OP OP P probizzle Beta member Messages 5 Sep 17, 2008 #11 well my dads laptop takes a diffrent hd the one on his laptop has pins as the other looks like a sata
well my dads laptop takes a diffrent hd the one on his laptop has pins as the other looks like a sata
K KurrentEweser Daemon Poster Messages 999 Sep 17, 2008 #12 You don't need a hard drive to get into the bios. Pull the drive and power up.
OP OP P probizzle Beta member Messages 5 Sep 17, 2008 #13 tried that nothing came up. ok well i pulled the drive out put it into my sata computer and the hd booted up. so it seems like its not getting power. but the computer lights turn on and the fan spins. but the hd does not turn on in the laptop
tried that nothing came up. ok well i pulled the drive out put it into my sata computer and the hd booted up. so it seems like its not getting power. but the computer lights turn on and the fan spins. but the hd does not turn on in the laptop
K KurrentEweser Daemon Poster Messages 999 Sep 17, 2008 #14 It looks like a bad motherboard then. You should get at least a Gateway logo on the screen with or without a hard drive.
It looks like a bad motherboard then. You should get at least a Gateway logo on the screen with or without a hard drive.