byrdman

I have a Gateway s-7410m, here are my specs:
Intel® Core™ Processor Duo
2 Execution Cores
2 MB Level 2 Cache
667 MHz FSB

System Architecture Intel® Core Processor Duo
Two Execution Cores
2 MB Level 2 Cache
667 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
Intel® 945PM Chipset with Discrete Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 or 7600 PCI Express Graphics
Dual Channel DDR2 Memory

BIOS Phoenix NoteBIOS 6.0
1 MB Flash ROM
SMBIOS (DMI) 2.3 Support
Full ACPI Support
Supports Gateway Battery Recalibrate / Battery Learning
Support Boot from USB Storage Devices / Flash Memory

LCD display panel options 17-inch WXGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display
Maximum resolution: 1440 × 900
Maximum color depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Brightness control
17-inch WSXGA+ TFT Active Matrix Color Display

Maximum resolution: 1680 × 1050
Maximum color depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Brightness control
17-inch WXGA Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix Color Display

Maximum resolution: 1440 × 900
Maximum color depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Brightness control
17-inch WSXGA+ Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix Color Display

Maximum resolution: 1680 × 1050
Maximum color depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Brightness control

Memory 533 and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Dual Channel
Two 200-pin SODIMM Sockets on Motherboard
Both End-User Accessible
Expandable to 2 GB 533 or 667 MHz DDR2

Hard Drive Supports 2.5-inch SATA hard drives
User accessible hard drive

Video Controller Options NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 PCI Express Graphics with 256 MB GDDR3
or
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 PCI Express Graphics with 128 MB GDDR3

Maximum external resolution: 2048 × 1536
2D Hardware, 3D rendering acceleration
Microsoft® DirectX 9 support

External Video Support Simultaneous LCD, and external monitor
Independent LCD, and external monitor
TV-Out support up to 1024 × 768 resolution

6-in-1 Digital Card Reader Memory Stick®
Memory Stick Pro®
Multimedia Card™
Secure Digital™
MiniSD (when used with adapter that is supplied with card)
RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card)

Modular Drive Bay Options
(Hot-swappable) DVD/CD-RW combo drive (24x/24x/24x/8x)
DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW (8x Double Layer)

Integrated High Definition Audio Audio Chipset SigmaTel 9250
Audio Features:

SoundBlaster® Pro, MIDI and Windows® Sound System compatible
3D Sound Support
Integrated speakers
Headphone and Mic in audio jacks
Keyboard volume and mute controls

Modem Integrated V.92 56K
Networking Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Supports Wake from on LAN from S3 and Boot from LAN

Wireless Networking Options Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Express Card
Integrated Bluetooth v2.0
Factory installed diversified antenna

I/O Ports One type II PC Card Bus slot
VGA port
IEEE 1394 (4-pin)
Four USB 2.0 ports
RJ-45 port
RJ-11 port
Power input
6-in-1 digital card reader
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
TV Out, S-video
Advanced port replicator docking connector

Optional Port Replicator Four USB 2.0 ports
VGA port
Parallel port
Serial port
IEEE 1394 (4-pin)
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
RJ-45 port
RJ-11 port
S-video (TV-out)
Security latch
Power input

Keyboard/Touchpad/Pointing Device Keyboard
Full-size 86-key keyboard
2.5 mm key travel
19 mm key pitch
Integrated 10-key numerical pad
Touchpad

Gateway EZ Pad® touchpad with vertical scroll
2-button design (left/right mouse programmable)

Battery Removable, High-Capacity 12-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Capacity: 97 WHr
Weight: 1.39 pounds
Removable, Extended 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery

Capacity: 79.96 WHr
Weight: 0.93 pounds
Removable, Standard 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery

Capacity: 57.72 WHr
Weight: 0.77 pounds
ACPI V2.0 Power Management Support

Power Supply Gateway Common 120 Watt Output AC Adapter
Input voltage: 100-240 V
Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Weight: 1.64 pounds (with power cord)

Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
TPM 1.2 hardware available on M685-E and M685-G only
TPM Embassy Trust Suite 4.3 available on M685-E and M685-G only,
Computrace Anti-theft (BIOS version)
Software Security
Power-on Password
User Password
HDD Password
Hardware Security
Kensington Lock
Modular bay, HDD and memory screws

System Managment SM BIOS 2.3 support
ACPI V1.0B Power Management support
Wake-On-LAN
Note: Power management features may reduce processor speed when in battery mode.

Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP
Environmental Specifications Operating temperature: 5° to 35° C (41° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: -20° to 60° C (-4° to 140° F)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing
Storage humidity: 20% to 90% RH, non-condensing
Operating altitude: maximum 12,500 feet (3,810 meters)

Dimentions 16.06-inches (W) × 10.89-inches (D) × 1.24 to 1.42-inches (H)
Weight 7.81 to 8.42 pounds
Note: Weight will vary due to component options.

My computer keeps locking up on me and I haave to manualy reboot. I ran hot cpu test and it come up with a l2 cache error before it froze. I read that their is supposed to be able to disable it and find out if it is actualy bad or not. any advice would be greatl appreciated, thank you!

TriggerFinger

Have you tried other tests? How about running Memtest86+ for like a few hours (overnight)?

byrdman

Yes, I ran memtest for many hours, I think it went through 10 passes and was fine. Please any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I did run a seagate test on the hard drive and it came back bad so I bought a new one and installed a diferent os on it and it still freezes up.

TriggerFinger

If it continues to freeze in a different OS, it could be your video card (very likely) or motherboard.

byrdman

Any recomended video card or motherboard test I could run, preferably something that dont run too long becouse it will freeze??

TriggerFinger

I am not sure of any test that will isolate which one is causing the problem. But if you are using PCI express video cards, then may be you can look for a temporary replacement. That way if it continues to freeze then it is the motherboard.

byrdman

I disabled the video card and it still froze, Ill look into getting another video card and try that. Thank You!!