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    3680 turns on but blank screen

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by gt88, Nov 6, 2008.

  1. gt88

    gt88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My laptop would not turn on at all and no lights came one so I bought a new motherboard. Ive installed the new motherboard, but now when I turn it on the lights turn on, the fan spins, the dvd drive clicks a few times but the screen stays blank. Nothing comes on even after a few minutes. I disassembled the entire laptop again and put everything back together but still nothing comes up on the screen. I reseated the RAM and HDD but still no luck.

    Any ideas?

    Cheers
     
    gt88, Nov 6, 2008
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  2. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    Maybe the processor isn't seated properly? Or maybe 1 of your RAM sticks is bad? Last idea I have is a broken Graphics Card. (Not as likely if it is integrated)
     
    StormEffect, Nov 6, 2008
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    gt88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I only have one RAM stick. And regarding the graphics card it is integrated. Ill reseat the cpu. How do you tell if the cpu is dead?
     
    gt88, Nov 6, 2008
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    Thanks StormEffect. I reseated the CPU and it worked. So happy. Thanks again.
     
    gt88, Nov 6, 2008
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