This is a netbook from Gateway LT21. Since long I was being prompted on every start up to activate it online but I never did and each time I was able to use it normally without any bugs even though Microsoft says I'm not permitted to use it without activation and one day when I decided to give time to this computer and take a risk of unstalling some other system on it, I tried to install Windows XP and after all drivers got loaded corectly the blue screen with White letters appeared saying that there was a problem because of some recently installed hardware or viruses, later I tried installing Windows 7, Vista and from time to time all installations were interrupted by loud emergency sound exact like in this video https
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OFUsEBLHU and the only way to stop that sound was powering off the computer. Then I decided to give up Windows and try Linux instead and I found out it's possible to recover computer partitions and clean from viruses with Hiren LiveCD by running Windows XP mini so I made a bootable USB from iso image and it loaded but for some reason my enter button stopped working and now I cannot even make any changes in BIOS and what's more, I was prompted to type some password I entered the one which I set last and it turned out to be wrong but Debian Linux Ubuntu could load despite if this but I had to push enter 5 times instead of 1 but I guess this option also stopped working. I set to clear the drive of 250 gb and created many different partitions with it but the installation seemed to be successful but the password which I created for this account did not match the one which I had to type after logging out from Debian to log again. So I decided to try installing something else again (two times Windows succeeded to install but I couldn't even download Eset online scanner to clean my computer from viruses the screen was blinking and getting stuck and I couldn't even controll the mouse, this started happenning when I connected computer to the internet with cable to download driver for wireless internet. My husband, who is the owner of this computer told me to throw it but I said I will fix it and I will not give up but seems like I only damaged it more). I tried to remove the cmos battery but looks like even this has some kind of lock so I cannot remove the cover of it like it was shown in the tutorial on one of the videos on Youtube and I also came across one webpage saying that all I need to recover the password is to give the code and model name and I'll be given the password which I need to type if I pay 10$ online (the message is looking like this: "Enter Unlock Password (Key: 68913660)?" or that I can download password reset CD if I pay 9 Euros. Is this a joke or something? Has anyone had this kind of problem on this type of laptop/netbook? Please share your experience, tips and advices and honestly is there any way how I can save this computer from being thrown to the trashcan or pond? Thank you for your patience.
I've just found video representing the exact behaviour of this computer https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6X8pBg6BfQ . It was like this quite long time, however now it just stuck on the screen:
" Harddisk Security Sata Port 0 ST9250315AS Lock "
Nothing else. The only reaction to any pressed key is something like blinking.
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OFUsEBLHU and the only way to stop that sound was powering off the computer. Then I decided to give up Windows and try Linux instead and I found out it's possible to recover computer partitions and clean from viruses with Hiren LiveCD by running Windows XP mini so I made a bootable USB from iso image and it loaded but for some reason my enter button stopped working and now I cannot even make any changes in BIOS and what's more, I was prompted to type some password I entered the one which I set last and it turned out to be wrong but Debian Linux Ubuntu could load despite if this but I had to push enter 5 times instead of 1 but I guess this option also stopped working. I set to clear the drive of 250 gb and created many different partitions with it but the installation seemed to be successful but the password which I created for this account did not match the one which I had to type after logging out from Debian to log again. So I decided to try installing something else again (two times Windows succeeded to install but I couldn't even download Eset online scanner to clean my computer from viruses the screen was blinking and getting stuck and I couldn't even controll the mouse, this started happenning when I connected computer to the internet with cable to download driver for wireless internet. My husband, who is the owner of this computer told me to throw it but I said I will fix it and I will not give up but seems like I only damaged it more). I tried to remove the cmos battery but looks like even this has some kind of lock so I cannot remove the cover of it like it was shown in the tutorial on one of the videos on Youtube and I also came across one webpage saying that all I need to recover the password is to give the code and model name and I'll be given the password which I need to type if I pay 10$ online (the message is looking like this: "Enter Unlock Password (Key: 68913660)?" or that I can download password reset CD if I pay 9 Euros. Is this a joke or something? Has anyone had this kind of problem on this type of laptop/netbook? Please share your experience, tips and advices and honestly is there any way how I can save this computer from being thrown to the trashcan or pond? Thank you for your patience.I've just found video representing the exact behaviour of this computer https
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6X8pBg6BfQ . It was like this quite long time, however now it just stuck on the screen:" Harddisk Security Sata Port 0 ST9250315AS Lock "
Nothing else. The only reaction to any pressed key is something like blinking.
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