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Bob
n77H23u Gateway 17.5" Laptop PC with Intel Core i5-3210M Processor and Windows 7 laptop 6gb ram that's my computer my friend got me.
I tried taking the battery out and holding it for 30 seconds with the battery out and the adapter plug in but it didn't work. So I took it to office depo and the man tried different cords and their is no indication of any power to the laptop. No lights or anything. I was on it 2 days ago and closed it then I think I didn't shut it off and it wouldn't come back on again. I admit I have dropped it a couple of times but it turned back on and on 2 occasion heard a loud continuous beep sound I got scared and pushed the power button but then it worked fine. That was months ago.
I suppose I fried something and now is it just an expensive paperweight now? I have no hope of it being fixed so do I toss it?

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