Replacing a power supply is relatively easy, but I am not sure if Gateway
uses an industry standard power supply. It is likely to be a proprietary
design - this means that you need to get the replacement from Gateway. This
is one of the problems in buying from a "name brand" - this includes Dell,
HP, etc.

Perhaps someone on the list may be able to answer if your model uses an
industry standard design or not.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
I have a tech question regarding replacing the existing power supply in m= y
Gateway E-1500SD Desktop.  Here is my situation.  I keep going through =
power supplies.  The latest would make it the fifth time it has been repl=
aced.  Every time it has been replaced, it has been the same manufacturer=
and same model.  The computer is still under warranty; however Gateway w=
ants me to pay to send it in to them and frankly I do not want to shell o=
ut S&H just to have them replace it with another power supply of the same=
make and model.  I know it isn't the surge protector because:
1. It is a UPS with a built in surge protector 2. Nothing else plugged into
it has had any problems 3. An electrician checked out our home's wiring and
found no problems.

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