A common problem with gateway and many other brand laptops is that sometimes the DC power jack becomes faulty or loose which could be the root of your gateway laptop power problems.
When things go wrong with our laptops it is often hard to diagnose what the problem could be so i will tell you the most common symptoms of a gateway laptop power problem:
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1. Your laptop randomly powers off for no reason.
2. If you plug in your charger the laptop appears to be dead with no signs of battery or power L.E.D activity.
3. Your laptop will only run on battery power and will not work once the charger has been plugged into the power socket.
4. You plug your charger into the laptop and it does not appear to charge the battery.
5. If you wiggle the charger when it is plugged in to the DC jack the power and battery L.E.D.s flash or maybe you can only get your gateway laptop to work if you hold the charger at a certain angle.
All of the above are what is commonly reported when people have a gateway laptop power problem but don't go rushing off to have it fixed at a service center because most are not trained to carry out the repair and will just quote you 0 - 0 for a new motherboard!
You can by all means send your laptop to a specialist repair technician but you can expect a bill for around 5 - 0!
Considering you can have a new DC power jack in your hands for about - these quotes are astounding!
Repairing your gateway laptop power problem your self is easier than you may think as it has been covered in many laptop repair guides which have clear step by step videos and instructions to guide you along so you should be just fine if you can manage a simple bit of soldering.
A gateway laptop power problem can be a pain but it does not have to be a pain in your wallet if you do not want it to.