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Acer Aspire 5315 power problem
Friend has a two-year-old Acer Aspire 5315 which seems to have turned into a brick.
Battery (I think is flat) but having removed it there is no power light or other sign of life when I turn on from AC Adaptor. Adaptor itself is OK, checked voltage - also tried another adaptor.
RAM and HDD are OK. Took out and checked.
Any ideas please?
Battery (I think is flat) but having removed it there is no power light or other sign of life when I turn on from AC Adaptor. Adaptor itself is OK, checked voltage - also tried another adaptor.
RAM and HDD are OK. Took out and checked.
Any ideas please?
Chris Head
Do you get any lights with both the battery and power supply on?
ASKER
No, nothing.
Have you tried a different power supply?
There are two things I think it could be (which I have seen in the past):
1. The CMOS battery could need replacing - this would mean opening up the laptop, etc.
2. The socket on the laptop where you plug in the charger could be damaged. Unfortunately if this is the case, the likelihood of getting that fixed is minimal, as you would need to replace the entire mainboard.
Good luck!
1. The CMOS battery could need replacing - this would mean opening up the laptop, etc.
2. The socket on the laptop where you plug in the charger could be damaged. Unfortunately if this is the case, the likelihood of getting that fixed is minimal, as you would need to replace the entire mainboard.
Good luck!
ASKER
yes, no luck.
Check the DC jack and the wire connecting to from the adaptor.
Remove the battery out and only using the AC.
Also check the RAM module. if you have two RAM module use one at a time.
A faulty RAM could cause a problem.
Remove the battery out and only using the AC.
Also check the RAM module. if you have two RAM module use one at a time.
A faulty RAM could cause a problem.
ASKER
Tried that - it's still dead :-(
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Dead mobo.