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    NV53 powers up, won't post, no activity lights

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by shrine, Oct 1, 2011.

  1. shrine

    shrine Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is my motherboard fried? Power LEDs respond (battery and power), but not activity/indicator lights.

    I recently bought a new power adapter since the old one was loose / worn out. Now that this happened I was about to replace the DC power jack when I realized that the battery is fully charged, so that can't be it, right?

    • Tried an external monitor (monitor powers on but no post or beep)
    • Did a power cycle probably 50 times
    • Removed CMOS battery
    • Removed HDD, CDD, switched out RAM
    • Booted on battery power alone

    Anything I can do now besides replacing the motherboard? If I do replace it, is there a possibility that won't fix the problem? I'd love to be able to get it running again, even if it costs $120 or so.

    Thanks for any help, this is a great quality community and has made up for the failings of Gateway support.
     
    shrine, Oct 1, 2011
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