Computer continues to frustrate:

KingIsaacLinksr · March 03, 2008, 10:05:05 PM

How would I install a Hard Drive though? My impression of laptops is that they are just bloody hard to configure. I also remember something I taught myself:

If you change the hardware, prepare to have system problems X2. In my experience, (limited as that may be) changing hardware in a notebook usually leads to more trouble than good. idk......I'm going to be talking with a friend tomorrow who has some idea what he is doing. idk, this problem just leads to bigger problems.

The question is, is the laptop salvageable. We don't know how much damage has been done due to heat. I guess though, the only way to find out is to look at it.

King

X · March 03, 2008, 10:07:17 PM

If you have the restore disk, they are easy to setup. If you don't it requires a bit of work. There should be a screw or something that allows you to open the hard drive. What type of system are you using, I'll see if I can research what type of drive you need and how to install it.

KingIsaacLinksr · March 03, 2008, 10:10:25 PM

NX860 Gateway Laptop. Have fun

King

X · March 04, 2008, 05:41:02 AM

NX860S? X? Xl? which one.

As far as I can tell you need a 2.5" SAtA notebook drive

Rico · March 04, 2008, 06:00:44 AM

www.newegg.com

KingIsaacLinksr · March 04, 2008, 12:25:42 PM

Quote from: Just X on March 04, 2008, 05:41:02 AM
NX860S? X? Xl? which one.

As far as I can tell you need a 2.5" SAtA notebook drive

The X version. Sorry, forgot about that little info.

King

psikeyhackr · March 24, 2008, 10:05:57 PM

That is the trouble with devices this complicated a number of different causes could produce the same symptoms. Although I would put viruses down as the most probable, hardware could do it to.

Download this:

http://www.memtest86.com/

with a claen computer and burn it to a mini-CD.

Boot your machine with it and let it run all night. It won't test the I/O devices but will give the CPU and memory a work out. If it runs all night I would start looking for viruses. Most Live Linux CDs have Memtest86 too. You could boot linux and operate the computer with that and see if it crashes.

psik

iceman · March 24, 2008, 11:07:22 PM

Good luck my friend I hope a solution presents itself soon to you

KingIsaacLinksr · March 25, 2008, 07:54:31 PM

I sent my laptop into them on Wednesday last week but DHL didn't ship it off till Monday (yesterday). I'm fuming about this and will NEVER use DHL again. I won't have my laptop back till the middle of April or later which is not acceptable as I have to have a computer for college. (They require it). I have no back-up (I mean seriously, who has two computers at the same time) so I'm in for a world of hurt. Me = not happy.

As for that suggestion psi, if this doesn't work, I will try that idea. But hopefully Gateway does what its supposed to do: fix it.
King

Rico · March 26, 2008, 04:34:08 AM

Oh, man DHL is the worst. I could of told you that. Only prop replica I ever had damaged when I got it was from those guys. Good luck on the repairs.

KingIsaacLinksr · March 26, 2008, 10:49:49 AM

Quote from: Rico on March 26, 2008, 04:34:08 AM
Oh, man DHL is the worst. I could of told you that. Only prop replica I ever had damaged when I got it was from those guys. Good luck on the repairs.

At least its insured and everything....that way, if DHL screws up, they owe me big. The problem was, was that Gateway had all the shippping, insurance, tracking, packaging, etc taken care of for $44. However, I didn't know it was through DHL till it got to me. But as I didn't have time to have a new package and etc made for it, I'm just trusting that DHL will take care of it....if not, DHL owes me $2,000.

King