Gateway 450ROG Lockup

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My gateway 450'd HD failed.I replaced it but that was not all of my
problems.

The laptop will sometimes power up ok but other times will just turn on the
fans and the bios will not even come up.

Ctl-ALT-DEL has no affect.

Before the HD failed I had begun to have lockups also but once the drive
failed I assumed they were related to the HD.

I am opertaing xp-pro with sp2 installed. This I was able to add to the new
HD. I sometimes get microsoft error thta either video ATI hardware has
failed causing an infinite loop or that the driver is responsible.

The driver is the latest from GaTeway and in always worked before.

In any case the 450 works fine when it works but then it locksup.

Any idea.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Dave wrote:
> I am beginning to agree with you. The service tech I spoke to did not
> set up the return authorization.
>
> The new technician I spoke to was even less helpful. They evidently
> run from a script or try to force fit a "solution" to your problem.
>
> Mine is out of warranty by 6 months. I said I would pay. They still
> could not give me the repair authorization details but instead said I
> needed to up my memory from 512 by another 256MB.
>
> I am going to try and get a live body on the phone line Monday.



Good luck, I ended up going to the better business bureau to get
satisfaction, that's when they sent me a second new laptop. Unfortunately
this one is as bas as the original.

Dan