It seems I did not make this poll correctly. When the poll is closed, someone else can decide what to do from there, be it create another poll or use the results from this one for the new favicon. I am finished with trying to help this...