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Question

nv53 laptop operating system (windows 7 home 64bit)

Jul 16, 2014 6:30AM PDT

I have a gateway nv-53a laptop. The screen gave out so I bought another and installed it. Then the motherboard fan went out so I thought I would fix that too. I failed, I cannot figure out how to get the motherboard out to get to the fan (nothing I could find had a fan which was installed on the bottom of the motherboard and I am giving up). Anyway, the laptop had windows 7 64bit home installed on it. I have geek squad recovery cd's (4) and am wondering if its possible to take the operating system and somehow transfer it to another system. Can anybody point me in the right direction to do that?

Thank you...............

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That's no.
Jul 16, 2014 7:46AM PDT
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I have a a Gateway Notebook (looks like a laptop)
Jul 18, 2014 12:47AM PDT
I have a site that may be of help: http://www.skyline-eng/.com/. It is listed as a notebook, NV55a series. I was trying to get a motherboard for the first to go are the USB ports, had 3 now one with an extension. I have WIN7 Home Premium on a NV55C, it is also on the box it came in but longer.
Another site will give you drivers: http://support.gateway.com/
It had a burned out hard drive, only 3 GB RAM and I replaced them both. I could replace the keyboard, I am using an external one - I got the first site from Gateway since it isn't under warranty. If you lose your WIN7 Home Premium, I had to use http://www.tigerdirect.com and bought it there; the drivers, you will need for it to function.
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The first link is not correct but the second one has your
Jul 18, 2014 1:04AM PDT
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Gateway NV5378u Acer SJV50TR Motherboard MB.WGH01.001 / 55.4
Jul 18, 2014 1:07AM PDT
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These are the motherboard for various Gateways.
Jul 23, 2014 12:40PM PDT

Models
Gateway NV53 Series: NV5302U, NV5309H, NV5321H, NV5329H, NV5332U, NV5366H, NV5370H, NV5378U, NV5384U, NV5387U, NV5390U, NV5394U

Those are the ones that motherboard Gateway NV5378u Acer SJV50TR Motherboard MB.WGH01.001 / 55.4FM01.021 works with. Mine is not there. Darrell

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It is possible....
Jul 25, 2014 4:54AM PDT