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Gateway ML3109 doesn't come on

Hi. I have a Gateway ML3109 that when you hit the power button, you hear the fans, hard drive spin up, lights turn on, but nothing happens. The screen is blank. Tried a different hard drive and I plugged in a external monitor to see if it was the monitor, but no luck. The only light that stays on after the initial startup is the hard drive light.

Any thoughts?

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BitsBytesandMore

I looked it up, you should have an ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M graphics with
Up to 64 MB of HyperMemory" but it does seem to be part of the motherboard according to gateway: 4006148R - Motherboard UMA w/ATI RC415MD w/o 1394 (FRU)

BitsBytesandMore

Ok .... I just confirmed. It is integrated onboard. See the screenshots below. The fact that even plugging in an external monitor does not work eliminates the posibility of a loose video cable....

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dsmjeff

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I was leaning towards something with the board, but wanted a 2nd opinion. I think your correct saying it is a card issue, therefore having to replace the whole card.
Thanks

PCBONEZ

Usually less expensive to buy a whole or partially complete laptop with a good board.
+ you get other spare parts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-ML3109-Celeron-M-1-6ghz-14-1-Laptop_W0QQitemZ370308780678QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item56381f9286

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-ML3109-Laptop-1-6GHz-512MB-80GB-DVD-CDRW-WiFi_W0QQitemZ130352664998QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item1e599fd1a6

dsmjeff

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Very helpfull! Thanks!