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    Acer asprie 5100-5840 wont start up

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by bueller, Apr 30, 2008.

  1. bueller

    bueller Notebook Consultant

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    Was working fine,then when I push the power button to turn on the light and fan comes on for not more than a second then shuts down. While on battery or power supply same thing.I have tryed this many times with no change.This is my daughters lapy and I need mine back.
     
    bueller, Apr 30, 2008
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Well, check to see if the RAM is seated properly. Also, does the HD make any noise?
     
    pixelot, Apr 30, 2008
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  3. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    just curious, do you get a POST screen (the ACER screen).... pixelot is on the right track... i'd check the memory... even remove both pieces and try each one individually just to eliminate that as a possibility.... you might even try putting a bootable CD in the drive and see if that has an effect.

    i assume you have tried booting with AC power while the Battery is removed?

    just a thought,
    bigozone
     
    bigozone, Apr 30, 2008
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  4. Skibums

    Skibums Notebook Evangelist

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    Same problem my son had with his asus, he removed the battery and it started on ac only, put the battery back in and so far, no other issues.
     
    Skibums, May 1, 2008
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  5. bueller

    bueller Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, after reading these post I pulled the battery and it booted up ,windows started to load then Then I got a windows error recovery,I tryed to start windows in all modes(safe mode,exc).It would go back to windows error recovery. So I pulled one memory at a time then switching slots. No for some reason the lapy is completly dead. I tryed reseating the HD several times and the memory and it is still dead.No lights ,no nothing.The light is still on on the power supply.Windows is vista and I dont have a disk.
     
    bueller, May 1, 2008
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  6. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Well, if everything is dead, it sounds like something is shot for good.
     
    pixelot, May 1, 2008
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  7. gramps28

    gramps28 Notebook Guru

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    Pull the hard drive out and slave it into another computer running Vista.
    If it detects it might just be a failing partition then back up and reformat.
    Then contact acer about a recovery disc.
     
    gramps28, May 1, 2008
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  8. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Good call. If there are no errors, than it might be something else, RAM or motherboard being most likely. Out of curiosity, is the battery somewhat charged?
     
    pixelot, May 1, 2008
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  9. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    Dead notebook with no lights at all...hmm sounds like a classic aspire 5100 mainboard failure. If you can't even see the acer post screen when you press the power button then the mainboard is dead.
     
    Evolution, May 1, 2008
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  10. bueller

    bueller Notebook Consultant

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    I see the light for the power supply on the computer dosnt even come on.The light on the power supply itself is on.It not to old.This is the only computer in the house using vista.Mybe I could find a mother board on e-bay.The computer may not be worth it.
     
    bueller, May 2, 2008
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  11. bgtsom

    bgtsom Newbie

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    tenho um Notebook Acer 5100-5840 ele travou teclado mouse usb tudo mas liga normalmente só q não tenho controle nenhum sobre ele por favor me ajudem
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    ja desliguei a bateria e não adiantou.. :D [email protected] :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
     
    bgtsom, Aug 20, 2008
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  12. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    ENGLISH PLEASE....

    that is one of the FORUM RULES
     
    bigozone, Aug 20, 2008
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  13. switch44

    switch44 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey have u figured out if this is really a motherboard issue?
    because i got this same problem on my as6920g nd i dunno what to do..
     
    switch44, Aug 13, 2009
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