My Gateway M6843 laptop was working fine for me, but I was going out of town for a few weeks I unplugged it to avoid messing it up due to lightning or power surges. Now that I am back I plugged it in and get nothing at all. No power, no lights on the front...nothing. I've tried the methods of taking battery out and power cord out, holding the power button for a minute and then putting the battery and/ or the AC cord back in and nothing works. It's hard to believe something "broke" from being unplugged and sitting dormant for 17 days. Any ideas!? Thanks in advance!
You may have already done this, but remember many laptops require that you remove the battery for about 30 sec. as
well as disconnect the AC power to reset them.
Always try this when everything appears completely dead.
Source: pcsupport.com <<<and it's worked
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Could be your connection inside the laptop itself.
They tend to go easily in gateways.
The wear and tear from plugging it in and out.
Cost approximately $70.00 - $100.00 to repair.
Can usually get the best price at a small computer repair store
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these people are right and there is definitely some hardware issues with your computer...which can be repaired but not really worth the money or effort.
SOURCE: Gateway laptop AC adapter not working
Fixable? Maybe
Sounds like a problem with the power jack on the Motherboard. If so, it is possible to remove the board and replace the jack but this requires soldering skills and is probably not something the average person would want to try.
You might try another adapter to be sure but if it is a motherboard problem the best solution is probably to junk it and buy a new laptop.
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Hi,
have you already tried to power up your laptop without the battery, only with the powersupply docked in?
If this works, you´ll have to replace the battery or use the laptop without a battery.
If this doesn´t work, just take the full battery from the other laptop try to power up the laptop without the power supply docked in.
If this works, your latop motherboard is broken and till it is replaced, you have only the chance to work with a battery and reload it with another latop.
SOURCE: I have a Gateway NX560XL laptop. The other day it
Try taking out battery and plug in power. If it works, battery is faulty. If not,
Try taking out your hard disk plug in power, if it works, hard disk is faulty. If not,
Try taking out memory card, if there's a sound, memory card faulty. If no sound, it's your motherboard that is causing the error.
Note: If machine is under warranty no need to pay for the repairs.
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