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    oh no, acer extensa 4620 won't power up!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mrmichaelt, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. mrmichaelt

    mrmichaelt Newbie

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    Plug in the AC supply, battery charging light comes on.

    Press power on, nothing happens. No fan. No power light. No video. No nada.

    I'm afraid to take the screws out and measure the supply voltage, lest I void the warranty (if it has one.)

    Is it POSSIBLE that even though the LED comes on, that the AC transformer is still the problem? I don't want to go gonzo before there is reason to do so.

    Sincerely,
    MichaelT
     
    mrmichaelt, Apr 24, 2008
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    elijahRW Notebook Deity

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    It could be many things. I mean many. I mean a' lot of things could be wrong.

    But most likely its your mobo, possibly your ram, or power adapter.
    If it were in front of me I would perform a power test and test the ram also.

    If you get no results I'd either see it has a warranty and if not you should bring it to your local computer store.

    Good Luck
     
    elijahRW, Apr 24, 2008
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    ben2go Notebook Consultant

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    I am having the same problem on an Aspire 3502WLCI.I believe my problem is the mobo.
     
    ben2go, Apr 24, 2008
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  4. mrmichaelt

    mrmichaelt Newbie

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    Wow....Guess what. It just powered up........!?!? I've been trying for about 3 hours. Now I did pray...do you suppose God has time to intervene and fix a digital circuit? What are the chances that its going to happen again?
     
    mrmichaelt, Apr 24, 2008
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    ben2go Notebook Consultant

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    My pile of %^&* want do %^&*!!! :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:
     
    ben2go, Apr 24, 2008
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    Who did you pray to? God in general?
    Maybe it's not really fixed. It sounds like your power jack maybe coming loose from the mobo. Or maybe God did to it :)
     
    elijahRW, Apr 25, 2008
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