yeah again gateway are ridiculous, my laptop isnt listed there but if you hit the 'how to install' link at the top right there it opens the readme.txt for the download.
http://support.gateway.com/support/d...phlash1656.txt
again on the site it says only for vista but in the txt file it lists instructions for xp. hilarious..
and at the bottom:"
Applicable Part Numbers
MX3000 Series:
1009037 - Gateway MX3230
1009088 - Gateway MX3230h
1009130 - Gateway MX3231
1009049 - Gateway MX3410
1009086 - Gateway MX3410h
1009095 - Gateway MX3412
1009096 - Gateway MX3412h
1009050 - Gateway MX3414
1013920R - Gateway MX3416
1014114R - Gateway MX3417
1019145 - Gateway MX3422
1013971R - Gateway MX3701
2905898R - Gateway MX3702 "
the bios file itself claims to be only for vista which is the only thing i can guess at. maybe its supposed to tie itself to a vista bootsector or something, im going to install vista on a laptop HD and slip it in as my last resort to see if it is just waiting for one to be present. far fetched but this 'trustedcore' bios apparently can lock functions out.