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msclman99   08-06-2009 at 01:45:42 PM

Hello. I have fixed and built towers before but never ventured into laptops. I was given an old one and it was getting slow so I figured I'd open it up and make sure it wasn't too dirty inside. I took off the fan (which I didn't realize was also the heatsink and had the cpu attached) and all looked well. I put it back together and now it won't start. When I press the power button the little diskette light flashes for half a second and then nothing. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might have done? It's a Gateway M350WVN. Thanks for any advice!

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number13   08-06-2009 at 02:22:41 PM

hold it closer to the phone I can't see it yet, diassembling old electronics is a bad idea, try taking the CPU/cooler out again and reseat it, you might get lucky

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espada   08-06-2009 at 09:45:21 PM

you probably didnt put it back together properly!

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msclman99   08-06-2009 at 11:55:09 PM

I'll try it for a third time and see if I have any luck. Thanks for the responses!

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