Computer Crash - First time I've ever seen

[AlMujtahid]

One of our computers at work crashed last night. My boss was using it and he said he sent an e-mail and as soon it sent the screen flickered, went black, wnet to the Gateway boot sequence then just froze. I am attaching an image of the message on the screen.

When I go to BIOS, i can see the Hard Drive, but when I go to Boot Sequence, it does not show up as an option. The second image I amattaching is of the BIOS Boot Sequence screen.

If you have any ideas, we would greatly appreciate them and any help.
Thank you

 

[jazz3000]

Here's another thread regarding the same issue: http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/371345-solved-pxe-e53-no-boot.html Let us know Jazz

 

[AlMujtahid]

Hi Jazz,

I did see that thread. I looked for the Lannet xico mentions, but i cannoyt find it. Also, the intel links no longer are working.

 

[jazz3000]

are you looking under Lannet or LAN NET?

 

[AlMujtahid]

in the BIOS? I could not find either.

Do you know where I would look? It is a Gateway PC.

 

[jazz3000]

You're sure this is not a bad HD? Your Bios comes up but won't boot from there? Jazz

ps: Are you saying you can't change the bios with the plus and minus sign to indicate the HD?

 

[AlMujtahid]

It could be. The strange things is in BIOS it reads the Hard Drive. On the page that I check for Hard Drives and CD ROMS. In the boot equence, however, there is no option to select the hard drive. There is no LAN option either.

 

[AlMujtahid]

I have been reading some more on this online

I am befuddled as i do not understand why it suddenly is doing this. More importnatly, the confusing thing in my Boot menu is I see no option for booting from LAN or Network or anything of the sort. And I see no option of booting from a hard disk. It only says boot from CD or Externa Device. When it does boot and i press Fsomething to get into the BIOS, it says that Network is the firstboot item.

I am at a loss here. This one is frustrating. I feel like the answer should be so simple yet it eldues me!

 

[jazz3000]

Something obviously happened in the system, or to the hardware.
I don't suppose you'd be willing to try the CD -R or Chkdsk with your OS CD? It may well be you've lost your boot sequence somehow.
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode - F8 - to see if you can by pass? Jazz