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    computer broken? help please :(

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by RussMan, Apr 29, 2009.

  1. RussMan

    RussMan Newbie

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    Hi, I'm using an Acer TravelMate 7520. I had it with me at university, and had no problems (other than it being a little slow sometimes...). When I came home for the summer it started freezing up, and then emitting a loud, constant beep. it will work fine for a few minutes upon start, but then the programs start to freeze, then the mouse, then the beep comes. I did a virus scan and came up with 2 viruses, which i removed, but it is still doing it!! I can't figure out what is wrong with it, or a solution.

    The other day it got very hot, because me (like an idiot) left it sitting on my bed with the fan covered. It cooled off and everything, and the fan works fine.

    Can anyone help me out with this problem? Is this a common thing?
     
    RussMan, Apr 29, 2009
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  2. kiriakost

    kiriakost Notebook Deity

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    Is you laptops hard drive , manipulated by you ?

    Formated - extra partitions - converted partitions - other OS than the ACER one ?

    In simple words , if the HDD is perfect , as ACER had made it .

    You can backup your personal files to D:\ , and activate ACER erecovery from windows, restoring your laptop to factory defaults.

    For more info, read the laptops manual .
     
    kiriakost, Apr 30, 2009
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  3. RussMan

    RussMan Newbie

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    Thank you, I will try this and let you know how it works out
     
    RussMan, Apr 30, 2009
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  4. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    isn't one long beep CPU overheat ?
     
    hoggie, Apr 30, 2009
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    docholliday Notebook Enthusiast

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    That would be my guess hoggi.
     
    docholliday, May 6, 2009
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