Hello - I found a red gateway laptop, model m6750 at a garage sale for $40. The owner said that he didn't have the ac adapter anymore, and was selling cheap. He removed the hard drive, and since opening, found that the wireless card was fubar'ed.
When I got it home, I plugged in my universal adapter, and nothing. No battery light, nothing. Took the battery out, pressed the power button for 30 seconds, still nothing. I took out the cmos battery for a minute or two with the same results - nothing.
Are there any suggestions on where to start here? One thing I am not sure of is whether or not I need a hard drive in order to post to bios. If I do, then I'll have to find one and then try again. Doesn't seem like I should need a hard drive just to get to the bios screen, but this is the first Gateway I've ever had to work on.
Any help or suggestions would be helpful. If there is a service manual or a schematic, that would be helpful as well.
Thanks for your time - Adam
When I got it home, I plugged in my universal adapter, and nothing. No battery light, nothing. Took the battery out, pressed the power button for 30 seconds, still nothing. I took out the cmos battery for a minute or two with the same results - nothing.
Are there any suggestions on where to start here? One thing I am not sure of is whether or not I need a hard drive in order to post to bios. If I do, then I'll have to find one and then try again. Doesn't seem like I should need a hard drive just to get to the bios screen, but this is the first Gateway I've ever had to work on.
Any help or suggestions would be helpful. If there is a service manual or a schematic, that would be helpful as well.
Thanks for your time - Adam
