Recent content by M.Courneya

I need to replace the keyboard on a Gateway EC5409u Laptop and am having a hell of a time getting to it. I've unscrewed every screw on the bottom of the system, and the top plate around the keyboard still will not budge. Any ideas? If anyone knew of a link to a disassembly guide, that would...

I can't say for sure what the problem was, but I removed the hard drive and connected it to my main PC and was able to save any files that I didn't have backed up. Afterward, I installed Ubuntu and it booted just fine. Probably a problem with the MBR? In any case, thanks for all your help!

The system seems to boot to a CD. The External Display does nothing. Think its a Hard Drive issue?

Hello, I'm new here, and only hope that this is the right forum. I'm having a bit of trouble with my Inspiron 1720. It worked fine after I received it for quite a few months, but about two weeks ago, the system stopped booting. Every time I power it on, I get the motherboard screen, with...