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Other => Other => Topic started by: mamamock on October 13, 2005, 10:03:46 AM

Title: no start
Post by: mamamock on October 13, 2005, 10:03:46 AM

I have an old gateway computer (about 6 years old). I recently went to turn on and my moniter will not come on. Is it shot? I'm not very computer literate.

Title: Re: no start
Post by: patio on October 13, 2005, 10:43:03 AM

Have you tried it with a knownworking monitor ? ?
This will help determine if it's the computer or the monitor we are troubleshooting.

patio.   8)

Title: Re: no start
Post by: GX1_Man on October 13, 2005, 02:30:43 PM

Did anything happen to this Gateway prior to this? A trip down the stairs, fell over, smelled like smoke? Or it just sat and then when turned on it had departed this world?

Have you removed and reattached the monitor connections? You can do that while swapping it out with another monitor as mentioned above.

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Title: Re: no start
Post by: merlin_2 on October 13, 2005, 04:45:36 PM

cmos battery flat?

Title: Re: no start
Post by: mamamock on October 14, 2005, 05:53:27 AM

How do I check that?

Title: Re: no start
Post by: patio on October 14, 2005, 02:49:34 PM

Just replace it. part#CS2032 available at Wal-Mart or anywhere that sells batteries.

Make sure you are properly grounded and all power to the machine is unplugged.

patio.   8)

Title: Re: no start
Post by: Fed on October 14, 2005, 04:05:44 PM

What are you drinking Merlin  ???