hey all,
I have a 3 year old Gateway M-6755 laptop that quit working. I was working on it and left the room for a few minutes and came back and it was shut off. It was plugged into the wall so I know the battery did not die and I have no sleep timers set on it. I turned it back on but it will not even POST. The power light comes on and I hear the hard drive spin up and start seeking but nothing else comes on. The screen stays black and does not power up. The dvd drive does not spin up and it won't even eject when the button is pressed. I am a pretty tech savvy guy when it comes to desktops but have little experience with laptops. Again, it won't POST (no beeps at all), won't give power to the screen or dvd drive but, will power up the hard drive. Are these signs of a dead motherboard?
thanks for any and all help,
adaman
I have a 3 year old Gateway M-6755 laptop that quit working. I was working on it and left the room for a few minutes and came back and it was shut off. It was plugged into the wall so I know the battery did not die and I have no sleep timers set on it. I turned it back on but it will not even POST. The power light comes on and I hear the hard drive spin up and start seeking but nothing else comes on. The screen stays black and does not power up. The dvd drive does not spin up and it won't even eject when the button is pressed. I am a pretty tech savvy guy when it comes to desktops but have little experience with laptops. Again, it won't POST (no beeps at all), won't give power to the screen or dvd drive but, will power up the hard drive. Are these signs of a dead motherboard?
thanks for any and all help,
adaman