Gateway CX2618 Notebook "power off" Questions

...off of craigslist hoping to fix it, so the problem was co-existing when I got it. Problem: On startup, screen stays black. Tried to switch it to the laptop monitor (thinking that was the problem), ...

...power up and run like nothing was wrong. it would run for many days turning it on and off several times a day, then it would happen again. no pattern to problem. i wanted to send it to gateway, but ...

...off the laptop, in that case try to buy a new charger, or use a spare one if you have any and it should work if there's no bigger problem, bout you had to have a big power spike for that and that ...

power, or has a charged multi-bay battery installed, go to Step 4. If your notebook is on, is not plugged into an AC outlet, or does not have a charged multi-bay battery installed, save your work, and

...off the ac power. Takes days to charge the battery for 20 minutes use. Is there a possible connection I missed when installing the Motherboard If it takes days before fully charge? Have you tried ...

...power on the motherboard and the keyboard should be replaced. If it got wet with anything but water it usually has a corrosive action over a period of time so it could be worse. We have seen systems ...

off that the power button is housed in. ALERT!!! Be careful when removing cover there is a small ribbon cable attached to it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remove the swivel plastic covers by prying the plastic feet

...off with an HP Pavilion 4300 - 6 years old - and it did not last 2 weeks! people will have different opinions, but for price, quality, ease of set up and reliability i would suggest an ACER notebook, ...

off. I tried changing power settings to never ... did not help still doing the same thing anything else I can do? thanks POWER OPTION control panel---->power options--->change plan setting--->

...power off each time. Any suggestions? thx POWER OPTION control panel---->power options--->change plan setting---> Turn off the display-never Put the computer to sleep-never control ...