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    Gateway CX2610 Convertible Notebook - BAD BIOS FLASH

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by tasha153, Aug 8, 2010.

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    I was recently given a gateway CX2610 laptop from a friend. I went to the gateway website to see if I needed to update any drivers. I stupidly downloaded the bios update, and ran it from Winplash. All was going fine until the laptop froze and shut down.

    Now when I power it up, my screen is black! It attempts to read the CD drive, but not the usb slot. It appears as the keyboard isn't functioning, as when I hit caps lock/num lock, the LEDS don't light up.

    Does anyone know how I can recover the bios from a CD/DVD and have it run automatically (without pressing any keys)? I have tried burning a disc, but I'm not really sure how to do it.

    The bios chip is a MACRONIX MX29LV008B.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    tasha153, Aug 8, 2010
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    Anyone? The BIOS is Phoenix, just need to know if I can reflash the bios from a cd. Adding an autoexec.bat file to have it run blindly (black screen)?
     
    tasha153, Aug 13, 2010
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