Gateway p4 700c BIOS recovery

barneypetersonbios · Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:52 pm

The battery went dead. I replaced it but now it turns on and no video. It seems that if I pull the jumper off completely and have the 3.5 floppy in there I might be able to recover. I can't find the bloody disk, if there ever was one. Any options here?

Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:11 pm

the bios ID for that one is GB85010A.15A so you need to find the bios update floppy for one of that series. Note there is a GB85010A.86A too, but that is for an Intel retail version of this board, don't use that.

http://www.mpcdrivers.com/apps/filelistE-4600.html

don't forget to donate them...

barneypetersonbios · Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:39 am

Thank you for the info. However the 3.5 floppy is not being recognized. I even tried the drdflash thingie as well. And I tried to put it on a CD since that light initially blinks. I apologize for being in over my head. Could the hard have failed and caused this problem?

barneypetersonbios · Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:35 pm

Intel motherboard ATXSTF P04 700C 0026144888 4000779 MIC N232 E210882 FW82 8818A GB85010A.15A

I have become quite intimate with the innards of this machine. May it rest in peace.

Anyone need some PC800 memory sticks? Or an ATI video card. Seems a shame to waste them.

Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:18 pm

you want to put those RIMMs and the filler sticks on ebay. You'll be surprised to see what you can get for them...