Gateway GWTN156-1GR Disassembly
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Gateway GWTN156-1GR Disassembly
* No RAM expansion slots & Socketed CPU (Integrated / Soldered to MB)
* No accommodations for a 2.5" hard drive
* 1 M.2 NVME SSD port M ONLY KEY
* 1 M.2 SATA SSD port M&B Key
* Boots from Either NVME or SATA SSD drive
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This video helped me with my gwtn156-5. All of a sudden one day my touchpad was popping up and the fan seemed to be getting obstructed. Turned out to be a swollen battery! Thanks for doing this vid, gave me the confidence to crack her open!
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well i return here 8 months later, with the same freakin problem yet again! Just noticed my touchpad starting to bulge again, and the keyboard has also stopped working a few months ago. It has been a nice laptop when it worked, but I cant even find another replacement so im just gonna move on and get something reliable. Dont fall for these gateways!
@@Dman_12 Cañ you kindly tell me how long you've used it cuz a'm planning to buy the same gwtn156-1rg
@@blessings9204 I've had mine for about 2.5yrs. I had to replace my battery 2 times now but I might have been leaving it plugged in to the wall too long!
Great vid! Thanks for all the info and the patience to respond to the comments! My gateway GWTN156-1BK started to have problems with keys 5, 6, R, T, F, G and V. They're so close together in the same column that definitely looks like something broke. Opened it up, the support bar was super loose, one screw almost fully unscrewed. I guess that led to the keyboard flexing and failing.
I just saw the price for the full keyboard assembly you linked on another comment... external bt keyboard it is for now!
Thank You! Yes they are expensive!! But you can keep looking and maybe find one that accepts offers and send them a lower offer! We do that a lot!
Thank you for the video. I have a Gateway GWTN156-7BK, it's probably not even a year old. Well, I spilled coffee on the keyboard and now there's about 5 keys that don't work. It's been dried out for a couple weeks and they still don't work. Like your video explained, you need to order the whole top to replace the keyboard. Removing the bad key(s) and cleaning the plastic parts underneath of them didn't do the trick. Old laptop keyboards were removable but not this one. I spoke with Gateway and they want me to ship it to them for repair and a coffee spill is not covered under warranty. The '3' key sometimes goes wild and continually types '3' with no way to stop it. I've been told Ctrl-Alt-L will lock the keyboard but you have to press those keys at just the right time upon booting up, it's only worked for me once. I do still use the laptop because I have an external keyboard plugged into the USB port. Bottom Line: I guess I just have to get a new one.
Yes you have to replace the entire top. What color is yours?
Saw this on ebay and it comes with Motherboard, can get to fix yours and sell the MB for $150
www.ebay.com/itm/175084191053
@@computerspecialist8533 Thanks! Well - I did it. I removed everything following your video. I did not order the whole top. I decided to pop those plastic rivets and purchase only the $35 keyboard. I'll use hot glue like you mentioned. One tricky part is to try and not bend the thin metal plate as you pop the rivets (you could also sand them off or cut them off) but it all went well. I'm now in the middle of trying to hot glue the metal plate back to it's plastic case. I'll get back to you and let you know how it goes. Thanks!
Hi I have the same issue with my laptop and the same model as yours! The m key keeps running with no way to stop it. Do you think someone like geek squad can fix it? What is the whole top? I purchased a keyboard from Amazon 😅 and now I'm uncertain!
good laptop because its easy to disassemble
Do the keyboards usually go in these models? I bought a refurbished one had no issues for the first year+. wiped down the keyboad with a clorox wipe to clean it and it started to go haywire, laggy, or no response. Tried to restart to fix and didn't. Ended up shutting down to see if it would fix and the power button wont work to turn on. Any advice?
Sorry for the delay, so yes this models are known for bad keyboards. Did you try blowing air (From high pressure compressor) through the keyboard keys? Maybe it was still wet inside etc.
