Specs:
90 MHz Processor
Windows 95
8192KB RAM
HD Approx. 3GB total (hard drive is partitioned)
Problem Description:
My Gateway 2000 (from 1994 or something like that) will not start up.
The BIOS load fine, the memory count goes well.
What happens?
After the BIOS load, and the memory is checked and counted, it goes to the normal screen that loads right before Windows 95 comes up.
It says:
90 Mhz Pentium CPU
External Cache: 256 EnabledWhich is what it normally says.
But the problem is it stops there, and freezes;
Toggling the CAPS lock does change the LCD display indicator.
Nothing happens after this.
I don't know whats causing it.
I don't have any DOS/MSDOS disks around right now, and my XP computer doesnt have a floppy drive.
What may have caused this:
My laptop has this thing called "Suspend" that doesnt seem to exist anymore, but anyways, I put my laptop into suspend mode, and then I removed the battery. (Don't ask why)
An explanation to Suspend Mode for those of you who don't know:
Suspend mode is the quickest way to get into a hibernate like state. It stops all activity, and stops the hard drive. The RAM is not saved to the disk, it is kept in the RAM. The battery gives the RAM power to keep the information that resides in it.
Removing the battery looses all information. Therefor, the hard drive cache, and all RAM contents is lost.
I think that I might have lost something important.
Anyone know what I can do as a fix? I will try to get my hands on a floppy disk with MSDOS and Scandisk, but I cant right now.
What should I do?
Thanks to all in advanced.
I have NO av protection, or spyware protection. I cant run them at all. Besides, it doesnt have internet. And I have virus protection on all my other computers (to a certain point) so I cant think of a way that a virus could spread to it.
