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 | Most Gateway laptops have one things in common (two, if you count the fact that teh suck). The power jack often comes disconnected from the modem. The easiest way to check is to wiggle the male connector ( :cheesy: ) and if you can find an angle where it accepts …  |
| | I had problem with the same spot. The natural assumption is to blame a clip. Double check to make sure you got all the screws. I remember tearing my box to shreds, trying to get an imaginary clip. If all your screws are removed I can re-check my old unit … |
| | You are caught in a boot loop, or whatever they call it these days. If you cannot even make it to BIOS it could be a power supply problem. If your power supply is good (and set on 250v), remove the CMOS battery, wait a few minutes, and replace it. … |
| | nice box ! do you have any other problems with it ? cause it sounds like a software error . actually it sounds like a directX error . have you tried to uninstall all versions of directX then reinstall the most current version . |
| | You know, if all else fails call Gateway and pretend to be a computer tech that is having a minor problem with a specific case. |
| | Motherboards are very sensitive to things like getting rammed with twice the voltage they were made to handle. The 580v setting is for europeans, and fortunately we are not european, if you switch the power supply back over to 250v the computer should work again. Chances are you didn't short … |
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