Recent content by sdpctek

Norton is complete garbage, almost as bad as McAfee. They are both excellent at marketing though. As others have said, Malwarebytes free version is the way to go. This will detect 95% of viruses/spyware. The term 'hacked' is widely misused though. If you mean you think someone is...

Hi, thanks for the reply. I'm using a universal "iGO" laptop adapter but it HAS been tested with a genuine Gateway adapter with the same results. In fact, almost every component (besides the motherboard) has been swapped out with a 'known working' one with the same results. The last thing I...

I'm working on a Gateway NV77h08u. The only way I can get it to power-on is by bridging the pins on the motherboard that the power button ribbon cable plug into. If I do this, the laptop will run fine for as long as it's on, even the battery charges. Clearly that meant it needed a new power...