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| Author: | HelloMyKneeGrows [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Desperate Need of Computer Help |
Hey Guys. recently ran into a major hard drive issue on a tower im attempting to refresh and give to my grandmother to tool around on. Gateway screen pops up, i cannot access BIOS or ANYTHING else.....computer just beeps almost immediately and gives the following message... " A problem with the hard drive has been detected. Consult the troubleshooting section of your users manual. Hit enter to continue" After hitting enter I get a small gatway logo in the top left of the screen and the following directions over the logo "Press <F4> to Resume" This does nothing. I've tried restarting and using R, S, F, every single F button and cannot seem to bypass this to get into to the BIOS to change the computer to boot from the recovery disk. HELP!!! |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
do you have another drive you can swap with the alleged "bad" one? |
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| Author: | NYIntensity [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
Unplug the hard drive and see if you can get into the bios. Or put in a bootable CD without a hard drive in...the machine should default to the next bootable option or prompt you to go into the BIOS settings. |
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| Author: | HelloMyKneeGrows [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
X I do not have a drive, I have tried unplugging the ribbon and power to the hard drive and its still goes through the setup and looks for an install and the hard drive |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
yeah, try what NYI said...do you have a bootable CD (windows installation or otherwise) and a CD-ROM drive plugged in? |
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| Author: | daz28 [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
I'm no computer genius, but I can build them and what not. I think that hard drive is bad, and I suggest you buy a working one(computer) off craigslist for $50(the same you'd pay for a new HD). Save you a lot of headache. Believe me, I know. It's what I do with my parents when they have computer trouble. |
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| Author: | NYIntensity [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
HelloMyKneeGrows wrote: X I do not have a drive, I have tried unplugging the ribbon and power to the hard drive and its still goes through the setup and looks for an install and the hard drive You said you tried the 'F' keys...did you try 'ESC', 'Space' or 'Enter'? Everything I read said that gateways always use F1 or F2. Are you using a USB keyboard? If so, does the computer have a PS2 connector (I'm assuming it does if it's old)? You may HAVE to use a PS2 keyboard in order for the motherboard to accept any inputs. |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Desperate Need of Computer Help |
NYIntensity wrote: Are you using a USB keyboard? If so, does the computer have a PS2 connector (I'm assuming it does if it's old)? You may HAVE to use a PS2 keyboard in order for the motherboard to accept any inputs. ^^ That right there is an excellent point.... |
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