Older Gateway laptop, MX6930, presents the post screen when turned on and then goes black with no further activity. (By post screen I mean the initial screen where you have the option of going to the boot menu or entering BIOS or just doing nothing and it continues to booting.)
My thought on this was that there should be a "no operating system found" message if the HD had tanked but what happens is... nothing. The screen goes black and there is no sound from the machine. If the Power lamp weren't lit one would think the computer had been turned off. To actually turn it off, the power switch has to be held for 5 seconds, as expected.
Both the boot menu and BIOS can be entered during post.
Any thoughts on a diagnosis?
My thought on this was that there should be a "no operating system found" message if the HD had tanked but what happens is... nothing. The screen goes black and there is no sound from the machine. If the Power lamp weren't lit one would think the computer had been turned off. To actually turn it off, the power switch has to be held for 5 seconds, as expected.
Both the boot menu and BIOS can be entered during post.
Any thoughts on a diagnosis?