Computer problems please please help?
I have a gateway notebook. Windows will not start, recovery will not start. I tried to reinstall windows xp but I rec. a message stating that setup did not find any hard disk drivers installed on my computer. I need help. Please any experts.
2007-08-23 07:20:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Did you recently experience a power outage?
It is possible that your computer short circuited and it corrupted your system. If your windows does not start up normally, thats a sign that you need to reformat your computer because something got corrupted. Or maybe your computer is kinda old and you need to replace it?
When you boot up, go to your BIOS options and make sure it reads your CD drive first before it reads your C drive. Restart your computer after saving settings. Put your Windows XP CD in and do a complete REFORMAT. REFORMAT your hard drive and install Windows again.
You should not have any problems after you reformat.
Make sure you use your battery most of the time. If you use a power adapter, make sure its plugged into a surge protector. When theres a storm and you face a power outage, it might short circuit your computer and corrupt it.
2007-08-23 07:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try starting the BIOS, press F1 or F2 when the computers turn on, try to find something about hard drives, then you will be able to see if you hard disk is still working, If the Bios don't show anything you maye you will nee to replace that
2007-08-23 07:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by Nestor R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on what you assert. It's tough to determine what the difficulty is. You didn't say whether or not you're utilising High pace or dial or wi-fi. If you're utilising a wi-fi web, it might be sign barrier difficulty. If you're utilising High pace, it might be spyware and adware difficulty, if dial up, might be bandwidth difficulty. If you had been utilising you laptop good enough earlier than. I do not consider it is laptop difficulty. Modem vigor surge difficulty may be viable.
2016-09-05 11:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on BIOS.
Format Harddisk ( Delete Any Partitions)
Create New Partition..( Install Your Windows)
think will work...
2007-08-23 07:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by TJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try opening up your notebook case and and see if they hard drive is put in the right place . Thats all i know
2007-08-23 07:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need the hard drive drivers. go to the gate way website and look up the drivers for your model. if you still need help send me an email at robertson5912@comcast.net. i will help
2007-08-23 07:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
find out how to enter ur bios settup on ur machine and load defaults ... if it is doing nothing after that the harddrive may have took a dump ..
2007-08-23 07:24:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to buy a new hard drive, it is going bad.
2007-08-23 07:30:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