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    Acer 5313 no POST

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jt1948, Jun 25, 2011.

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    Grandson"s Acer laptop will not Post past the Acer splash screen.
    Black screen with blinking cursor only.
    Still able to enter BIOS with F2 key and make changes.
    Cooling fan runs for second or two then stop.

    HD tested good, re-sitted memory sticks.

    Any idea?

    Thanks
    JT
     
    jt1948, Jun 25, 2011
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It does POST actually- OS doesn't start after that but BIOS part is OK.
    You should either attempt to boot from CD/DVD and repair OS or simply re-install Windows (or whatever OS he uses)
     
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    sorry for being a newbie on laptops, shouldn't there be some form of report on hardware details such as graphics and HD ect.. before it attempts to boot windows?
     
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    It does that whitin Acer Logo.. It should boot, if it doesn't you can try to reinstall your OS.
     
    tuηay, Jun 25, 2011
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    Thank you for the info.
    You are right on, it booted up with an install dish from the DVD drive.
     
    jt1948, Jun 25, 2011
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    hey that is good to hear! :)
     
    tuηay, Jun 25, 2011
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    Not sure what happened.
    Boot up with the install DVD to repair the boot sector. Install saw the HD but not the the installed OS, therefore no repair option. Aborted the install and shut down. Restarted the computer to remove the DVD from the drive. To my surprise, Windows boot up fine with no error. Everything is working normal.
    Used it all day today. Ghosting the drive as we speak, just in case the drive is going bad. Even though the drive is only 1 year old.

    Thanks for all the help again
     
    jt1948, Jun 26, 2011
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