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Originally Posted by kinch1
Yes, I have Norton Internet Security.
Odd... I know Avast! Anti-Virus is notorious for the siren noises, never heard of Norton doing such things.
Your problem is something...
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Originally Posted by nfoxall
Hi all,
just a quick one if someone has time.
My DVD writer on my gateway 4532 laptop took a dump wont load cd's and the last time it worked made some funny noises as I accidently...
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Originally Posted by playin4sheezy
Im using a barebones copy of XP Tablet Edition because its a tablet..
So the only way I can do this is support through them???
I can install Vista with no problem and without any...
Are you using the restore disk for that particular model? Or are you using a bare-bones copy of XP and downloading drivers yourself?
Gateway is notoriously bad when it comes to their "Drivers" section of their web page. ...
There's the obvious one on the bottom with just a screw and door covering it, I'm sure you have that one figured out.
Then, there's the one underneath the keyboard. You'll just have to pop the power bar off and then remove the...
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Originally Posted by mevitts
i'm wondering if it's B. the power cord looks okay, there doesn't seem to be any bends or tears in it. and I checked the DC jack to see if there was anything stuck inside but so far i...
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Originally Posted by mevitts
i did what you said, i wiggled the jack gently and no light came on, however, when i inserted the jack, there was a small spark coming from the jack as i inserted it. any ideas? thanks...
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Originally Posted by mevitts
that could be a possibility, i'm ashamed to admit that i'm not exactly cautious when it comes to the AC jack. There is a possibility that i may have set teh laptop on the AC cord while...
Is the power cord getting bumped/wiggled/jiggled by chance? Enough of this could cause a loose DC jack, which in turn would cause no power, random shut-downs (assuming battery is dead too) when bumped, etc.
