Acer Aspire One - not booting up

Absolutely

Hi,

I've got an Acer Aspire One Netbook, over a year old and it just won't start up anymore. It's charged up, power light is on. The On button turns green when I press it, but then it just "chugs" and I can hear it trying to start up but nothing appears on screen at all.

Any suggestions or should I just consign it to the great computer graveyard?

I've got another computer (desktop) but there's just some documents on the Acer that I'd like to rescue if I possibly could. (Stupid me for only backing up once a month. Doh!)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

fwor

A lot depends on what part has failed. IIRC, that model doesn't have a CD-ROM drive? So if you don't have a CD drive in a USB caddy, the only real option which doesn't involve taking it apart would be to boot it from a USB pendrive, and copy the docs off onto the pendrive.

Instructions/guidance here.

However, if the HDD has gone completely, there may be no way to get the data off it...

Alternatively, you could try removing the HDD and connecting it to another PC (e.g. a 2.5" caddy only costs about a tenner).

danthemoneysavingman

Hi, does it have an optical drive? Prob not... can you run a diagnostic through set-up when you start it up? (something like turn it on, then hold down F12 - instructions should be presented briefly)

closed

try powering up without the battery in

WhiteChristmas

Absolutely wrote: »

nothing appears on screen at all.

It might be a screen problem or failed inverter. The Aspire One has an external monitor connection on the left hand side - can you plug a monitor in and see if you get anything on that?

Plug in, power up and maybe hit Fn-F5 a few times.

kabayiri

Take the battery out as suggested.
Hold down the power button with no power in, and make sure it discharges completely.
Put the AC power lead in, but not the battery.
Then try power it up.

I have had 'odd behaviour' from an AA1 we have here, and it took quite a bit of messing about before it came back to life.

Absolutely

Hi

Thanks for your replies. I've now tried the battery out etc option, and plugging a seperate screen in, and tried the F12 thing. None work so I guess I'll have to try the more technical stuff once the kids are out of my hair and I can concentrate.

Kids and computer problems don't mix!

chunter

Bear in mind the hard disk and memory are under the motherboard.
The entire thing needs to be disassembled to take the hard drive out.
Screws, wafer cables, wireless cards, the lot..

I point-blankly refuse to work with the things because of their design.