# Gateway laptop wont boot?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 19, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394 "2013-08-19T18:27:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/1 "2013-08-19T18:27:06Z")
Ok guys was using my laptop yesterday through out the day then at night went to use it hit the power button power light comes on fan kicks on but nothing else. Its a NV series Gateway also prior to this when I would watch videos online some times the CPU usage would spike to 100% and would get choppy until I paused or stopped video. Now sure if that had something to do with it but yeaaaa. Tried booting with out the batt with batt with batt and power supply no difference. Not sure what else to try or just drop it off at place and have someone look it over. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/2 "2013-08-20T05:03:29Z")
Pull the battery and disconnect ac power. Hold the power button down for about 10 seconds then let go. Give it a minute or 2 then put battery/AC back and give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/3 "2013-08-20T05:08:21Z")
+1 to TB Try blowing out the fan with some compressed air. DO NOT use a vacuum on it at all, ever. Is it under warranty? ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/4 "2013-08-20T05:44:14Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > +1 to TB > > Try blowing out the fan with some compressed air. DO NOT use a vacuum on it at all, ever. Is it under warranty? This was gonna be my 2nd suggestion, could potentially be overheating. Could be a clogged fan or the heatpipe fluid has shit the bed. I’ve done several Dells and HP’s that needed a heatpipe/sink replacement. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/5 "2013-08-20T06:06:54Z")
Try pulling 1 stick of RAM at a time (if you have more than 1 stick) ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/6 "2013-08-20T07:50:52Z")
Tb ftw ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/7 "2013-08-20T07:51:27Z")
> [@honda4life](#): > > Tb ftw Deff sounds like a overheating issue. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/8 "2013-08-20T07:57:14Z")
Needs more boost ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/9 "2013-08-20T08:04:42Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Needs more boost MOAR PSI’s! ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/10 "2013-08-20T11:12:23Z")
I have already tried what tradersBase suggested and I pulled and reinstalled the ram I was going to try one at a time but didnt I guess ill get deeper into it when i get home. As of right now cant get anything out of it so not sure if it would be a over heat issue since it wont start at all when cold. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/11 "2013-08-20T17:36:45Z")
Forget 1 at a time… U want a post. Pull ram and hdd… If u are still getting only fans… That sucks. ---
**Author:** ![SPDboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@SPDboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SPDboy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/12 "2013-08-20T17:46:15Z")
sounds like the video card in the laptop crapped out. Any posting beeps? ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/13 "2013-08-20T18:01:17Z")
No beeps at all sorry havent had a chance to look at it got hung up at work then had to deal with some other shit. Ill pull it apart run it through the dishwasher and see if cleaning it helps… ---
**Author:** ![Blown\_Stroked](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blown_stroked/32/7324_2.png) [@Blown\_Stroked](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blown_Stroked)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/14 "2013-08-20T18:07:34Z")
Maybe the backlight went on it. Try booting up in the BIOS, hit F2 on boot up. See if anything comes up. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/15 "2013-08-20T18:15:06Z")
You could try hooking it up to an external monitor to see if it’s the screen. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/16 "2013-08-20T18:16:21Z")
But you would hear windows loading. Probably the motherboard Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/17 "2013-08-20T18:26:06Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > But you would hear windows loading. Probably the motherboard > > Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 From looking around online thats what its looking like ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gateway-laptop-wont-boot/232394/18 "2013-08-21T08:38:40Z")
No beeps sounds like mobo shit the bed. Any hard drive activity flickering? If there is it could be the LCD inverter bit the dust and you just can’t see shit loading. That’s an easy test, shine a really bright light on the LCD and look for the unlit images.