Acer Aspire 5000 Series (5003 WLMi) Questions.

So my g/f has bought this laptop from her brother for £100 and upon this he did tell us the battery is dead and the charger he is using ins't the official charger but the laptop works.

Upon getting the laptop I decided to try and make the battery last longer by discharging and charging it a few times fully, but this has just completely stopped the batery from working, fullstop.

So now I am having to run it off the power supply solely.

I have ordered a new battery from ebay and made sure it is the correct battery by checking the model of the laptop, model of the battery and not only that it's £15 cheaper then getting it from shops.

Dispite all that I still need to get a charger for this model, so I found one on ebay which said it was for the 5000 series but not my model, I emailed them and they confirmed to me that it wouldn't work for my laptop.

So now I am on the lookout for a charger for this laptop 5003WMLi but I don't know the model number for the charger so if anyone has an official charger for the 5003WLMi can they please post the model number so I can look for a cheap official charger.

Or if anyone knows what watt, voltage I need then I could perhaps get a charger to suit my needs.

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Now I have another issue which I think has been covered before but I didn't really find any concrete answers.

The CPU voltage isn't stable, in fact it sometimes jumps from 800MHz to 1800MHz and even 1600MHz, now someone suggested the battery is the issue but since I am using solely the AC that can't be the issue.

Does anyone have any concrete answers to this issue.

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If I wanted to upgrade the laptop does anyone know what I can upgrade and where I might find all I need to know when upgrading? Does anyone have a service Manual for this laptop too.

Sorry for all the questions but it's best to get them all out the way in one go.

Thanks in Advance
JamieLee2k

 

Welcome to NBR

Here you can see and/or buy the charger for 5003WLMi.

I don't understand what you mean here. You're talking about voltage and you're posting values in Mhz..? Clear this out for me please.

 

Sorry I think I might have wrote this wrong, the CPU should be 1.8GHz but the CPU jumps down to 700MHz or 800MHz and even 1.6GHz. It's just not stable even plugged into the AC.

 

Well, I don't know what is your CPU but if it has Speed-Step Technology(for Intel) or PowerNow!(for AMD) its perfectly normal that the speed jumps up and down. Normally, and it depends of the OS, when running on battery the OS force the CPU to enter in low performance mode - limits the CPU speed therefore the CPU use less power and the battery lasts longer. .

 

Try http://www.acer.co.uk ---> Contact Information

 

Thank you

JamieLee2k

 

I do not want to contradict Acer service, but I have been using the Targus APM10 AC/DC power adapter with the 5003WLMi for about two years, and it has been working fine. I don't know if it's available where you are, I got it at Staples office supply--albeit a little pricey. The packaging states that it is compatible.