GATEWAY NV55 NV55C PEW91 take apart video, disassemble, howto open (nothing left) disassembly 

:)) I am sure you will fix it!

I sometimes, not as often as I want, clean my laptop and it is also dirty. I don't smoke and I find smoke residue and the smell more disgusting than some dead cockroach.

Maybe missed re-connecting a wire during re-assembly?

Hello, I would say there is no need to make such a video. You will just follow same steps except removing a power button from palmrest. Than lift up a left hinge without even removing a screen - replace a DC jack and put everything back together.

Thank you!! Much appreciated.

Hey Shawn Renn, there can be a magnetic switch, I am not sure don't know exactly, but if you had any magnets removed - place it back and it will may start to work again.

This case bottom can be pretty cheap although can be also repaired by seller. Maybe some epoxy will help? I admire you, people, who repair their old computers/laptops and not buying a new one. In current purchase/replace mind nowadays it is incredible! Thank you!

​@@regazzz This laptop was running Win7. Manjaro Linux is my OS of choice today, and runs great on this capable laptop. Epoxy is how I went. My repair could be a YT video. Short story: Goal -Glue grommets back onto tops of broken off posts. Research -Epoxy doesn't stick well to Teflon. Approach -1) Stick screw head to double sided tape on piece of cardboard to hold securely. 2) Wrap screw (somewhat small) with plumber's Teflon tape, covering all threads and end of screw. 3) Screw grommet onto this now "protected" screw. Repeat for other screw/grommet. 4) Mix high-strength epoxy. 5) Using a 1ml syringe (no needle), suck up as much epoxy mix as possible; 0.8ml in my case. 6) Inject epoxy into remaining mounting post inside tube until it is overflowing. 7) Place grommet with teflon-protected screw onto the top of the now very gluey post; repeat for other grommet. 8) Inject remaining epoxy between substructure spaces of broken off posts for re-enforcement. 9) Let cure overnight. Next day morning, the glue is solid, and the screws are not glued into the grommets. I will see if this is strong enough to bear the weight when re-attaching the screen. The only mistake I may have made is filling up the mounting posts. The screws may need more depth when re-attaching the screen than I left with epoxy down the mounting post. I'll know when I re-assemble this mess. Possibly a small wire drill bit through the grommet down the post to make clearance depth is needed. I also cleaned up the heat sink to get crap out of the fins, and replaced old thermal compound on CPU/GPU with fresh Tuniq TX-4. Fixing thermal throttling was my original goal. This project has spiraled out-of-control a bit with the screen/hinge mount fix. Needed to wait anyway for a 240GB SSD drive to arrive, which should help with battery life and overall performance. I've got about $65 (new battery/SSD drive) into this project. Well below asking price for working NV55C on eBay. This should make a nice IT diagnostics laptop.

@@numbr6 nicely done!

+Logan B If the computer is old, yes, probably! It builds up like the lint on the screen of your dryer... that thick!!! The thing that sucks is that you have to remove everything to be able to remove the fan and heat vents and clean them.

Matthew Chandler I would say it is simple - watch this video and you should get some ideas, if not - ask!

Yes. My Gateway NV55c has 8GB of RAM and boots and uses all of it. Memory stick says for part ID: "4G 15470-1 / NIGV78PIA / CMP1333SO4096.01"

Hey Kyle, it is internet and can be anytime of the day. I am on Pacific tim, so it's is about 3pm day time. I can't say from the top of my head what cpu you can use. First you need to figure out if you have AMD or Intel. Next step would be to figure what chipset your motherboard have. After that google what cpu this chipset can work with and there you have it.

@@regazzz hello how would I figure out my chipset?

@@itskyle4430 You would check your pc specs and find out what exact cpu processor you have. After that you will search specs of this processor and that will give you all info about it - chipset, socket

@@regazzz ok thank you and do you think it would be worth it to upgrade the gateway NV55c?

@@itskyle4430 I would start with memory and HDD to SSD. Otherwise it is a good experience! :-)

+Susant Shrestha Have you inserted the flat ''wire'' correctly? There's usually tiny locks where you insert it that needs to be unlocked before proceeding.

+Casual driver thanx for the concern... But i figured out the problem.. I was placing the ribbon of the keyboard in wrong place.. Now its ok .. Thanx again

Susant Shrestha ah of course that would be a good reason if you were putting it in the wrong place :P

Was drive wiped? Maybe just no bootable OS. Otherwise, likely hard drive. Replace with a temporary 2.5" drive to see if this error is cleared.

ahh, just got it. needed the right angle

+Pete Currington Great, at what minute in this video? I am curious what I skipped a few years ago. Thanks!

+regazzz you didn't skip it at all pal it's there

+regazzz 4:08

I can imagine how hard it looks when you are doing it for the first time. Main advice - don't think you will be able to remember all screws and cables.This video will show main process to disassemble it.But to put together you may need to take pictures of all cables (how where the settled in a laptop, prior removing it)If you remove some part, keep screws with it) Better don't rely on your memory at all.

I know, right? :-)