Have Gateway laptop. Hard drive fried in 15 months. Replaced drive & programs. Doing same thing again. Why?
Replaced hard drive and reinstalled all programs 3 weeks ago and computer is beginning to act EXACTLY like it did before. We feel that this is a Gateway problem. Open for suggestions. When opening, it stops and gives some kind of message about choosing F8 but won't let you go there. Locks up. Took 4 tries to get computer up. ???? Very frustrating. Not happy with Gateway right now. Laptop was out of warranty by about 3 months -- of course. Any suggestions?
fjpoblam2008-05-28T10:51:59Z
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I don't trust Gateway. (Personal opinion.) Return for money or sell for the best you can. Else...
All laptops are prone to overheat. Ventilation is a beeg problem. Ensure no hindrance to ventilation. DIY if you can.
Take it apart, enough to clean fan filter and clean fan. (Lubrication? Techie might be required!)
Ensure, while you use it, fan is NOT blocked. Elevate sides or back or front as needed.
Purchase (about $25-$35) a USB-powered laptop board with auxiliary fan that blows up into, and cools, the laptop.
Never, ever, use the laptop sitting on your flexible pants, skirt, or other clothing, or warm skin that will exacerbate cooling problems!
Turn off the computer when not in use. Use power-saver options, like, hibernate when inactive for five minutes, full shutdown or at least sleep after half-hour.
The drive wasn't the problem in the first place. The problem was mis diagnosed and you threw a good drive away.
The new drive you had fitted had a manufacturing defect and failed in it's first few weeks of use. It happens. There *WILL* be a warranty on the drive so it will be swapped out for free. If you paid a company to supply and fit they may be liable to fit the new one for free. If you fitted it yourself, sorry, you'll have to do the work again.
IMHO Gateway are over-priced and their support is not great... but the hardware they use is as reliable as any other cheap company. They all buy their drives in from somewhere else.
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