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Problem Acer Aspire 5650

  • 30-08-2010 7:02pm
    #1
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭


    Hi all have problem with this laptop turn on & fan turns for few secs & then nothing.

    Power light remains on but screen is blank it doesn't sound like it is booting up

    Have tried without battery connected and w/o mains connected any one help

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    stuff.hunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 915 ✭✭✭stuff.hunter


    well, for me looks like fried gpu


  • #3
    pdevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭pdevo


    have u tried connecting a monitor to the laptop it could be the backlight on the monitor


  • #4
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Thanks have tried connecting external monitor but no joy, took back off, removed hdd, ram cards, general check for loose connections etc but no joy


  • #5
    stuff.hunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 915 ✭✭✭stuff.hunter


    ... probably yours laptop graphics card is fried (had similar 'experience' with my laptop) .
    as far as i know your laptop has 'add-on' graphics card, mean can be taken out and replaced for around 65-80euros... just open the laptop and check part number of graphics card and have a look on ebay


  • #6
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Just to clarify fried graphics card prevents lap top booting up


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  • #7
    stuff.hunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 915 ✭✭✭stuff.hunter


    yep, when the graphics card (or any vital componnent eg.ram, cpu) is broken the mainboard wont pass POST (PowerOnSelfTest) so no chance for system boot


  • #8
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Checked graphics card unlocked & locked again & computer booted up.

    Tried a few times was getting lines on screen sometimes OK sometimes not, connected to ext monitor sometimes was losing signal so has to be card or connection to motherboard doesn't it?


  • #9
    stuff.hunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 915 ✭✭✭stuff.hunter


    well, may be connection only, sometimes dusting-off may help


  • #10
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    So should I still change graphics card I didn't want to buy one & find it's something else. At moment screen comes on about 3 times out of 10 the colours do look a bit washy as well

    Just an update it's actually when I unlocked & reseated the CPU (not graphics card) that it booted up. bit confused now is it graphics card or cpu?


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