Gateway NEW90 Won't Power On

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Kilo927

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2013

Hello! I have a Gateway NEW90 laptop and it will not power on at all. There are no fans and there is nothing on the screen. When the power button is pressed when there is no power cable, only the battery, connected nothing happens at all. When the power cable is connected the battery light on the front is solid orange and the when the power button is pressed it flashes once. If left to charge, after about five minutes the battery light begins to flash and is still orange. When the function and escape keys are held while pressing the power button, which is supposed to reset the BIOS, all of the lights flash very briefly and then only the orange battery light is solid. Could a new battery solve my problems? Or is the motherboard bad?

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Kilo927

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 13, 2013

makinu1der2 said:
Hello,

Perform the following steps:
-Remove the battery and Power adapter
-Press and hold the power button for 30-45 seconds (with battery and power still removed)
-Insert just the battery and attempt to boot the laptop.
-Insert just the power adapter and attempt to boot the laptop.

Is still unable to boot test the power adapter and make sure that the output voltage is correct.

I have tried this many times as well as a few other chargers. Nothing has worked so far. Now that I think about it the charging port broke away from the board and I had to glue it back down. I will have to check to see if it is shorting out. Also I have discovered that the battery light blinking orange is an indication that the battery is malfunctioning.

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Kilo927

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 13, 2013

makinu1der2 said:
With the battery removed the laptop should still boot.

I would definitely start by checking the DC Jack.

Also can you check the sticker underneath and see if there is a model number there (Example: NV59C66U)

I'm opening it now and the model number is NV59C63u.

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Kilo927

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 13, 2013

I have it completely disassembled and have looked at the plug but now I do not know what to do now. Any suggestions? Is there any way to check and see if the motherboard is bad? Perhaps it is dead?

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