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alfa88

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Try these 2 things

Pull your ram out and clean the contacts. Make sure they are completely seated when you reinstall them. On the bios screen find and select the default settings.
 

JoeyJon

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Tried that. Even put into different RAM from another computer, same weird screens.
 

JoeyJon

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You know what? I didn't clean the RAM sockets on the motherboard.

I guess I'll do that.
 

alfa88

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Just Sayin'

I had a similar rebooting, shutdown, weird screen problem with a Dell and it turned out that the RAM was not fully engaged in the socket. The steamy hot CPU is a different matter. That's why I mention a default bios setting.
 

davenn

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I am going to order a new motherboard, I am assuming that's the problem. Do you think it is the motherboard or the CPU?

will be interesting to see what $$ they want for a mother board compared to a new laptop
you may be better off with a new laptop and get a decent warrenty.

Look for something a bit better quality than a Gateway. Definately wouldnt be my first choice in laptops ( or any form of their brand of puter)
after working on them for some years.

best of luck :)
Dave
 
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kwoolsey94

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If you have a bad cap i would remove the parts that look faulty or test faulty via the bus. Get replacements and re solder. U can test caps and resistors via the bus so get a multimeter and start there.
 

JoeyJon

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Well, I replaced the mobo ($65). Same darned thing happened. I ordered a new processor ($12) and now it is up and running again.

Thanks for everybody's help!
 
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