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Old, DOA Gateway .. .. need advice .. ..
On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:01:07 -0400, __ Bob __ wrote:
A lady at my church asked me to "look" at her old computer .. .. said it won't boot, shows funny garbage on the screen at bootup, then hangs. I picked it up and started it .. .. the POST screen started to display normally, then, it suddenly began displaying all kinds of weird ASCII characters in different colors, "wiggling" all over the screen. Wouldn't progress any further. I cleared the BIOS and restarted it .. .. everything looks fine, EXCEPT .. .. it says the BIOS is incorrect (nothing wrong with THAT .. I expected it) and to PRESS F1 to enter SETUP. Problem starts here .. .. the motherboard has NO PS-2 ports for keyboard or mouse .. .. USB ONLY !! !!.. .. and the BIOS has not yet "seen" the USB legacy drivers needed to access the k'board/mouse. Does anyone here have a clue how I can get into the BIOS to set it up correctly ?? ?? ?? A call to GateWay was, of course futile .. .. after listening intently to the whole explanation, the "technician" said all we can do is send it in for "repairs - nothing's broke !) for a flat rate of $188.00 + shipping. Being an old 700MHz Celeron, I know she has no intention of having them "repair" it at that price. The motherboard is an MSI N1996, that was "customized" for GateWay by leaving off the PS-2 ports. HP, COMPAQ, and everyone else who used that board seemed to have left the hardware on it alone, but GW just HAD to have it modified. Oh well .. .. .. any ideas out there ?? ?? ?? thanx .. .. .. Bob, Yes, you could download and run a Live CD Linux, SimplyMepis 6.5.02 32-bit version that I installed in one of these gateway USB keyboard & mouse systems... www.mepis.org/node/68 SimplyMepis has great hardware recognition, and it installed easily... not a cutting edge Linux Distro, but a stable one that is dependable and “works out of the box, so to speak”... Bob running the Live CD, will allow you can easily test the USB ports without using a soldering iron... Just a suggestion... JR the postman |
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Old, DOA Gateway .. .. need advice .. ..
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:11:56 -0700, Postman Delivers wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:01:07 -0400, __ Bob __ wrote: A lady at my church asked me to "look" at her old computer .. .. said it won't boot, shows funny garbage on the screen at bootup, then hangs. I picked it up and started it .. .. the POST screen started to display normally, then, it suddenly began displaying all kinds of weird ASCII characters in different colors, "wiggling" all over the screen. Wouldn't progress any further. I cleared the BIOS and restarted it .. .. everything looks fine, EXCEPT .. .. it says the BIOS is incorrect (nothing wrong with THAT .. I expected it) and to PRESS F1 to enter SETUP. Problem starts here .. .. the motherboard has NO PS-2 ports for keyboard or mouse .. .. USB ONLY !! !!.. .. and the BIOS has not yet "seen" the USB legacy drivers needed to access the k'board/mouse. Does anyone here have a clue how I can get into the BIOS to set it up correctly ?? ?? ?? A call to GateWay was, of course futile .. .. after listening intently to the whole explanation, the "technician" said all we can do is send it in for "repairs - nothing's broke !) for a flat rate of $188.00 + shipping. Being an old 700MHz Celeron, I know she has no intention of having them "repair" it at that price. The motherboard is an MSI N1996, that was "customized" for GateWay by leaving off the PS-2 ports. HP, COMPAQ, and everyone else who used that board seemed to have left the hardware on it alone, but GW just HAD to have it modified. Oh well .. .. .. any ideas out there ?? ?? ?? thanx .. .. .. Bob, Yes, you could download and run a Live CD Linux, SimplyMepis 6.5.02 32-bit version that I installed in one of these gateway USB keyboard & mouse systems... www.mepis.org/node/68 SimplyMepis has great hardware recognition, and it installed easily... not a cutting edge Linux Distro, but a stable one that is dependable and “works out of the box, so to speak”... Bob running the Live CD, will allow you can easily test the USB ports without using a soldering iron... Just a suggestion... JR the postman Bob, Sorry I forgot the specifics Model number: ESSENTIAL 933C serial number: 0022214654 JR the postman |
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Old, DOA Gateway .. .. need advice .. ..
