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Posted 23 January 2011 - 01:50 PM
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 02:57 PM
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:44 PM
"How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392
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Lee
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:20 PM
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Posted 24 January 2011 - 12:15 AM
Take Doug's advice and buy a new Hard Drive as they are very cheap at the moment.
What I would try first though is a bit of personnel data salvage. There are various ways to do this, but my favorite is to use "Puppy Linux". A tiny Operating System that will load into and run from your memory (no need to instal to a HD) and can easily save data from your present HD to an External Drive, CD or DVD.
Download Puppy Linux ISO:
http://puppylinux.or...est Release.htm
Puppy Linux : Burning Linux ISO Basics
http://pupweb.org/wi...gLinuxIsoBasics
Recover files from Windows Vista hard disk using Puppy Linux (print out the instuctions).
http://help.artaro.e...disk-vista.html
Cheers,
Lee
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Posted 24 January 2011 - 04:25 AM
Can you still reach RE "without having the Gateway Vista Disk"?
That is... without the external Optical Drive, can you attempt boot and immediately start tapping F8 to get into RE from the Hard Drive only.
If so, do you have the StartUp Repair option?
Note: "StartUp Repair" may only be available if you have "not" installed Vista Operating System from removable Disk media.
Thus, If your attempts with Windows 2000 install and/or with Gateway Vista Disk made any progress of installing operating system, you may have limited choices.
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Try StartUp Repair.... without the External Optical Drive.
If StartUp Repair failes (it will try (3) three successive times) do you then have a command prompt (blinking cursor)?
If so, at that point, consider runing CHECKDISK by typing "chkdsk /r" (without the quotes) at the blinking cursor.
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Posted 28 January 2011 - 02:08 PM
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Posted 28 January 2011 - 10:50 PM
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 12:37 AM
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 09:55 AM
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 02:53 PM
No, you can't rule out a motherboard problem, but on a PC less than 2yrs. old it's quite probable that something else is causing the fault.
Maybe the CMOS needs re-setting, but the trouble with most laptops is you have to get to the motherboard to remove and then replace the battery (after about 10min.).
I did look up your laptop model and for re-setting the CMOS it says to take the PC to a service center, which means taking it apart to get to the motherboard battery.
You could try re-setting the Bios to fail-safe defaults as you said you messed around in there quite a bit and some vital settings might be incorrectly set.
Unless one of the more "sage" PC techs here has any recommendations as to what you might try to fix this problem, you might now be in the regrettable position of having to carefully weigh-up your future options regarding this laptop. Unless the problems is something simple and obvious, servicing and repair costs on a $400 laptop could easily be uneconomical.
What I wouldn't do is buy another $400 laptop as like all things, you tend to get what you pay for and it too might only last just past the warranty period.
Unless you really need a laptop (and in that case I wouldn't spend less than $700), a cheap desktop might be a better alternative. All components are easily owner upgraded, replaced or serviced, not so with a laptop (I've never owned one).
Cheers,
Lee
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Posted 29 January 2011 - 02:56 PM
Please try wiping the old hard drive using DBAN (Darick's Boot and Nuke). Download the iso file then use it to create a bootable CD. You can do this on any computer, doesn't have to be the Netbook.
Boot it and when prompted, type autonuke and press Enter.
Let it run for a few minutes, longer is not necessary. All you're trying to do is make the disk unformatted (raw).
Now try the Recovery CD from Gateway and see what happens.
Rich
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