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Gateway AR-230	4 user region code comments	June 29, 2008	Post region code/hack comment
	Region code hack posted by fred begale, January 15 2004:
	This recorder is a copy of the Liteon LWV-5001 so it has the same region-free code. 1. Power on with no disk inside 2. Press right arrow 3. press 8, 0, 0, followed by the region # you want 4. Press Enter You will notice a change in the serial number. If you press any keys and get the "No Disk" message on screen, you need to power off and start again. It took me a couple tries. Tested with region 2 disk.
	Region code hack posted by J Johnson, March 11 2004:
	found a hidden menu on the "Setup" menu on Gateway AR230 you must do the following to open it. Enter "Setup" menu on the screen. Scroll down and highlight "Exit". While "Exit" is highlighted enter 2,9,6, and 0 and press "Enter". A hidden menu pops up and you can select your region & MacroVision on-off.
	Region code hack posted by Buzz, April 27 2005:
	The hack process also works with the AR-250. Gateway AR-230 2 user hacks Add hack March 11, 2004 Click here for DVD Compatibility Region code hack posted by fred begale, January 15 2004: This recorder is a copy of the Liteon LWV-5001 so it has the same region-free code. 1. Power on with no disk inside 2. Press right arrow 3. press 8, 0, 0, followed by the region # you want 4. Press Enter You will notice a change in the serial number. If you press any keys and get the "No Disk" message on screen, you need to power off and start again. It took me a couple tries. Tested with region 2 disk. Region code hack posted by J Johnson, March 11 2004: found a hidden menu on the "Setup" menu on Gateway AR230 you must do the following to open it. Enter "Setup" menu on the screen. Scroll down and highlight "Exit". While "Exit" is highlighted enter 2,9,6, and 0 and press "Enter". A hidden menu pops up and you can select your region & MacroVision on-off.
	Region code posted by ctoys, June 29 2008:
	History of the Gateway AR-230 was that it was manufactured by Lite-on for Gateway starting way back in 2003 (maybe before that). The first firmware version was a little buggy for which Gateway provided update 1139. Version 1139 worked fine, but some minor changes were applied later on and one what I would call major change to remove MacroVision option (on/off) from the hidden menu. So if you have a firmware version dated later than 1139 (from 2003), the region hack may be on the hidden menu accessable by punching 2-9-6-0 into the remote per the intructions in other posts but the Macrovision turn off is removed. The AR-230 firmware can be overwritten back to the older version (1139) but that firmware no longer exists on the Gateway support site. I have a copy that I downloaded from Gateway when 1139 was still a download option and the Macrovision removed versions were not out there yet. Now if only I could attach the 1139 version. I took a newer version of the firmware on the AR-230 back to the older version and it worked fine on one purchased by a relative. Keep in mind there is a risk that if you switch to Lite-on firmware, you may not be able to go back to the Gateway version later on. Also some users have really struggled through the Lite-on firmware conversion process.