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    Acer Aspire 3050 Will not Shutdown

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Wainui, Apr 20, 2011.

  1. Wainui

    Wainui Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,
    I have an Acer Aspire 3050 Notebook, running Windows Vista and the SP2. My problem is that the computer will not Shutdown. After a long while (3 minutes) the screen goes dark and remains dark for another 3 minutes and then it re-boots. The only way I can Shut it down is by pulling the battery pack out after I press the shutdown button.
    The BIOS is version v1.3112
    Thanks.
     
    Wainui, Apr 20, 2011
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  2. Mooly

    Mooly Notebook Evangelist

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    Nothing obvious comes to mind...

    Have you made any system changes or installed/updated drivers etc or has the problem just sarted for no obvious reason.
    Maybe try system restore.
    Perhaps try running a disk check,
    Check your hard disk for errors

    and running the command sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt.
     
    Mooly, Apr 20, 2011
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  3. Wainui

    Wainui Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply Mooly.
    This is a brand new Hard drive. I was having the same problem with the old HDD so I installed a new Seagate 250 GB drive.
    All drivers are from the Acer website for this machine.
    Would the battery pack give me this sympton ? It is not new and it does not hold its charge for very long. I have to run the computer on the PSU.
    Would a new battery pack solve the problem ?
     
    Wainui, Apr 20, 2011
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