Need help booting my Gateway LT41P06u

[Westpalmdan]

When I turn on the laptop I get the Gateway screen and the working circle below it but I cannot access the boot screen no matter what button I press. Then it goes to a blue screen that that gives me this message INACCESABLE_BOOT_DEVICE. It will then restart and repeat until I hold the power button for a few seconds to turn it off.

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

It seems like the problem may either be the HDD or the OS that's installed in it. Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.
- First is try to do a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds then try it again.
- If it will give you the same error, turn off the laptop again then check if the HDD is seated properly. Take it off for a second then put it back in.
- Next to try if it will give you the same error is to boot it BIOS and check if the HDD is listed.
- If it's listed I would suggest to reinstall Windows but it will still not install last option would be to replace the HDD.
- And if it's not listed in BIOS replacing it would be the way to go as well.

 

[Westpalmdan]

Hi,

It seems like the problem may either be the HDD or the OS that's installed in it. Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.
- First is try to do a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds then try it again.
- If it will give you the same error, turn off the laptop again then check if the HDD is seated properly. Take it off for a second then put it back in.
- Next to try if it will give you the same error is to boot it BIOS and check if the HDD is listed.
- If it's listed I would suggest to reinstall Windows but it will still not install last option would be to replace the HDD.
- And if it's not listed in BIOS replacing it would be the way to go as well.

Tried the first 2 listed with no luck. Replaced HDD with an old laptop HDD and got a message to install the OS or something....was glad to finally get off of the Gateway to Blue screen cycle. So I am guessing HDD. Can I replace it with a SSD drive?

 

[Westpalmdan]

Also will this unit accept 4 gb of ram?

 

[Westpalmdan]

I installed the new Motherboard, but it won't boot up. I think that I may have messed with the ram too much and it will not sit right. Any advice??

 

[zer0c00l587]

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