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    Gateway mt6451 problem.

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jakknife, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. jakknife

    jakknife Newbie

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    I first started having problems with the touchpad going hay-wire. I would point one way and it would go another, up, down, etc. Then I noticed the card reader would no longer read cards and then my DVDrom would not play DVDs.

    So, the very next day I went to reboot and my OS would not initilize. It told me to insert the recovery disc to fix the problem, but since the DVD rom would not read it I am stuck- it said the OS start up file is missing or corrupt.

    When I restored the disc when I first had the touchpad problem it did not help. I bought a new DVD drive, but I am sure it's not a hardware problem with it. Now I can not use the laptop at all because Windows will not start and my drive will not read DVDs.

    Any suggestions?

    I am going to use a CD to wipe the hard drive clean, hopefully that will allow me to restore the disc. If not then maybe an external DVD drive? Would Vista still 'plug and play' if it won't start?
     
    jakknife, Jul 17, 2009
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  2. zszempty

    zszempty Notebook Enthusiast

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    that totally sounds like major motherboard meltdown... im not an expert, but if your getting random hardware failures, like touchpad... rom...HD (hence OS not booting) etc... then the things gone... im not sure exactly what can be done, but i think it might be time you take that thing to some sorta repair specialists... they might either find something stupid and relatively minor thats screwing up the whole process, or at least confirm that the mobo's dead and your screwed (excuse the term, kinda scared i am too atm hehe) i dont think its impossible to change a mobo tho... just gotta find one...

    again, im guessing here, cant say anything for sure without getting into the OS... if you can get access to an external hdd, boot from it and go into safe mode, go into device manager and check out if your components are being recognized... as a start...

    if you dont have access to a friends hdd or something... then throw in the towel and take that thing to a repair specialist... let them open it up and take a look :p
    at least they can give you an idea if it even worth buying a external hdd :p

    again - this is all guesses, someone from forums will probably post a better answer soon, i just thought id share my thoughts on the prob
     
    zszempty, Jul 17, 2009
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  3. jakknife

    jakknife Newbie

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    That's what I was thinking- a used mobo runs 150-185, however I will see if I can get it to boot from an external first. The mobo in it is semi-new to begin with, so it would suck to have to replace it again.
     
    jakknife, Jul 17, 2009
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