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Gateway Laptop Fan Pulsing

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Laptop fans are some devices that help the laptop reduce temperature while working because when the laptop or its main components get too heated it’s bad. It may even lead to freezing up the screen and if measures are not taken immediately you can even expect to burn some important components like the processor, the motherboard or memory. These laptop fans are usually situated right above the pieces that produce most heating when they work at maximum capacity. The fan rotates at a certain speed and takes the heat out of the laptop through the fan vent and replaces this hot air with cold one brought from the outside. But these fans are not working all the time because there’s no need for them to do so.

They are programmed to rotate at different speed according to the present need of the laptop. The fan rotates more slowly when you use simple programmes or applications like writing a Word document or reading your email. When you run more complex applications like computer games with complex graphics that are power demanding and use the whole capacity of the processor and memory, it’s only normal to have a higher speed. So do not panic if you notice your Gateway laptop fan pulsing as long as it remains relatively quiet , I mean there’s no loud or unusual noise accompanying this.


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But if the Gateway laptop fan keeps pulsating when you are performing simple tasks that do not heat up the laptop or when this pulsating happens frequently and does not stop or when you hear a creaky noise coming from the fan, it’s bad. I mean you will have to stop your laptop, wait for it to cool down and check the fan inside because there is something wrong with it. usually it’s a loose screw or the fan just does not stay in its place, but it’s more like falling out. If you can tight the screws and start the laptop and check the fan, you will see it works fine. But sometimes it is damaged and you will have to replace it with a new one. Don’t worry, you can find a compatible fan in no time if you visit an online store that sells laptop spare parts. Besides, fans are not expensive components for laptops.

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Some of the times when your fan pulsates and it is not broken or loose, you just have to update your BIOS to fix the problem and this will allow a better control over the fan’s pulsating activity, I mean it will come back to normal. There is no need for you to try and change the speed of the fan in order to make it constant because it’s not good for your laptop. But if you still consider the fan rotating too fast, you can change its speed in BIOS.

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Gateway Laptop Replacement Motherboard 4006229r

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Usually when a single component dies, the others can function just fine or maybe show some kind of troubleshooting. But if your laptop’s motherboard is fries and doesn’t work, no other hardware component will work, either, as the motherboard offers support for all of them. It is the base for the system and just like in the case of a building, when the base is down, all the things above it go on the ground, too.

Well, i guess it’s one of the most important components of a laptop. But it does get fried from time to time for various reasons: the laptop becomes overheated, there is a power shock or other such things. So you have to replace the broken motherboard with a new one purchased from the store or better from the internet, as you can find better prices there. But you should be careful because you must know exactly the model and series of the motherboard you need, because otherwise it won’t be compatible with your laptop and it won’t work.


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You can search for the right model to see if you can buy it anywhere and delivered at your home. I made a little research on my own and i noticed that prices for the same product differ quite a lot, probably because of two main causes: first because not all components that are sold are new – they may also be used and refurbished so if they are not brand new the price will be smaller, and second – many of the laptop components producers are in China and Taiwan and you will also have to pay for the shipping of the product, so you will end up paying more than if you buy one produced in your own country.

So if you want a replacement motherboard for your Gateway laptop, you will find offers if you follow these links: www.rivermain.com, www.alibaba.com, www.aliexpress.com and www.laptops-we-r.com. Prices may very from $80 to 230, but I have just explained why.

After you get the Gateway laptop motherboard 4006229r at home, take the bad one one and put the new one in, with extreme attention to details. Laptop motherboards have a lot of other components fixed on them, so if you want to take out the motherboard you will have to take out every single component that is present on it.


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After you place the new motherboard you will have to put back all the components in their place, making the process in reverse this time. If you are not sure how to do things properly, you can follow all the instructions of the tutorial here or have a specialist do this for you. Make sure there are no extra screws or components left on the table after you re-assemble the Gateway laptop and try to see if it works.

It’s not rocket science after all, but you still have to pay attention or you might as well end up making some damage to your laptop and spending more money afterwards for fixing it

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250 Gb Hard Drive For Gateway Laptop

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The hard drive of a computer, either laptop or desktop, is used for storing the digital information you want to keep for further use, like word documents, photos, movies and music files. Usually the Gateway laptops that yo buy from the store have only a limited storage capacity – 160GB or so, they can even get to 250 GB, but if you have an old laptop with a smaller hard drive and want to upgrade it, the best choice is to replace the internal smaller hard drive with a bigger one that can store 250 GB of information that you can access any time you want to.

So, if you want to purchase a 250 GB hard drive for your Gateway laptop you have the possibility to put it inside , replacing the old one, or use it as external hard drive. Whatever your option is, it’s better to have a bigger hard drive because there are so many things you want to store starting from digital photos, movies and your favorite music, e-books that you can read in your free time or important documents for work. Now this kind of hard drive is not expensive any more, it’s only affordable, as technology evolved a lot and this is no longer considered the biggest hard drive ever as it used to be a few years ago. Thank God for this, as I carry all my stuff with me all the time. And I also have backup for all the documents and photos, so … I always need some extra storage space.


