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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 934016" data-attributes="member: 76888">well if the tv tuner stoped working after it was struck by lightning then maybe it's fried <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Antenna's are good for getting struck by lightning and the cable would lead charge straight into the tuner <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />&nbsp;Here is the link for your tv tuner driver<a href="http://global-download.gateway.com/GDFiles/Driver/TV%20Tuner/TV%20Tuner_Gateway_6.2.100.12_Vistax64Vistax86_A.zip?acerid=634158984127467313&amp;Step1=DESKTOP&amp;Step2=GM%20SERIES&amp;Step3=GM5420&amp;OS=ALL&amp;LC=en&amp;BC=GATEWAY&amp;SC=PA_6G" target="_blank">http://global-download.gateway.com/GDFiles/Driver/TV Tuner/TV Tuner_Gateway_6.2.100.12_Vistax64Vistax86_A.zip?acerid=634158984127467313&amp;Step1=DESKTOP&amp;Step2=GM SERIES&amp;Step3=GM5420&amp;OS=ALL&amp;LC=en&amp;BC=GATEWAY&amp;SC=PA_6G</a>&nbsp;This is what your tv tuner looks like<img src="http://support.gateway.com/s/vidcard/asustek/6003130R/6003130R_NV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp;You should go into device manager (press the windows key on the keyboard, then type device manager into the little box)Right click on the tv tuner card and select propertiesThen click uninstall.Then install the driver above&nbsp;___________________________________________&nbsp;Re: Video card upgrade&nbsp;Your pc has an onboard video chip, which means it's on the motherboard, but that doesn't mean you can't add on a new video card, that motherboard takes PCI-E cards so you need a PCI-E graphics card, I would suggest you buy a second hand card from ebay. Maybe an ATI HD 4XXX ~$15-25. There is no point buying a new video card for an old PC. You have to make sure your new video card is a single slot video card (not a big ass dual slot video card), since the tv tuner slot is right next to it. You should also buy a video card that doesn';t need an additional PCI-E power cable.&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]114953[/ATTACH]&nbsp;______________________________________________&nbsp;If you get your tuner going again after reinstalling the drivers, your probably better off sticking with windows mce, as it's a bit easier to setup/use and your already familiar with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 934016, member: 76888"] well if the tv tuner stoped working after it was struck by lightning then maybe it's fried :D Antenna's are good for getting struck by lightning and the cable would lead charge straight into the tuner :eek: Here is the link for your tv tuner driver [URL='http://global-download.gateway.com/GDFiles/Driver/TV%20Tuner/TV%20Tuner_Gateway_6.2.100.12_Vistax64Vistax86_A.zip?acerid=634158984127467313&Step1=DESKTOP&Step2=GM%20SERIES&Step3=GM5420&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=GATEWAY&SC=PA_6G']http://global-download.gateway.com/GDFiles/Driver/TV Tuner/TV Tuner_Gateway_6.2.100.12_Vistax64Vistax86_A.zip?acerid=634158984127467313&Step1=DESKTOP&Step2=GM SERIES&Step3=GM5420&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=GATEWAY&SC=PA_6G[/URL] This is what your tv tuner looks like [IMG]http://support.gateway.com/s/vidcard/asustek/6003130R/6003130R_NV.jpg[/IMG] You should go into device manager (press the windows key on the keyboard, then type device manager into the little box) Right click on the tv tuner card and select properties Then click uninstall. Then install the driver above ___________________________________________ [B]Re: Video card upgrade[/B] Your pc has an onboard video chip, which means it's on the motherboard, but that doesn't mean you can't add on a new video card, that motherboard takes PCI-E cards so you need a PCI-E graphics card, I would suggest you buy a second hand card from ebay. Maybe an ATI HD 4XXX ~$15-25. There is no point buying a new video card for an old PC. You have to make sure your new video card is a single slot video card (not a big ass dual slot video card), since the tv tuner slot is right next to it. You should also buy a video card that doesn';t need an additional PCI-E power cable. [ATTACH=full]114953[/ATTACH] ______________________________________________ If you get your tuner going again after reinstalling the drivers, your probably better off sticking with windows mce, as it's a bit easier to setup/use and your already familiar with it. [/QUOTE]

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