Just like desktops we have to decide to try boards or not. The cost of a properly equipped shop to fix these laptops is going to run you about 120 just to answer if it's one part, the other or both. For HOME REPAIR your best plan is to think it's all the parts you suspect and then ask yourself is the laptop worth fixing since we can find nice refurbs and netbooks(new) for that much money.
Just so we're clear. You can't determine which part it is given the details so far and it is doubtful more details will help. I offer the above to help you make this a simple decision process.
-> Frankly? I would not fix this by ordering the boards. I let the shop do it since they have to stand by the estimate and if there is another part that failed then they usually eat it.
Bob
Hi i have a Gateway 450ROG laptop, i can't get any help from gateway (they and there support went bankrupt), and i am having some issues. First off my laptop won't turn on all of a sudden everything looks good no burnt things any where, but no matter what all it does is sit there no lights sounds, well sounds yes. The battery in it is dead, i have a new one on the way, but when i plug it in to the power cable i heard a humming sound around the CPU, so undid everythig and it wasn't the CPU but was definetly coming from the powerboard, the wierd part is when its plugged in the Orange charging light comes on like normal if the dead battery is in. Do you think the Powerboard is causing all of these problems, its humming quit loud and changes frequencies every once in a while, i tried removing the CMOS battery but that didn't help, would it be worth buying a new Power board they are like $40, but a new mobo is like $200, thanks in advance and any help would be apreciated.
Bigboy73
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