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Gateway M-6847BIOS HELP!

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  • Started 2 months ago by rirazaba
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rirazaba
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so accidently unplugged my laptop during BIOS update.I know I am an idiot just wondering if anyone can help cant seem to find if laptop has Bios recovery
or if anyone has suggestions and can help would be greatly appreciated thanks

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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Out of curiosity, WHY were you flashing the Bios as there is NO Bios update for that machine ??

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rirazaba
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i had thought there was it was my mistake that i take blame for the computer had no windows and i was updating everything honestly learned my lesson to never mess with bios is there a fix to this or am i out of luck ?

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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Will the machine get to a Bios Setup screen at all ??

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rirazaba
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nope just a black screen hear fan and some lights on keyboards

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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I think that Bios chip is soldered to the MB.

Could purchase a new one, unsolder and re-solder the preprogrammed one back in.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIOS-C.....0492736131

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rirazaba
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ok and no way to recover it? thanks for your responses BTW

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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If the machine won't Boot from a USB or CD Device, there is no way to try and re-flash it even if Bios has boot block.

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rirazaba
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when i have a dvd/cd in there it acts as if it is reading and usb loads just cant see but thanks

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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Will the machine connect to an external Display ??

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rirazaba
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as far as hdmi no im gonna check vga

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