Re: Gateway MA3 Laptop, Overheating?



Thanks Spitz. Since I was able to reseat the processor and it now turns on fine, do you believe this advice still applies? After messing it with it for a couple hours, I notice the fan stays on non stop and I get shut downs if the laptop has poor airflow from overheating. No malware or viruses were detected, hardware is checking out fine, updated all Windows components and updated drivers along with flashing BIOS. If I hold the laptop up in the air and use it, the laptop stays on for hours. If I turn it on and sit it on the couch,...

Hello guys -

I am helping a friend whose laptop was not booting. When I pushed the power the blue circle around the power button appeared along with the hard drive symbol and another symbol then turned off within a few seconds. Her battery no longer would charge so its not in the laptop so I began to think that the power adapter was bad and shorting out.

I opened the laptop, disconnected the hard drive, removed the RAM and unplugged the display but still the same. I then removed the fan and CPU and tried the power and it worked. I reseated the CPU and tried and again...