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Expansion cards
The computer does not recognize an expansion card
• Restart your computer.
• Make sure that you have installed the required software.
For more information, see your expansion card’s
documentation.
• Remove the card from your computer’s expansion slot,
then reinstall the card.
Media Center
This section only covers problems relating to Media Center
mode. Media Center mode is available only on Windows Vista
Home Premium and Ultimate versions.
The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
Many factors can significantly affect the video quality:
• Cable connections—Loose cables can lower video
quality. Check all cable connections.
• Display type—The Media Center is best viewed on
computer displays. Other types of display devices,
including TVs, may provide lower quality video.
• Type of connection used—The connection type has an
affect on the video quality. Your computer has one or
more video outputs. Use the highest quality output your
TV and computer supports:
• A/V cables (basic)
• S-Video (fair, but not optimized for computer video
display)
• VGA (good)
• DVI (better)
• HDMI (best)
• Quality of video cables—Poor quality video cables can
cause problems. Gateway recommends using
high-quality video cables.
Help
For more information about Windows Media Center, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type Media Center in the Search Help box, then press
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