Quite easily Sergio
The plastic Power On button you see, presses against a carbon button Power On switch, below it.
I suggest removing the Switch Cover, and then you can access the Power On switch's carbon button, and press it down to turn the laptop on.
You can also, then see about repairing the Power On button assembly, or replace the Switch Cover.
1) Remove ALL power. Remove the AC adapter {Charger}, and Battery.
2) Laptop closed, laid on it's top; Bottom side up.
Turn it so you are looking down in the Battery Compartment, where the Battery was......
Down in the Battery Compartment are 4 Philips head screws to remove. You need the smaller No.1 Philips screwdriver, or the equivalent Jewelers screwdriver.
Here is the Base Enclosure, (Bottom Cover), not installed on the laptop,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/39MA7BATA10-Gateway-MA3-MT6451-Bottom-Case-Cover-39MA7BATA10-Genuine-/321101430142?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac322fd7eThere are 4 views. The page automatically opens, with a Bottom view, and the Battery Compartment at the top.
SET, your mouse cursor in the middle of the photo. This allows the Zoom In feature.
Go to the top where the Battery Compartment is, and view the 4 holes going along the Top.
This shows you where the 4 screws to be removed are.
Same design, different Gateway notebook,
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/remove-keyboard-from-gateway-mt6704-model-ma7/Go to the third photo down. Has two screws circled in Red.
I just want you to look at the Battery Compartment. (Not the red circled screws)
Look under the whitish - www.InsideMyLaptop.com -
You can see the first two screws pretty visibly. Almost make out the 3rd one, no to the 4th screw.
Once these 4 screws are removed, turn the laptop over.
Open the laptop.
Now you are going to remove the Switch Cover.
In the above link scroll down to the 5th photo, and 6th photo.
This video also shows you,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjOVOLOW1HcFrom 0:45 to 0:47
Please use care when removing, it is plastic.
The video has been sped up.
This is a look at the Switch Cover removed,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8015907R-Gateway-CENTER-COVER-MT6700-MT6451-MT6821-MT6828-MT6452-MT6705-GRADE-A-/321068043361?pt=US_Laptop_Housings_Touchpads&hash=item4ac1258c61For additional questions please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette
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