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Hard drives are a necessity now because only the operating system eats up a lot of your memory and space and in time you install a lot of software applications that gather and you also save a lot of information that you like at the time and need at a certain point and then forget to delete it and so on, and after one year or so you realize that there’s no room left even for one short video to save on your computer. And since deleting is out of the question, as all the documents and stuff saved on your laptop are important to you, the only other option is to buy another hard drive.

In order to do this you must know exactly what kind of hard drive is compatible with your laptop and what dimensions you need. If you don’t respect this request you will not be able to use a hard drive with different sizes, as it won’t fit.


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So you need a bigger hard drive and if it is possible it will also provide more speed and efficiency, as they have now 5400 rpm and 12 ms access time and are also a lot more quite than the older ones that resembled a plane taking off.

If you need to buy a 250 GB hard drive for Gateway laptop you can find here for a fair price between $65-70. Just pay attention to compatibility.

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Gateway Laptop LCD Inverter

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

The Gateway laptop LCD inverter is a device that provides power to the cold cathode fluorescent lamp that is used for backlighting the LCD of a Gateway laptop. It is one of these small inexpensive things that make a laptop work and that are only noticed when they are not functioning. When your Gateway laptop LCD screen is completely black you wonder what happened and try to fix the problem. First you try to identify the little piece or component that is responsible for this malfunction and you try all the possible situations that can lead to this. First you think it’s a power failure, then that it’s something wrong with your graphics card or that a connection cord is loose or even that your whole screen is compromised. But in the end you either call a specialist or ask around on a laptop geek forum and are surprised to find out that there is such a device as a LCD inverter that no longer functions right and you have to change it.

This device has improved a lot over the years and now it is very slim and elegant and makes it possible for your laptop screen to work perfectly and let you enjoy the pleasure of a good movie. Besides its use for backlights in laptops, this device is also used in ultrathin lamp cases, such as the light behind the advertising signs in front of the stores or pubs or some other additional illumination devices.


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But how to identify if the problem is caused by this Gateway laptop LCD inverter? Well, there are several symptoms that can tell you this: the screen is completely black , but the power indicates that the screen is supplied with energy, the screen is dark but you can still read something on it, the screen flashes while turning on and off for a very short time, there is no image on the screen, but you can hear the sound of whatever is laying on, the picture on the screen turns on and off and so does the LED light. In these cases, you will only have to change the LCD inverter and not the whole screen and the problem will be solved.

The price goes around the price of $25-50 and if you want to save some extra bucks you can perform the replacement yourself. Just be very careful, as the LCD screen is very sensitive and you don’t want to end up buying another one, too. If you are going to buy such a laptop component you will have to be careful about choosing the right one that will be compatible with your Gateway laptop model and size.


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If you are interested in purchasing one, visit these web sites: www.nylaptopparts.com, www.laptopkeyboards.org, www.yallstore.com, www.laptops-we-r.com, www.battery-adapter.com and www.laptoprepairparts.com.

It is very important to have the right diagnostic and to have the right piece and if you are not such a good laptop specialist, just let the ones that really know what they are doing handle this.

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Gateway Laptop Replacement Screens

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Men have a thing with repairing stuff themselves whether they really know what they are doing or not – they try it any way. So every time a piece from their laptop is broken and needs to be replaced, they will do thia by themselves, being very proud that they can do it and save the money they would have spent on the laptop repair shop. I admire them for this, but I would still go to a specialist. Well, let’s think about what you have to do when you accidentally break your laptop’s LCD. You are desperate when you hear it cracking and then immediately try to see if you can buy a new one as soon as possible because you are a computer addict and you can’t live a few days without it.

But the first thing you have to do is to examine the damage carefully and see if it’s the screen that needs to be replaced or is just one of its components. Sometimes the screen is just black and won’t function properly because of the back light that is burnt – you will have to replace only that piece and it will cost you less. Some other times it’s the inverter and even a loose cord connecting the monitor with your laptop. So make sure you do this first and after that see if the damage is physical and the screen really needs to be replaced.


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Then try to find an online store to purchase the right kind of screen for your laptop. You should know exactly what model and what size your Gateway laptop replacement screen will be because otherwise it won’t fit. If you take out your broken screen you will find the number printed at the back. But in order to see this you will have to disassemble your laptop and take out only the screen. If you want to learn how to replace your old laptop screen with a new one, you will find a step by step guide right here and a video tutorial giving you laptop LCD removal instructions.

If you want to buy a Gateway laptop replacement screen , I will give you several ideas: www.ioffer.com, www.clickpcrepair.com – for both purchase and repair, www.lcd4less.com, www.priorityelectronics.com, www.sparepartswarehouse.com. The price may differ, but study more offers before you decide. Some of these online shops also offer you the possibility to repair your LCD if it needs to be fixed or even replace the old broken one with the new screen if that’s what you want.


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When you have received the new screen, just put it in the place of the old one and test it to see if it really works. It’s easier than you think and if you follow all the steps described in tutorials , you can’t do anything wrong. Ask for the warranty and if the screen does not work properly or gets damaged do not hesitate to ask for a replacement screen for your Gateway laptop.

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