Gateway NV-53 Support Question
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Question posted by Faizrpi on March 3rd, 2014
Nv53 Won't Post
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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on May 6th, 2014 5:03 PM
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You can find help for diagnosing POST problems starting on page 116 of the service guide. If you need a copy of the service guide, you can download it here.
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Service Guide - Page 2
... or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Gateway, Gateway Country, the Gateway stylized logo, and the black-and-white spot design are available on the NV53 service guide.
All other countries. All rights reserved. in the United States and other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway...
Service Guide - Page 5
... Testing the keyboard or auxiliary input device 117 Testing the memory 118 Testing the power system 118 Testing the touchpad 119 Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message 120 Index of error messages 121 Error codes 121 Error messages 121 No-beep error messages 123 Phoenix BIOS beep codes 124 Symptom...
Service Guide - Page 37
...Description
Format/Options
Displays the system time.
Displays the size of system memory detected during POST and while booting.
Disabled Enabled
When enabled, a remote host with appropriate boot image can...MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year)
Displays the size of video memory detected during Disabled
POST.
Enabled
31 HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)
Displays the system date. When disabled...
Service Guide - Page 45
... port.
5 Press and hold the Fn+Esc keys (this is the BIOS recovery hotkey), then
press the power button.
6 Release the Fn+Esc keys after POST.
39
Service Guide - Page 46
... adapter
into the DC power jack and plug one end to an electrical outlet.
7 Press the power button to turn on the system. 8 After the POST, remove the tool from the hardware gap. 9 Reinstall the memory module(s), battery pack, and the bay cover. 10 Turn on the system board.
CHAPTER 2: System...
Service Guide - Page 121
CHAPTER 4
Troubleshooting
• Diagnosing problems • System test procedures • Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message • Index of error messages • Phoenix BIOS beep codes • Symptom-to-FRU error messages • Intermittent problems • Undetermined problems
115
Service Guide - Page 122
... table with the verified symptom to determine which page
to go on or stay on.)
POST does not complete. No beep or error codes are intended to test only Acer products....problems).
Symptoms (Verified)
Power failure. (The power indicator does not go to "Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message" on page 120
n "Intermittent problems" on page 132 n "Undetermined problems" on screen....
Service Guide - Page 126
... correct the error.
120
Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the amount of the error messages occur during POST. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting
Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message
The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. If the symptom is listed first.
Do not replace a non...
Service Guide - Page 128
... battery, run the BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot the system. n Test or replace the system board.
122
Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS
n Run "Load Setup Defaults" using the BIOS Setup Utility, then reboot the notebook. Incorrect Drive A type - run the BIOS Setup Utility to...
Service Guide - Page 129
... notebook.
n Test or replace the system board. No beep, power-on indicator turns on LCD during POST but system runs correctly.
n Test the power source (battery pack and power adapter). n Test or ...LED board. But you can see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified. No beep during POST. See "Testing the power system" on page 118.
n Test or replace the LCD. n Test...
Service Guide - Page 130
...24h 26h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh
Beeps
1-2-2-3 1-3-1-1 1-3-1-3 1-3-4-1 1-3-4-3
POST Routine Description
Verify Real Mode Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Get CPU type Initialize system hardware Initialize ... 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on ...
Service Guide - Page 131
... configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus...EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test...
Service Guide - Page 132
...8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah
Beeps
1-2
POST Routine Description
Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area ... hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non-MCD IDE controllers Detect and ...
Service Guide - Page 133
...Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors POST done- prepare to boot operating system One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot (optional)... Clear screen (optional) Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd ...
Service Guide - Page 134
... E0h E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh F0h F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h
Beeps
1
POST Routine Description
Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS...
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