Postman Delivers wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:01:07 -0400, __ Bob __ wrote: A lady at my church asked me to "look" at her old computer .. .. said it won't boot, shows funny garbage on the screen at bootup, then hangs. I picked it up and started it .. .. the POST screen started to display normally, then, it suddenly began displaying all kinds of weird ASCII characters in different colors, "wiggling" all over the screen. Wouldn't progress any further. I cleared the BIOS and restarted it .. .. everything looks fine, EXCEPT .. .. it says the BIOS is incorrect (nothing wrong with THAT .. I expected it) and to PRESS F1 to enter SETUP. Problem starts here .. .. the motherboard has NO PS-2 ports for keyboard or mouse .. .. USB ONLY !! !!.. .. and the BIOS has not yet "seen" the USB legacy drivers needed to access the k'board/mouse. Does anyone here have a clue how I can get into the BIOS to set it up correctly ?? ?? ?? A call to GateWay was, of course futile .. .. after listening intently to the whole explanation, the "technician" said all we can do is send it in for "repairs - nothing's broke !) for a flat rate of $188.00 + shipping. Being an old 700MHz Celeron, I know she has no intention of having them "repair" it at that price. The motherboard is an MSI N1996, that was "customized" for GateWay by leaving off the PS-2 ports. HP, COMPAQ, and everyone else who used that board seemed to have left the hardware on it alone, but GW just HAD to have it modified. Oh well .. .. .. any ideas out there ?? ?? ?? thanx .. .. .. Bob, Yes, you could download and run a Live CD Linux, SimplyMepis 6.5.02 32-bit version that I installed in one of these gateway USB keyboard & mouse systems... www.mepis.org/node/68 SimplyMepis has great hardware recognition, and it installed easily... not a cutting edge Linux Distro, but a stable one that is dependable and “works out of the box, so to speak”... Bob running the Live CD, will allow you can easily test the USB ports without using a soldering iron... Just a suggestion... JR the postman Thanx .. .. I'll try that .. .. |
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Old, DOA Gateway .. .. need advice .. ..
;250193 Wrote: Postman Delivers wrote: A lady at my church asked me to "look" at her old computer .. .. said it won't boot, shows funny garbage on the screen at bootup, then hangs. I picked it up and started it .. .. the POST screen started to display normally, then, it suddenly began displaying all kinds of weird ASCII characters in different colors, "wiggling" all over the screen. Wouldn't progress any further. I cleared the BIOS and restarted it .. .. everything looks fine, EXCEPT .. .. it says the BIOS is incorrect (nothing wrong with THAT .. I expected it) and to PRESS F1 to enter SETUP. Problem starts here .. .. the motherboard has NO PS-2 ports for keyboard or mouse .. .. USB ONLY !! !!.. .. and the BIOS has not yet "seen" the USB legacy drivers needed to access the k'board/mouse. Does anyone here have a clue how I can get into the BIOS to set it up correctly ?? ?? ?? A call to GateWay was, of course futile .. .. after listening intently to the whole explanation, the "technician" said all we can do is send it in for "repairs - nothing's broke !) for a flat rate of $188.00 + shipping. Being an old 700MHz Celeron, I know she has no intention of having them "repair" it at that price. The motherboard is an MSI N1996, that was "customized" for GateWay by leaving off the PS-2 ports. HP, COMPAQ, and everyone else who used that board seemed to have left the hardware on it alone, but GW just HAD to have it modified. Oh well .. .. .. any ideas out there ?? ?? ?? I realize this is an OLD thread but......those mobo's are notorious for blowing the caps. I've replaced them before on the one I have now (still). Just a thought. JohnF |
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