Thank you for the video!! My computer keeps powering off. I see the charging light, but it flickers, and the computer instantly shuts down because it can't get enough charge. Can the power jack be replaced? I really appreciate any help you can provide. :)
Sorry for the delay, did you get working? Usually with these its the charger itself! The jack can be replaced but needs to be soldered on!
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Hello, any chance you could tell me where I may be able to find a replacement for the small cover where the additional hard drive goes? I guess one of my kids decided it was a good idea to take it off and now it's conveniently nowhere to be found... 🤷♀️
Your best bet is to look around on eBay. GWTN156 bottom cover.
is there a wifi chip or wireless chip?
EDIT: As shown in the video there is a wireless card instead of a chip 15:00
Yes that's it at 15:00. It cant be replaced easily. Need to expert soldering skills to replace. Is yours having an issue? Maybe its driver related?
@@computerspecialist8533 I just want to take out the wireless chip from the motherboard.
@@justapotato6653 you would need a reflow (hot air station). Apply heat and the chip will remove. Not an easy job but there are videos out there to help you remove chips like this.
Thanks for the vid, i used this as reference to replace my gateway's keyboard. Just a question though, after assembling it back I had an error: Power Surge on USB Port, the USB port at the right doesn't work and it somehow detects a headset is connected even though there's nothing there. Do you have any suggestions what I should do?
Make sure nothing is stuck inside any of your USB ports and that there is no metal touching somewhere on the board where it shouldn't be.
my right speaker cord broke is there a way to fix it , or should i just buy a new computer all together
Can you get wires back together? If not we have a set for sale!
www.ebay.com/itm/225115488703
Hello, didnt know about the top with k/b, found one on ebay, 43 and some change, but how do I revove the touchpad without breaking it, seems like it snaps in at the top but not sure. Great video, learned some thing, thanks
The touchpad is integrated with tape and plastic rivets unfortunately. So it is not really possible to remove without being destructure. An unfortunate part of these cheaper laptop designs :(
All laptops have a small battery for the bios, I noticed this one doesn't!
I have this model and it had stopped working one morning I am able to boot it to the screen that says Gateway but it just never loads in. Only screen I can get to is the American Megatrends which freezes when it tells me to setup
I would start by unplugging / removing one thing at a time (My money is on the keyboard). Lay on its side then turn on and real quick unhook the keyboard, see if it boots. If still freezes, hook up keyboard again (since power button is on it) and try Solid State drive (Take out), repeat turn on process. Then battery, then side USB board. Hopefully it's one of these items! It could also be the motherboard, cpu or ram and these are all soldered together so you can't remove for testing :(
Thank you for sharing with us. How to change the keyboard please and thanks in advance 🙏
On this model you have to replace the entire top (Touchpad etc). A lot of laptops are going to this now. The older ones were so much easier, could just replace the keyboard!
Did I miss the charging port? Or is it apart of the MB? If so just resolder?
Yes its soldered on. So would have to be unsoldered and resoldered with new! It's all the way bottom left in the video by the hinge!
I tried removing just the ribbon cable for the keyboard because my keyboard is having the same issues as one of the other commenters here. But it wouldn’t boot up without the cable attached. Is that normal? I was planning to use an external keyboard while I save up money for a better laptop.
Yeah unfortunately the power button is built into the keyboard / Ribbon! So you can't turn on without it plugged in. 😢 Also what we usually do with these models is sell the Motherboard board and screen assembly and buy a different laptop.
How i can cmos reset this because i keep going back to bios
Mine keeps trying to run hot I've removed the fan cleaned everything replaced the thermal paste which helped but I can't run a thousand things at once anymore my keyboard is lagging. I guess it's time for a factory reset. It's not even a year old yet.
