[julia6]

Got recovery discs from gateway but when it restarted it still had the black screen with blinking cursor is there anything else I can do?

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Welcome to Geeks2Go!

You may need to go into the BIOS Setup & set CD-ROM as the first boot device, as it may be set to boot from the hard disk first
which means it's ignoring the recovery disc.

Getting into the BIOS Setup involves tapping a specific key as soon as the BIOS information screen appears when the PC or laptop is switched on.
The actual key to press varies depending on the Gateway model or whether it's a laptop or desktop PC. See this: http://www.ehow.com/...y-computer.html

[phillipcorcoran]

Welcome to Geeks2Go!

You may need to go into the BIOS Setup & set CD-ROM as the first boot device, as it may be set to boot from the hard disk first
which means it's ignoring the recovery disc.

Getting into the BIOS Setup involves tapping a specific key as soon as the BIOS information screen appears when the PC or laptop is switched on.
The actual key to press varies depending on the Gateway model or whether it's a laptop or desktop PC. See this: http://www.ehow.com/...y-computer.html

[charlyv1]

Hi Julia!, I lost my recovery disk for the same laptop.
Carlos

Edited by Macboatmaster, 10 February 2012 - 10:15 AM.
to remove inappropriate request re torrent

[Macboatmaster]

charlyv1

Welcome to GeekstoGo

I have edited your post.
Please start your own topic if you wish advice on your problem.
You will note that you have posted today 10 Feb 2012 on a topic the last post on which is 12 March 2011.