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    Acer Aspire 5930 not booting the first time

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mirko77, Aug 17, 2011.

  1. mirko77

    mirko77 Guest

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    I have had this problem fro a while.

    When I boot my laptop Acer Aspire 5930 from cold, it does not boot.

    All I get is a black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left.

    If I switch it off and on again it works perfectly.

    Any suggestion? Can it be the cmos battery faulty? I do not have any problem with time and date though.

    Thanks
     
    mirko77, Aug 17, 2011
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    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    do you have anything of memory devices in USB ports? Like memory sticks or external disks or anything that can be recognized as a storage device?
     
    ikovac, Aug 17, 2011
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    Yes, I have an external hard drive always connected.
     
    mirko77, Aug 24, 2011
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