More Acer critical information...

This affects the following notebooks:

Aspire 5738(AS5738G)
Aspire 5738Z(AS5838ZG)

http://customercare.acer-euro.com/customercare/AcerUpdate.aspx?CID=ZA&LID=ENG&IType=JV50

 

Bump. Gotta keep this on top.

 

Dumb asses at Acer again.
Who is the idiot who made this decision.
They already had the Timeline and now this?
Don't they know this is a marketing self kill?

 

You got it weinter. What has the Laptop BIOS got to do with the friggin Power Supply????

Just does not make sense

 

Everything is "smart" nowadays so it makes sense that the charging/power circuitry is software programmable and prone to human failure.

 

They say "Power Adapter". That's the brick that sits outside your laptop. And powers the thing.

AFAIK, The "brick" has absolutely no reason to talk or communicate with the BIOS in any way.

Thats why I say . Just does not make sense.

 

Yep they have the "power saving" adapter in Timeline.
Anyway Acer had it coming I had enough off their bs service.

 

The charging/power circuitry gets its power from the brick, so if the current is higher than the PSU can handle, it may overheat

 

I think Acer meant "battery charging circuitry". Now that would make a lot more sense because it is part of the lappie and not the "brick" or PSU.

Just my thoughts.

 

Anyway I got another simpler fix suggestion for the timeline for paranoid individuals: remove the harddisk and encase the wire in heat resistant plastic

 

Or maybe "heat shrink" tubing??.Perfect to sort the issue out.

Crazy scenario. Acer is blowing it big time by not thinking things through.....

And I believe they need to hire someone who can actually post a "warning" that doe's not confuse. Preferably someone who is English literate. Will help...

 

No need to bump this thread anymore - it's been added to the Recall sticky.

And Acer isn't "blowing it big time" with these recalls.
Burning cables? Hot AC adapters? Sure, they're cause for some alarm.
But at least their batteries aren't exploding. Remember THAT debacle?
And everyone involved in it seems to be doing just fine.

 

A small thanks for the recognition of finding it would of been nice (for me).

Guess it does not matter though. Good luck both TehSuigi and ATG.
You are both doing a sterling job of ruining the forum. I meant running the Forum. Typo's today. Sorry.

My keyboard must be playing up again.

Happens everytime I remember good old solid days here. I am the only one left. The rest have bailed. For ever.

 

Oops! This kinda stuff'll getcha slapped with an infraction. i thought it was very informative and nice to know. I even ran my lappy serial just to make sure.

 

That's life. Never mind. I am a good person. Give crap when it's needed.

If people "in charge" canno't see it, then I don't know. Really.

Have fun and don't worry (my problem).

 

I apologize for not giving credit where credit was due, but your snarky comments aren't convincing me to give you rep even if I could.
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