laptop power button failure
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dsbear97
, Jun 11 2006 03:11 AM
#1
Posted 11 June 2006 - 03:11 AM
#2
Posted 11 June 2006 - 03:34 AM
When your saying overheating. How hot are we talking about? Also when the laptop is in stand by will the mode what happens when you press the power button? Is the battery good? Will it power on in battery power?
#3
Posted 11 June 2006 - 03:38 AM
It gets really hot to the touch and it just shuts down. When the laptop is in stand by it will shut down properly when I press the power button. The laptop will power on in battery power. I don't know how good the battery is for sure but it does turn on with just battery.
#4
Posted 11 June 2006 - 04:19 AM
I would have to say that its switch is going bad. Have you taken your laptop apart and cleaned it out. Made sure that the switch is clean? Also you need to figure out what is causeing the overheating issue! if the fan is bad you need to replace that asap. Hot to touch is not good for a laptop. You can get cooling pads for laptops for around $50.00. If it keeps getting hot your going to start having problems. As long as you have replaced the power cord I would defentily stay its the switch. Also have you checked the power settings under the control panel?
#5
Posted 11 June 2006 - 04:30 AM
When you say switch do you mean the power button because I have opened it up and I really didn't see any dirt underneath the power button. I don't know what is causing the overheating. When I put my hand underneath the fan I can feel it and it turns on normal. I've thought of cooling pad, I think I will get one. I have checked the contorl panel settings, everything seems fine. I have also checked the bios (as someone suggested) to see if it said anything about a power delay but I didn't see anything. I notice that when the the laptop is cold (after being off overnight) it takes a long time to turn on but when it is warm it turns on quicker???
#6
Posted 11 June 2006 - 04:50 AM
Yes I do mean the power button. I dont think there is a voltage problem because a cold boot is drawing more power then a hot boot (fresh restart or from standby). So it would take more time to start up. It should not be anoticeable differnence. Why did you replace the Power cord? Also I understand the machine is out of warrenty. Have you checked gatway fourms for power related issues. Also I dont think the button should be that much it might be worth it to replace it. Also open the case and make sure where the cord plugs in make sure its clean also. After this I'm pretty much at a loss. I will make a note to send a hardware tech to come and look at this thread.
Tom
Tom
#7
Posted 11 June 2006 - 05:24 AM
There is a big difference from attempting to turn on when it is cold though. I replaced the power cord because the adapter box seemed to have been getting really hot and it had dented cord (like I smashed it at some point). I have extensively looked at the gateway forum and found nothing. As far as replacing the button, I would have no idea where to start with that, I have opened up as much as I could which is just the keyboard and the casing above it and I tried cleaning out as much as I could. Thank you so much for your help and a note to hardware tech would be greatly appreciated.
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