For the BIOS update, you should go to the computer manufacturers website and click on the support link. I included a link to your models BIOS download page below. Download update and run. For the memory, here's a link to the type for your model. = to install - pop the cover off the case - look for the memory stick slots - push the two clips away to pop the memory sticks up - then replace with the new sticks and push down with your thumbs until they click in.
My teenage son enjoys online gaming with his Gateway FX6800-01e CPU is an i7 920@ 2.67GHz System RAM is 6GB The OS is Vista Home Premium 64 bit Current card is Radeon HD4850 w/512MB.
Included an image of a motherboard to help you locate memory slots. Hope it helps.
Fx6800 01e Motherboard Specs
Answered on May 29, 2011. Reseated memory and all? Try booting with minimum attachments (old known good videocard, no floppy, even just one stick of memory) and/or resetting the BIOS in case a bad timing value was somehow programmed or a soft failure happened there.
You can leave the HD detached if you tell the BIOS (once it's sensible) to boot a LiveCD (e.g. WattOS, Fedora 14, etc.) and thus be unworried about the hibernated state coming up with the system minimized as it is for service here. It's rare to have to reseat the CPU. Less rare to need its fan plugged in to allow booting. It's a good time to flash the BIOS in case a new version is around, too. Hopefully your newly optimized BIOS will let you come up with a faster machine and make up for your time and trouble. Answered on Jan 05, 2011.
Make sure this hard drive is getting power Test or replace your PSU power supply unit one bad/faulty lead can cause a computer with lots of problems continually rebooting or failing to detect your drive replace all the leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions + IDE,SATA the ones that attach from your motherboard to hard drive make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty or just replace them they are probably old and faulty? Hope this helps? Answered on Nov 25, 2010. Open a paper clip and see if you can find a tiny hole in the front of the cd drive.
Push the sraightened out paper clip into the hole and the drive should open without power on the computer. The hole on my dvd plyer is just above the switch which opens and closes the dvd drive. If the paper clip is too big you may have to go to a pc shop and buy a pin which comes with most new dvd players. If the owner of the shop is a nice person they may give you a pin and explain more. Answered on Jan 18, 2013.