Gateway dx4200 参照ガイド
CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting
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Recovering your system
You can solve most computer problems by following the
information in
information in
or in the technical
support pages at
www.gateway.com
. Problem solving may
also involve reinstalling some or all of the computer’s software
(also called recovering or restoring your system). Gateway
provides everything you need to recover your system under
most conditions.
(also called recovering or restoring your system). Gateway
provides everything you need to recover your system under
most conditions.
To recover your system:
1
Create recovery discs as soon as you can.
You can use these discs later for recovering your system
from significant hardware and software problems. For
instructions, see
from significant hardware and software problems. For
instructions, see
.
2
Perform minor fixes.
If only one or two items of software or hardware have
stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved
by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To
recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at
the factory, see
stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved
by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To
recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at
the factory, see
. For instructions on reinstalling
software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see
that product’s documentation or technical support Web
site.
that product’s documentation or technical support Web
site.
3
Revert to a previous system condition.
If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the
problem may be solved by returning your system to a
previous state when everything was working correctly.
For instructions, see
problem may be solved by returning your system to a
previous state when everything was working correctly.
For instructions, see
.
4
Reset your system to its factory condition.
If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to
reset your system to factory condition, see
reset your system to factory condition, see
Caution
To prepare your computer for additional system recovery options, you
should create a set of recovery discs as soon as possible. Recovery discs take some
time to create, but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. For instructions,
see
time to create, but for long-term reliability, the effort is worth it. For instructions,
see