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Gateway MS2274 will not display image
I looked and looked online for a solution. I got this laptop yesterday and would like to fix it and use it for school, as it was given to me for free if i got the other persons data off. They said they dropped it or something, i cant quite remember. There is no case damage from a drop. I tried reseating the RAM, taking out hard drive, CD Drive and all that and then trying to boot it. Still nothing. I hooked up my main desktop display but i know you usually need to press a key combo or something like that.
I think its the mobo thats bad, which i can replace myself, but before i spend $70+ i want to make sure i know its the mobo or what is causeing the problem. What do you folks think? Thanks in advanced!
EDIT: I did get the image to display a couple of times, but only in POST, if that helps. Maybe a bad inverter or bulb? I cant really see it even with a flashlight held up to it.
Last edited by Jake1211; 28 Oct 2014 at 18:42. Reason: Added more info.