Gateway Laptop Capacitor

[alfa88]

Try these 2 things

Pull your ram out and clean the contacts. Make sure they are completely seated when you reinstall them. On the bios screen find and select the default settings.

 

[JoeyJon]

Tried that. Even put into different RAM from another computer, same weird screens.

 

[JoeyJon]

You know what? I didn't clean the RAM sockets on the motherboard.

I guess I'll do that.

 

[alfa88]

Just Sayin'

I had a similar rebooting, shutdown, weird screen problem with a Dell and it turned out that the RAM was not fully engaged in the socket. The steamy hot CPU is a different matter. That's why I mention a default bios setting.

 

[davenn]

....
I am going to order a new motherboard, I am assuming that's the problem. Do you think it is the motherboard or the CPU?

will be interesting to see what $$ they want for a mother board compared to a new laptop
you may be better off with a new laptop and get a decent warrenty.

Look for something a bit better quality than a Gateway. Definately wouldnt be my first choice in laptops ( or any form of their brand of puter)
after working on them for some years.

best of luck
Dave

 

[JoeyJon]

$65 plus $9 shipping.

 

[davenn]

$65 plus $9 shipping.

cool, I expected substantially more. tho is that with or without CPU and or RAM ?
even without, not a bad price

Dave

 

[kwoolsey94]

If you have a bad cap i would remove the parts that look faulty or test faulty via the bus. Get replacements and re solder. U can test caps and resistors via the bus so get a multimeter and start there.

 

[JoeyJon]

Well, I replaced the mobo ($65). Same darned thing happened. I ordered a new processor ($12) and now it is up and running again.

Thanks for everybody's help!