After ctrl alt del i cant reboot

[frustratedandannoyed]

i was having some problems with my gateway laptop The message i kept getting was NO OPERATING SYSTEM found no matter what i did i couldnt fix it. After several attempts i did ctrl alt del and now I cant restart my laptop PLEASE HELP if at all possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WR2]

Try booting from the Rescue CD you made when you first got the laptop.

 

[frustratedandannoyed]

I have moved and can not find my CDs for it. I have looked all day for them

 

[WR2]

OK, what model of Gateway do you have?
And what version of windows are you using?


Do you have any bootable CDs laying around?
If not, you can make a bootable CD or USB thumb drive.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
It's not Windows, but it's a full, complete OS that will let you rescue important files and data off your gateway.

 

[apache_lives]

sounds like the hdd is failing - back up your data if you can boot into windows and test your hardware out

if its a new SSD try updating the firmware..