20 Most Recent Gateway NV53A24u Laptop Questions & Answers

hi if that is your default bios image the boot up files are corrupted you have to get the windows disc that matches your windows operating system and load it and select repair follow the prompts and select boot up files or Master Boot record cheers

Hi Mark, for scroll Lock on your laptop try the key combination hold the Fn key and press the F12 to activate scroll lock, the same can be used to undo the Scroll Lock too. as you will see that you can also activate most other functions with the Fn Key combination when used with the keys which have the functions printed on them in the same color as the Fn Key for example Fn+F3 keys will toggle WiFi on or off, Fn+F4 will put the computer to Sleep, Fn+Up Arrow to increase Volume and Fn+Down Arrow to Decrease Volume etc. hope this helps warm regard

Did it ever work? Try taking the battery out for 5 minutes, see if that resets the wifi.

Test it with an external monitor. If it does not work with an external monitor, then your motherboard is defective. If your laptop works good with an external monitor, then your screen need to be replaced.

This link may help you: http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/Medialess/FAQ/SUPPAGE01su44.shtml

Gateway NV53 Series Notebook Service Guide

It is impossible to repair, best solution is to replace the keybpard.You maybe able to purchase a replacement keyboard from theis WEB site. Keyboard replacement, LCD screens for mobile phones, Ipods and computer equipment. http://www.yallstore.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=1lrjst3ncshlb4c7frn9bev3c3&keyword=keyboards

This manual may be found on the Gateway website.See their support/downloads section.Search using your notebook model number.Take care!damnor01

won't boot at all?it's probably the BIOS settingsgo to the BIOS settings by pressing F8 or DELgo to advanced settingslook for "boot device priority" or something like thatset the first priority device as your harddisksave & exit,restart,happy computingthe "boot device priority" maybe not placed on advanced setting,each BIOS has different interfaces,just look for something like that,it's easy

Try installing the latest wireless driver. Once the driver is installed it will automatically switch on unless it was disabled in the BIOS setting.

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You have to completely disassemble the laptop1) Remove ALL power to the Notebook.2) Follow Anti-Static Precautions3) Remove the Display Assembly.Disassemble the Display Assembly, until you just have the Top Cover in your hand. (Gateway term = LCD Assembly Lid )2) Remove the Ram Memory, Wireless Card, Harddrive, Optical Drive, Keyboard Cover, Keyboard, Palm Rest, and remove the motherboard.{ Advise using an ESD wrist strap connected to a good ground source.Average cost is around $3 to $6.I connect, for example, to an unpainted surface, of the metal frame of an open, empty desktop computer case.Use a mutli-compartment container for the various screws you will remove.Label each compartment for the area the screw/s come out of.If no multi-compartment container is available, you can substitute with a clean egg carton. Label each egg holder.SOME screws look VERY similar to other screws.DO NOT mix them up! }Gateway NV53 series of Notebook PC's - Service Manual (Free),http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/#toc-gatewayWhere it states Gateway 400, with 400 being in blue;go to the second line, and across. Click on NV53.This is a PDF file. The computer you are using now has Adobe Reader on it, which uses PDF files.After you click on the file name (NV53), it may take up to 30 seconds before the first page comes up.For additional questions please post in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

Unfortunately, there isn't any way to increase the video performance of this model. Only very few laptops have interchangeable video cards and this isn't one of them, sadly. Video RAM can sometimes be increased in the BIOS by hitting F2 when the computer is first starting up (during the Gateway screen) and fiddling around with that, but it's probably a long shot because usually only enthusiast laptops have that function.

Hi there and welcome to Fixya!
Please follow the steps below to replace the LCD screen on your laptop.
1. Power off your laptop . Turn the laptop upside down so that you can see the bottom side of the laptop's case. 2. Depress the battery release latch and lift the battery and laptop ac adapter out of the laptop. Flip the computer back over and open up the LCD screen to a 90 degree angle. 3. Pull off each of the rubber buttons located along the edges of the Gateway NV53A24U Screen. Remove each of the screws underneath the buttons with the Phillips-head screwdriver, remove keyboard. 4. Insert your fingers underneath the cover of the Gateway NV53A24U Screen. Work your fingers around the edges of the cover to unlock it from the screen. Pull the cover off the screen and set it aside. 5. Locate the inverter board at the bottom edge of the Gateway laptop screen . Disconnect the cables at the right and left end of the board that connect to the Gateway NV53A24U Screen. Remove the screw holding the inverter board in place and then lift the board off the LCD screen. 6. Tilt the screen slightly towards you until you can see the strip of tape holding the video cable. Pull off the tape and then disconnect the video cable from the laptop case. 7. Remove the Gateway NV53A24U LCD screen from the case. Set the new screen onto the case and reattach the video cable and tape strip. Position the replacement inverter board at the bottom of the screen and attach the screw. 8. Reconnect the inverter board's cables. Pop the plastic cover onto the Gateway NV53A24U LCD screen and reconnect the screws. Set the rubber buttons over the screws. Reconnect the battery. 9. Turn on the laptop. Wait for the manufacturer's logo to appear on the screen to ensure the display was replaced properly.
Hope this helps. Thanks!

There are a series of screws the main one most folks miss is the ones under the battery there usually is three of then and one or two keyboard screws underneath you will have to take one of the covers off where the CPU and battery is located there will be one there, The battery for the main charger not the CPU battery it will have just 3 or two screws remove that, I hope that this assisted you, thanks for using FixYa! John