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    Problem with "Acer Aspire 8930"

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Paradoxium, May 8, 2013.

  1. Paradoxium

    Paradoxium Newbie

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    What's up.


    I need help with a problem I have been getting with my laptop, when I start it up it stays on the bios screen/start screen.

    I have recently installed Windows 8 Pro.

    Here is a video of the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZMN6lKxaY


    What I have tried:
    • Plugging the charger in/out.
    • Plugging the battery in/out
    • Pressing the F2/F8/F12 keys

    Help?

    ~Paradoxium.
     
    Paradoxium, May 8, 2013
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  2. ex.treme

    ex.treme Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, with Win 7 was everything ok?
    Maybe boot loader damaged or incompatibility Win 8.
     
    ex.treme, May 8, 2013
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  3. Paradoxium

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    It was working fine untill I tried updating my drivers, I restarted it a few times when I installed it and it worked fine.
     
    Paradoxium, May 8, 2013
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  4. ex.treme

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    Updating drivers for what?

    This should be a software problem i guess.

    You can try
    1. can see hard drive in bios?
    2. repair Windows 8 installation with recover Win 8 DVD
     
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  5. Paradoxium

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    I can't see Drive in bios, And where could I get a recover Win 8 DVD?
     
    Paradoxium, May 8, 2013
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  6. ex.treme

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    When you can't see Drive in bios, there can be hw problem. Try open bottom cover for hdd, take out hard drive, check cable and connection, take hdd it back.
    Hdd should be visible in bios.

    And where could I get a recover Win 8 DVD? -First make sure, your harddrive is ok. DVD recovery make Operation system in recovery-back up mode or can be possible download somewhere ( don't know)
     
    ex.treme, May 8, 2013
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    squee666 Notebook Evangelist

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    the only time my acer 8930g had that issue was when it had a crucial m4 ssd in it. which to solve requires a firmware upgrade lul
     
    squee666, May 8, 2013
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    No, I can't get into bios full stop! It just literately freezes on startup.
     
    Paradoxium, May 10, 2013
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  9. ex.treme

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    I see now, then you should take a part.
    Try: remove hardrives, then power on , ( ram, cpu, gpu aot. )
     
    ex.treme, May 11, 2013
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