3Remove 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.

4Close the case (see “Closing the case” on page 20 for instructions), then reconnect the power cord.

5Place 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.

6When 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.

7Open the case again by following the instructions on page 17. (See “Preventing static electricity” on page 15.)

8Place the jumper back on pins 1-2 on the J1F2 jumper.

9Close the case, reconnect the cords, then turn on the computer.

10Enter the BIOS Configuration Manager by selecting Enter Setup with your mouse when the Gateway Logo screen appears.

11Once in BIOS Configuration Manager, select the Save/Exit tab and click on Load Factory Settings.

12Go 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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