Repair your Gateway laptop's motherboard.
Your laptop's motherboard is the main printed circuit board where all hardware components and electrical devices connect with your computer. If the motherboard isn't functioning properly, your computer will experience a host of functionality issues. This can be anything from a dead power supply to hardware devices that stop working at random intervals. Motherboard diagnosis is a costly and time-consuming procedure, which is why many laptop technicians will advise you to replace the motherboard completely. Replacing your Gateway M-6307 laptop' s motherboard demands completely dismantling the computer.
Instructions
1. Shut down the laptop, and unplug the power cable. Close the display lid, and place the laptop face down. Slide the battery's release buttons toward the center of the laptop. Remove the battery pack from its compartment.
2. Loosen the single Phillips-head screw fastening the CD/DVD drive to the left side of the laptop. Pull the drive out of its compartment, and set it aside. Loosen the Phillips-head screws from the hard drive cover in the laptop's lower left corner, and remove the cover from the laptop. Remove the two Phillips-head screws fastening the hard drive to its compartment. Slide the hard drive to the right, and remove the drive from the laptop.
3. Remove the memory compartment cover, and its retaining Phillips-head screws from the center of the laptop. Remove both memory modules from the compartment. Each module is secured to its individual slot by two retention clips. Use tweezers to unplug the three antenna cables from the wireless module inside the compartment. Loosen the wireless module's two retaining Phillips-head screws. Remove the wireless module from the laptop.
4. Remove all screws from the laptop's base enclosure, flip the laptop over and pull open the display panel assembly. Insert a thin, flat-head screwdriver into the right side of the keyboard cover. This is the plastic piece situated above the keyboard assembly. Begin to pry the cover from the laptop. Work your way from left to right until the cover is completely removed.
5. Remove the two Phillips-head screws from the keyboard, and lift it slightly out of the laptop. Disconnect the keyboard's ribbon cable from the center of the motherboard. Remove the keyboard from the laptop. Unplug the LCD ribbon cable from the upper left corner of the motherboard. Grasp the Wi-Fi antenna cables coming out of the display panel's right side. Pull the cables through the hole in the top casing. Remove the Phillips-head screws from each display hinge. Remove the display panel from the laptop.
6. Remove all remaining Phillips-head screws from the top cover, which is the main plastic piece covering the motherboard. Lift the top cover from the laptop's base. Disconnect the ribbon cable extending from the touchpad to the motherboard. Remove the top cover from the laptop.
7. Locate the cooling fan assembly on the motherboard. The fan sits directly on top of the processor. Remove the fan's Phillips-head screws, and disconnect the fan's power cable. Remove the fan assembly from the motherboard. Turn the processor's locking screw in the counterclockwise direction. Lift the processor out of its motherboard socket, and set it aside.
8. Loosen and remove all screws fastening the motherboard to the laptop's base. Disconnect and remove all cables and devices from the motherboard. Carefully lift the entire motherboard out of the laptop, and set it aside.
9. Reverse this procedure to install the new motherboard, and reassemble the laptop. Keep in mind that all removed hardware devices must be transferred to the new motherboard as you install it.
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