Run a software temp monitoring program like HWiNFO (Link below). and see what temps are on CPU and GPU.
www.sac.sk/download/utildiag/hwi_736.zip
what do i do if my fan is loud? i have the same laptop and this showed me how to take off the fan but i don’t know what i should do to fix it
Is the fan seized? (Not able to spin). Try spinning with your finger to see if it spins freely.
I wish you have the keyboard replacement video for this one, because I need to replace the keyboard xD
On this model you have to replace the entire touchpad / keyboard assembly.
Its pretty expensive but here is the cheapest I saw:
www.ebay.com/itm/265312524989
Hi! I have the same model of laptop. My screen stopped working, I have no idea how to replace it? Do you have any idea how to do it? And where do I get the spare part?
Is the screen cracked or can you see any type of display on it? The reason I ask, a lot of the time customers bring their laptops in they think it's the screen since it gets no display but it ends up being the motherboard or ram etc.
How long have you used your laptop??
Hi sir i have the same laptop model.. but when i turn on my laptop. When the windows loading show up.. it will turn off. Could it be the battery?
It could be that or something else. Does it show a charging light? I would think maybe its the charger that's not working and the battery is dead, but has a little left to power on.
Is there a repair for the processor?
No there isn't, this model its soldered on and would cost more than the price of the laptop to repair. Would also recommend getting a different model than this, its very problematic!
I just purchased one and the fan is obnoxiously loud. Before I pull this apart is this normal for gateways? Thanks man.
This isn't normal, sometimes they get stuff caught in them. I'd pull part and make sure nothing is obstructing it! If the fan itself is bad let us know we can list one for sale for you!
@@computerspecialist8533 .... I ended up taking the back cover off and realized that the fan was installed incorrectly. The screw at the top holding the fan was tightened to much causing the outer housing of the fan to rub on the blades. I had to add a small rubber washer underneath the fan and the screw to level the fan so it could spin freely. Thanks for the disassembly instructions and I hope my post makes sense on how I fixed the issue. Just subbed as well 👍
That's Great! Yeah sometimes that metal cover gets bent down also. Usually from someone banging the keyboard 😂. Feel free to subscribe to our channel to support our cause!
Can you validate that the secondary port will take an NVME drive? I tried popping one in mine and the computer does not recognize it no matter what I do. I do know it is a working drive, tested in another computer.
Did you try both ports? (there is an internal m.2 also). I think the internal one is nvme and the one that you can get to externally is msata.
@@computerspecialist8533 that might be the case. Cheers
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Hello. I have this model laptop. My ribbon cable got fried when it got grounded. Do you perhaps know where I can find such cable.
eBay is your best bet. Which ribbon cable was it? The LCD?
(The same laptop) my laptop suddenly start typing on its own or when i enter my password it stuck on one key like “nnnnnn” like everything works even the power button evertyhing but idk whats wrong with the keyboard and i never dropped any sort of liquid on my computer
It's a bad keyboard, so entire laptop top assembly (Keyboard, touchpad etc) has to be replaced. What color is your laptop? I can help you try and find a replacement! Feel free to Sub our channel if you like our videos!
I hope I'm not to late to the party. This laptop carries a pre applied thermal "pad" for the cpu/heatsink contact. Is it possible to find a replacement pad on the market?
I would buy a variety pack of pads like this
www.ebay.com/itm/125209504372
If its a paste you should buy this:
www.ebay.com/itm/402246856772
@@computerspecialist8533 Thanks a bunch. I tried some thermal paste (different to the one linked.) but it seems like the heatsink doesn't mount very tightly to the cpu dies. Which is probably why walmart went with the thick pre-applied pad like paste on the heatsink to help with the poor surface area contact. Those cpu's run hot though so I'm not sure what's the thought process behind that. I would have to try the silicone pads You linked and hope they work. Thanks again!
@@MrdotKstar Yeah the variety pack is nice cause you can make sure you have the right size and also have them for a future job!
