Recent content by akestek

I ended up buying a dead laptop off of letgo and pulled a resistor off that board. Downside, it was a bit expensive for 1 resistor. Upside, it worked! Now I guess I have a bunch more components incase anything else breaks. Thanks for the help anyway.

I had not tried to contact the manufacturer. I found the motherboard schematics online, but I kind of figured since its an older gateway that there probably wouldnt be much support for it. Its worth a shot though. Cant hurt to make sure. I have searched for the resistors online, but they seem to...

I wish I could but she's on a serious budget. Honestly it looked alot better after i cleaned it with some alcohol. Im pretty sure I figured out i need a 2k ohm resistor and its just for the thermal fan control, so not super critical. I just have no idea where I would get one. I dont have enough...

I'm attempting a massive repair of a family member's gateway ne522. Ive already done a keyboard replacement, ordered a screen, fixed a hinge, and resoldered a loose component. There is a missing resistor (r2606) that i need to replace. Any idea what i need and where to get it from?