A crack in some circuit board, a chip that is disconnected. Finding it far exceeds the cost of the machine at times. Best hope? Extract the hard disk and get what they can't lose off the drive.
Lesson? Don't drop it.
Bob
My friend dropped her laptop and now it wont even turn on. She said once she dropped it, it turned off and now wont turn on again. I opened it up but didnt see anything wrong with it, or anything that came loose of fell of the board. I had it pluged in for like 2 days and still nothing. Im pretty sure its not getting power because the battery doesnt even get warm when plugged in. What do i need to check for, and whats common problems that happen to dropped laptops? Its a gateway 400vtx. Thanks

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