Question: Have you found any way to repair these keyboards? If not, I'm looking for a blue keyboard for the GWTN156-7BL. The Computer powers on right when I plug it in, but I must unplug the keyboard for it to stay on. Seeing the frameless keyboards for around $40 from China. Thanks!
So there is no way to repair them. I just checked and I don’t see any full available tops in blue. They have other colors but they are also expensive! The Chinese frameless might be the only way to go. It’s a huge pain, have to break out all the plastic rivets and then hot glue / super glue the new one in! I will keep checking for a direct replacement for the next few days for you!
@@computerspecialist8533 appreciate your time! I may just part it out like you did
@@slamman60 Yes and buy something more reliable!
@@computerspecialist8533 I bought this one for $30. Keyboard is only issue though. Is it worth more to part it out or repair and sell?
We always part out, seem to get more money this way. Hard to sell entire laptop for any real money specially considering laptops are so cheap these days. Also since its a problematic laptop, you wouldn't want to sell to someone you know 😂
I wish if you removed your mousepad too because that is the tricky part
On this model the touchpad is very difficult to remove. We recommend replacing the entire top. Is yours not working properly?
hello, I have the same laptop, it has been in use for about 1 year, at one point it was suspended and when I used it again the keyboard stopped working (it did not fall or spill liquids), everything else works perfect, screen, touchpad , etc. only the keyboard does not respond, even the power button works perfect, what could it be?
Go into device manager and make sure there is no error for keyboard driver. If shows error try deleting and reinstalling. Also I if you know how to go into bios try entering. If keyboard works in bios and then it has to be driver related etc. When in there I would try "restoring to defaults" and reboot and check!
Is there a way to get to the cmos or rtc battery/connection to reset my bios?
The cmos battery on this model is the main battery also. Just unhook main battery. Make sure unplugged from charger and hold power button down for 20 seconds. Plug main battery back in and this will reset cmos.
My daughter's laptop has that crazy rebooting problem, I can't even run the BIOS, the only way to avoid the reboot is by holding down the Function key. That's very rare. Any suggestion would be apreciated. Thanks in advance.
Ok so It might be the keyboard (Power button issue). I have seen this before on this model. I would take laptop apart (So you have access to keyboard ribbon) and set laptop on it's side. Turn it on from power button on the keyboard and immediately unplug the keyboard from motherboard and see if it stays on. If it stays on you can use a USB desktop keyboard to navigate bios and operating system. If it stays on then its a bad keyboard and if you let me know the color of your laptop I can help you try and find a replacement! Feel free to Sub our channel if you like our videos!
@@computerspecialist8533 wow, so looks like I have to watch your video very carefully again... step by step... that's scare me but I have do it. Really thank you very much for your advice and for your videos...
@@computerspecialist8533 Thanks so much, finally I did it today, I changed the keyboard and the laptop is alive again. Your video nd your advice helped me a lot. I wanted to buy an Iced coffee for you guys, but the link is not working... Could you check that? Again thank you.
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@Alexander Silkva I'm having this problem right now, gets as far Gateway logo and restarts.
I have this exact laptop but I just need to know how to clean my fan
Just take fan out and clean the heat sink and fan area.
@@computerspecialist8533 thank you very Much for the help full information
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Where is the RAM ?
On this model it's integrated and not upgradable. They are soldered onto the motherboard! :(
Is there a BIOS battery on these?
No there is not a separate battery as in the past. The main battery also serves as the bios battery, most new laptops have this same setup! Feel free to sub our channel for more future videos / updates to this video!
@@computerspecialist8533 I subbed thank you for your responses!
Thank you and we also returned the favor!
These laptops have so many issues I love it but goddamn keyboard went out battery went out screen went out
wheres the hard drive??
It is an M.2 drive on this model.
Where is the CMOS battery?????
There is not one on this model. The 3.3v power rail is generated by the internal battery.
@@computerspecialist8533 thank you very much I should of came here 1st I took the whole thing apart trying to find.
Yeah the first time I seen this I also was confused!