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    All Gateway FX series users! Please HELP!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by eugenepvd, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. eugenepvd

    eugenepvd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just recently bought P7805u Gateway FX laptop. And I was updating video bios, and accedently unplug the power cord. Now when I turn on the laptop, All I get is a black screen, and 3 sound beeps. I have tried to recover with blind reflash, but it wont boot into my flash USB drive. I been told from gateway that its corrupted bios. And they will fix it for $199, but they might not fix it, not gerunteed. Is there any other way I can fix it? Has anyone had to deal with this issue? Thanks, any help will help!
     
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    Did you have the battery out? Were you also updating the general mobo bios or just the video bios? I wasnt aware you could update just the video bios unless you used nhibitor or something
     
    t3rR0r, Feb 10, 2010
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    Yes, I was using nibitor. And I had the battery out. Should I just pay gateway to fix it? Iam just 90% sure that they won't fix it. Gateway told me its the mobo bios problem. But its realy video bios that got corrupted...
     
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    This should be more helpful and worth trying than sending it in. Make sure you have enough time.
     
    Maverick79, Feb 10, 2010
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    give me ur email and ill send the crisis recovery files to fix this problem. I just recently got over this problem after two months of waiting for a reply from onej lol so he gave me permission to send it out to ppl in need =).
     
    garroq, Feb 11, 2010
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    Thank you so much! rep+
    I will PM you
     
    eugenepvd, Feb 13, 2010
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