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    Gateway MP8708 notebook not booting

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by aw_smiley, Nov 5, 2008.

  1. aw_smiley

    aw_smiley Newbie

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    Hi, I'm writing here because I don't know what else to do.

    I friend gave my a Gateway MP8708 that was asking for a HDD password. I couldn't remove the password from the BIOS so I bought a new HDD to install the OS in.

    My problem is that after the POST the system will not give any display.
    I tried with an external monitor and same deal. Tested one memory at a time, tried barebones and same deal. I tried booting from the optical drive with different disk and it won't do anything.

    The only way I get some kind of activity in the computer is when booting up with the old HDD, after the post I will get a box asking for the HDD password.
    Any ideas?

    Thanks for your help
     
    aw_smiley, Nov 5, 2008
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  2. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    ask your friend for the password, if he doesn't know i would consider dropping it at the nearest police station...
     
    royk50, Nov 5, 2008
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  3. aw_smiley

    aw_smiley Newbie

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    Hi, thanks for your reply.

    My problem is not with the HDD password, that's why I bought the second HDD.
    My problem is with the system not doing anything after post with or without the HDD installed.
     
    aw_smiley, Nov 5, 2008
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  4. mojotaker

    mojotaker Notebook Geek

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    Its acting that way, because it is a security feature. The original hd serial n.o is tied in with the bios.

    there really isint anything that you can do until you get that password, or takeout the bios chip (which is hell to do on a laptop).

    In my own humble opinion, i think the laptop he gave you is stolen.
     
    mojotaker, Nov 5, 2008
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