Recent content by GLE3

I do not notice and discoloration on the motherboard or distorted looking capacitors. I have read in order to acurately test the DC jack I need to touch the leads on the other side of the board underneath the jack. The voltage checks out there too. Could anyone give me some guidance on how to...

Thank you for the super fast reply! Afraid I don't have a lot of detail.. Daughter says she left the laptop in sleep mode (lid closed) on top of her bed for a few days as she spent a couple nights over a freinds house. When she got back, she tried to boot up with a no go. Maybe possible heat...

Ok, I have my daughters M-1631u Gateway laptop tore down to its motherboard after getting no boot - no power - no beep behavior. I already tried to discharge static as well before dismantling. Even isolated by itself, it doesn't appear I am getting power to the fan and such on the motherboard...