This sounds like a contact has been lost to the back light of the LCD screen. You could try to open it to see if there is any loose connector. You can get some info from Gateway how to take it apart a bit. To avoid risks you do better to bring it to a technician.
when starting my gateway 450 laptop the log on to windows page open up. When I click ok the screen...
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when starting my gateway 450 laptop the log on to windows page open up. When I click ok the screen goes blank, but when I try to turn it off, it says that other people are log on to this computer and shutting it down windows might lose data, but when I hit ok to shut it down and the home page comes up.
I'm trying to connect my gateway 450 notebook to my tv. I bought a vga to svideo converter. I just...
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I'm trying to connect my gateway 450 notebook to my tv. I bought a vga to svideo converter. I just don't know if my video card is even set up to do this, or what I'm doing wrong. I restart my computer and have the right input on my TV set up but it's not transferring. Help please... Thanks, Patrick Brown
I need instructions for replacing the fan on Gateway 450ROG notebook. The fan is dying, very noisy...
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I need instructions for replacing the fan on Gateway 450ROG notebook. The fan is dying, very noisy and strained-sounding.