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Anonymous Posted on Jan 28, 2013
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Gateway sx2850-33 drive flakes out

Hey. I've got a Gateway sx2850-33, and the hard drive intermittently becomes unavailable. The machine boots great, runs great, then all of a sudden the machine acts like the drive is not available. Errors writing to disk, etc, before the machine hangs. An instant reboot doesn't help. I swapped the drive and have the same behavior. I'm presuming it's the integrated controller, so that means swapping out the motherboard. Does anyone know what the form factor of the SX2850 is so I can pick up another?

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  • Posted on May 25, 2009

SOURCE: Gateway DX4720 BIOS update

Your bios updates are here, If you are trying to overclock I do not believe that this can be accomplished with this particular board though.



http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?ref=step&st=browse&platform=10021&model=12085&os=10394&type=10079



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  • Posted on Jun 16, 2009

SOURCE: gateway gt4016 won't boot. Fan runs but nothing else

Try a different CPU. and also try a completely different set of know good memory. If after this the system still doesn't boot up then then the motherboard they installed in defective and if that the case? Get your money back.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 25, 2009

SOURCE: Gateway GT4016 not booting up. Fan works, but no

you may get some ideas from http://www.computing.net/answers/cpus/computer-not-booting-up/8457.html

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 08, 2009

SOURCE: Gateway GT4022 Motherboard failed

Well, I think gateway is just a computer manufacturer, so if you are still under warranty, you could possibly get a replacement. But before doing anything, and if you are comfortable with doing so, open up the side of the casing, and take a look around, see if any cables seem unconnected.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 26, 2009

SOURCE: Gateway Gt 5220 computer powers on but will not boot

I have the same system and have had this same problem 3 times! It is the motherboard. My system was under warranty and extended warranty in 2 of the cases. The motherboard was replaced both times and that did fix the problem. At this time, I am contemplated wheather to fix it a third time or buy a new system as I believe the problem is in the design.

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