Got a Gateway model number MA7 MX6930 in with no power none of the LED's would light up and the battery would not charge.
Gateway MA7 motherboard repair
The Gateway MA7 would run just fine off of a charged battery but no matter what charger was used it would not power on with just the AC adapter.
The MA7 / M6930 quick spec's are
Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T5200
1.60 GHz | 2 MB L2 Cache | 533 MHz FSB
Screen 15.4-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800)
Chipset Intel® 945GM
Memory 1024 MB 533 MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (2 × 512 MB)
Full spec's are at the end of the Post
After some poking and prodding I found the issue is in
Gateway MA7 motherboard repair
The Gateway MA7 would run just fine off of a charged battery but no matter what charger was used it would not power on with just the AC adapter.
The MA7 / M6930 quick spec's are
Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T5200
1.60 GHz | 2 MB L2 Cache | 533 MHz FSB
Screen 15.4-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800)
Chipset Intel® 945GM
Memory 1024 MB 533 MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (2 × 512 MB)
Full spec's are at the end of the Post
After some poking and prodding I found the issue is in
the mid-plain on the system board. And no amount of changing the power jack would help .. The traces sandwiched between the layers of the motherboard have been corroded away ...
To fix the issue you will need to follow the tear-down guides for the GateWay MA7 (these are a work in progress links to follow)
here are some pictures of what was needed to be done.. basicaly you need to short the center pin of the power jack to the closest chip on the system board... sorry did not get before pictures for you but was not sure if this would really work.
Put the Heat Sink and fan back on to test before putting all back together ... you will need to remove the Heat sink to get the system back together. ..
And here is the rest of it.
Full Specifications of the Gateway MA7 MX6930:
Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T5200
1.60 GHz | 2 MB L2 Cache | 533 MHz FSB
Screen 15.4-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800)
Chipset Intel® 945GM
Memory 1024 MB 533 MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (2 × 512 MB)
Total Slots: 2 DDR2 Slots | Available Slots: 0 DDR2 Slots
Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Up to 128 MB shared video memory
Audio High Definition 2-Channel Audio
Built-in Speakers
Optical Drive DVD+/-RW Multi-Format Double Layer (up to 8.5 GB)
Write maximum:
8X DVD+/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs
Read maximum: 24X CD-R/RW/ROM, 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, RAM, discs
Media Reader 4-in-1 Digital Media Manager
Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Memory Stick-Pro, and Multimedia card (MMC)
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Network
* 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
* Intel® PRO/Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g (3945ABG) Including SecureEasySetup™
Interfaces
* 4 - USB 2.0 Ports
* 1 - VGA External Connector
* 1 - S-Video External Connector
* 1 - IEEE 1394 Port
* 1 - RJ11 (Modem)
* 1 - RJ45 (Ethernet LAN)
* 1 - Microphone In
* 1 - Headphone / Audio Out
* 1 - Kensington Lock Slot
Pointing Device Integrated Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone
PCMCIA 1 - Type I or Type II; Card Bus
Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion0
Pictures are of actual system.
To fix the issue you will need to follow the tear-down guides for the GateWay MA7 (these are a work in progress links to follow)
here are some pictures of what was needed to be done.. basicaly you need to short the center pin of the power jack to the closest chip on the system board... sorry did not get before pictures for you but was not sure if this would really work.
Put the Heat Sink and fan back on to test before putting all back together ... you will need to remove the Heat sink to get the system back together. ..
And here is the rest of it.
Full Specifications of the Gateway MA7 MX6930:
Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T5200
1.60 GHz | 2 MB L2 Cache | 533 MHz FSB
Screen 15.4-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800)
Chipset Intel® 945GM
Memory 1024 MB 533 MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (2 × 512 MB)
Total Slots: 2 DDR2 Slots | Available Slots: 0 DDR2 Slots
Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Up to 128 MB shared video memory
Audio High Definition 2-Channel Audio
Built-in Speakers
Optical Drive DVD+/-RW Multi-Format Double Layer (up to 8.5 GB)
Write maximum:
8X DVD+/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs
Read maximum: 24X CD-R/RW/ROM, 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, RAM, discs
Media Reader 4-in-1 Digital Media Manager
Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Memory Stick-Pro, and Multimedia card (MMC)
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Network
* 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
* Intel® PRO/Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g (3945ABG) Including SecureEasySetup™
Interfaces
* 4 - USB 2.0 Ports
* 1 - VGA External Connector
* 1 - S-Video External Connector
* 1 - IEEE 1394 Port
* 1 - RJ11 (Modem)
* 1 - RJ45 (Ethernet LAN)
* 1 - Microphone In
* 1 - Headphone / Audio Out
* 1 - Kensington Lock Slot
Pointing Device Integrated Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone
PCMCIA 1 - Type I or Type II; Card Bus
Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion0
Pictures are of actual system.
