SOURCE: My Acer Aspire one won't turn on.
I also have this problem with my Acer netbook. I have only had it for 4 months and am in Turkey on an extended break at the moment. I have taken the netbook to a dealer here and have been told the problem is the motherboard, verified by Acer themselves. I am not happy with this as the netbook was not cheap and there appears to be a few Acer models with the same problem
SOURCE: i have Problems with Acer Aspire One AOA110-1113
Acer Aspire One BIOS Recovery
The AA1 has a built-in BIOS recovery routine, making it possible to
flash the BIOS even if the system doesn't boot anymore. It's only meant
for emergencies and may void your warranty, so use at your own risk.
Follow every step carefully!
First format an USB stick with FAT.
Download the latest BIOS, and put both FLASHIT.EXE and the BIOS file in the root directory of the stick. Rename the BIOS file to ZG5IA32.FD, that's important. Do not remove the USB stick.
Turn the AA1 off, make sure both battery and AC adapter are connected.
Press Fn+Esc, keep it pressed and press the power button to turn the
AA1 on. Release Fn+Esc after a few seconds, the power button will be
blinking. Press the power button once. The AA1 will now initiate the
BIOS flash, do not interrupt it under any circumstances. After a while
the power button will stop blinking, and the AA1 will reboot shortly
after. Wait patiently.
The BIOS has been flashed and all settings reset to default.
If for some reason you made a mistake during the procedure and it
doesn't reboot by itself wait 5 minutes before turning it off, just to
be safe that it isn't still flashing the BIOS.
Download WIN98BOOT.ZIP and HPUSBFORMATTER from the internet normal bootable like a dikette won't work with a usb stick
SOURCE: Acer Aspire one screen stays black
i have this problem 2 days ago.. and this works on me... maybe on your's too you may need to flash your bios. why need to flash the bios.. ? 1. had the black screen of death. or deleted the bios how to flash the bios: STEP 1.download the AA1 BIOS from this link: http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/data/7117/documents/AS1_BIOS_3309.zip 2. extract the file 3. rename the file 3309.fd to zg5ia32.fd 4. put zg5ia32.fd and FLASHIT.EXE onto the usb drive now, start the process STEP 2 A. make sure the power cable is in B. the laptop is turned OFF C. Plug the usb stick in! STEP 3: Press and HOLD down the FN and ESC key together then press the power button, while holding the buttons release the power button and continue holding FN and ESC for about 5 seconds release the buttons and the power light will start to blink let the laptop run and DO NOT PRESS anything this can take upto 8 mins when it's done the laptop will restart. this works on me... good luck.. and i hope it will help you.....
SOURCE: the dc power jack will not accept power.
It's a little more involved than just removing the keyboard. You have to
Completely disassemble the laptop, until just the motherboard is in your
hand.
HOWEVER, for this Acer model it's a different installation, than the
normal one. This DC Power Jack uses a small wire harness. You just
unplug the old one, and install the new one. Let me explain,
I'm a tech who normally works on HP, Compaq, IBM, (Lenova now),
and Acer laptops. Acer's that are older than yours. All the DC Power
Jacks that I have replaced, are directly soldered to the motherboard,
and have no wire harness leading off of them. No plug connector on
the end of a harness, either.
In my search just now for a replacement power jack, my findings show
that the Acer Aspire 5920 series have a small wire harness.
Let me show you,
http://www.notebooksolutions.ca/zc/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2977
Here the jack is offered minus the harness. You have to unsolder your old
harness from the defunct power jack, and solder it to the new one.
http://www.laptopjacks.com/view_part/Acer-Laptop-DC-Power-Jack-AC231916.html
You'll find the body of the DC jack is made of plastic. There is a metal
pin in the center. (This is the Positive post. + )
Some DC power jacks have a metal cylinder, or metal tube shape that surrounds the Positive metal center pin. This is the Negative connection.
Some just have a flat metal contact prong in the back for Negative.
If you have your AC adapter plugged in, and the plug is bumped, the metal
center pin can break loose from it's mount. Break loose from the plastic
body. Same thing for the metal 'shell' for the Negative connection, but this
doesn't happen as often.
Again, most DC Power Jacks have metal flat prongs that come out of the
power jack's body, go through the motherboard, and are soldered on the
backside. These solder connections can crack, and break, making an
intermittent connection. Doesn't seem to be the case for yours, IF the
jacks shown are the correct ones.
This may help you in your endeavor to disassemble your Acer Aspire.
(AND reassemble!) (TIP from me. DEFINITELY buy an ESD wrist strap
and connect the alligator clip to a good ground. They only cost about
$5 to $7 dollars. They are to relieve static from your body. Electro Static
Discharge wrist strap)
1.http://www.insidemylaptop.com/taking-apart-acer-aspire-5100-laptop/
2.http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_acer.html
SOURCE: Completely blank screen when power is on.
do a hard reset....remove charger>remove peripherals>remove battery> press and hold the power button for about 30secs, while batt and charger is removed> then plug in the charger only and turn ON!
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