Gateway notebook I turned on my notebook and it is stuck on the green Gateway screen that says BIOS Settings and BOOT Menu. It will not go any further and it will not respond to anything.

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Follow the steps below to configure the boot order on most computers.

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
   
2. While the display is blank, press the f10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
   NOTE: The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the f2 or the f6 key on some computers.
   
3. Select the Advanced tab using the right and left arrow keys.
   
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Boot Order .
   
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order.
   

I'm sorry but I don't know how to reset your BIOS. But to get around your problem, you should be able to enter the boot menu to boot to the optical drive to install your OS.

In order to access the boot options on this notebook computer, press the F10 key while the Gateway screen is displayed during the startup process. This opens a Boot menu with the option to start the computer to any of the available drives. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select a menu option, and then press the ENTER key to start to the selected device.

To "boot" (start) to a CD, DVD, or a floppy disk, the media must be in the drive when starting the computer.

most likely a faulty hard drive.

have you done any upgrades
EI memory or windows

Hm...That sounds like either the motherboard is dying/dead or a device is (such as the hard drive). I would suggest removing one piece at a time and see if you can get past that screen. The most annoying would be if it is the DVD drive since it's probably the most difficult device to remove from the laptop. (If memory serves it involves removing a certain screw from the bottom and then getting under the keyboard so you can push it out).

Do you have a second stick of RAM installed? Mine died a while ago and caused real heck with my 7330GZ.

Corrupted driver or faulty hardware perhaps.

Seem to be an inverter problem.

operating system of your pc is damaged so reinstall the os again or recover from the recovery CD

This error message may appear when the computer BIOS is set to boot from a network and cannot find a bootable operating system on the network or on any of the storage devices included in the notebook PC's boot path.

The following steps are for most HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario Notebook PCs. The boot order can be configured on the Advanced tab in the BIOS settings menu. The steps to modify the boot order may vary depending on the model of your computer. On most HP notebooks the boot order can be configured using the following steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. While the display is blank, press the F10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu. NOTE: Some notebook PCs use the F2 or F6 key.
3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select the Advanced tab.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Boot Order .
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order.

Reset the boot order to the default settings Use the following steps to reset the boot order to the default settings:

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. While the display is blank, press the F10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
3. Press the F9 key to reset the BIOS to default settings.
4. Press the F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS settings menu.

I think it will you to fix your problem.
If still have problem then tell me more about it.

Thanks
Iqbal