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Why after I restore my gateway laptop to a factory setting i have some controllers missing?

after i restore my laptop now i have the following controllers missing: ethernet controller mass storage controller multimedia audio controller network controller pci modem SM bus controller video controller(vga compatible) I would appreciate any help you can give me!! I have a gateway MX6441,thanks

Public Comments

1. All of these require a "driver". A driver is basically the software that allows the hardware to communicate with your Operating System. When you re-install Windows , you lose all the drivers and need to download/install them again....luckily you can find them easily at the manf. website. Below is the link for all of the downloads for your laptop! http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn¶m=1009033 Best of luck!!!
2. Did you use the disk that come with it ?