The darn this doesnt seem to charge anymore. it charged last night…i had to fiddle around with the plug in the back to get the laptop to charge…now it wont charge no matter how i fiddle around with it…who on the board can repair it? let me know thanks! pm me or text me please 716 903 6606. if someone can pinpoint the problem and fix it let me know thanks…
well depending on if your a/c plug is soldered straight into your mother board or not will make your price to fix it vary. if it is straight into the mother board your either looking at a lot of money or someone who is a very VERY good solderer. now if that is the problem and you cant afford the mother board or find someone to fix it i would say look for a port replicator or docking station depending on what gateway calls it, that would be your cheeper fix. hope i helped some.
This is exactly what I did due to EXACT same issue on my IBM thinkpad. Bought a docking station and matching power cord for about $40.
all fixed opened it up…looked like the a/c port got so hot it melted the solder causing the solder to ground out on another resistor…i desoldered the connection and corrected it and also found that the a/c charger was also bad. so its all fixed and repair.