shelbydog25
New Member
Gateway sent me 3 disks... 2 are recovery. what is the 3rd one for? (should I ever need to run startup repair, which disk will I use (#1) rather than reinstall the entire OS.
educate me ... 3 recovery disks
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frizzie
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Isn't there a tutorial for you to look at? Or more instructions. There must be something with what you got that tells you. When all else fails, call them.
Sorry but I cannot be of help -- I have a HP machine.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion Elite M9160f
- CPU
- Core 2 quad Q6700 2.66 GHz
- Memory
- 4096 MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics
- Hard Drives
- 720 GB (2x360 GB) 7200 RPM Sata hard drive
- Other Info
- 465 GB external personal media drive and lots more including 8 speaker configurable sound system
JMH
Banned
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
- CPU
- IntelCore [email protected] x2
- Memory
- 4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
- Graphics card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 900
- Hard Drives
- SPECS. Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device Drive 2. [ All as above.] CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
- Case
- Laptop / notebook.
- Cooling
- Stock.
- Mouse
- Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
- Keyboard
- IBM enhanced
- Internet Speed
- ADSL [ Too slow.]
- Other Info
- Webcam.
What do the labels say on the disks? My guess would be that the other disk would be Drivers or similar.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
- CPU
- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
- Graphics card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
- PSU
- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
- Case
- Gigabyte IF233
- Cooling
- 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
- Mouse
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
- Internet Speed
- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
- Other Info
- Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Blackhawk7188
Member
I got 2 from HP for my Compaq and it turned out the first of was the OS disk and the other was the "Driver and Software DVD". But 3 is kinda odd, you might actually have 2 DVDs for software or if they are CDs then that makes sense a little bit. Before using them contact customer support and make sure that everything is right.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion DV7-1129wm Entertainment PC
- CPU
- AMD Turion X2 RM-72 Dual Core @ 2.1GHz
- Memory
- 2 x 2 GB Hyundai DDR2 400 MHZ
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 @ 256 MB
- Sound Card
- IDT High Definition Audio/SRS Premium Sound/Altec Lansing
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" Laptop Screen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 900 laptop, external 17 in LCD 1024 x 768
- Hard Drives
- WD Scorpio Blue 320 GB SATA 5400 RPM Toshiba 68 GB SATA 5400 RPM Second Drive (backup)
- PSU
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Case
- Laptop with "light up" HP Logo on outside
- Cooling
- Insane air coming out of Targus dual fan cooler
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 / Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Full Keyboard with numpad
- Internet Speed
- Comcast Cable 20 MBps
- Other Info
- Used Primarily for CAD design using SolidWorks 2010. Also I love to watch HD movies using the HDMI output(Netflix). Linked to my Xbox 360 for Windows Media Center 3 USB ports + USB/eSata HP Remote for Windows Media Center and Quickplay Internal Dual Layer DVD+/-RW External HP Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD+/-RW HP Webcam and Microphone
shelbydog25
New Member
two disks say "Recovery 1 and 2". the other just says Gateway... I assume it's a drivers disk? and after the first two are installed it will prompte me to insert disk 3? I'll have to check Gateway support site, but they are very reluctant in letting people know they will ship recovery disks for free. It's all about piracy and saving $$. On these new PC's they aren't sending recovery disks, merely adding the recovery to the HDD, of little help if you can't get your HDD up and running.