⟐ Answer accepted August 27, 2019 at 5:12 MST

Specs:

Acer Aspire BL51

Turion x2 MK-36 2.0 Ghz

1GB Pc4200 200 pin Sodimm

Wireless Adapter: Atheros AR5BMB

160 GB HDD

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium

Any ideas as to what may be wrong been searching and have found no manuals to tear this thing apart and check for loose connections etc.

⟐ Answered March 31, 2017 at 16:51 MST

Thanks,

Frank

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⟐ Answer accepted November 17, 2016 at 7:13 MST

I tried all trouble shoots. The mouse hardware seems defective. I checked the connectivity of the cable and it is fine and connects. I uninstall and install again but no go. Seems like the mouse ot a hit or something similar.

Where to get new mouse kit?

(edit note's: last sentence is not understood)

⟐ Answer accepted December 29, 2013 at 8:57 MST

I can eject a disc with a paperclip, but I suspect there is a loose cable on the drive or it needs replaced unless there is another way to load a different device driver if it is not hardware related.

Windows XP Media Center Edition has problems starting the device with the Windows built-in drivers for the CD/DVD RAM drive. I've tried to remove/uninstall the device in Device Manager with no success of different results. You cannot install drivers manually as it is a "plug n play" device.

Windows says "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

The drive is a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-850S according to what Windows XP MCE detects.

Acer's website does not have any drivers for the device either. Please advise what I can do.

Thank you in advance.

⟐ Answer accepted June 15, 2020 at 1:36 MST

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⟐ Answer accepted November 15, 2020 at 21:06 MST

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⟐ Answered May 05, 2017 at 9:05 MST

After installing Linux (Linux Mint 19.1) on the computer (unknown if coincidental or not) it worked fine for a while, but then one morning I got up and the computer would not boot . There are no power LEDs on the computer that are lit up, pressing the battery reset button does not resolve the issue. I have opened up the laptop and have tried:

• Removing the cable to the battery and power adapter on the computer
• Re-seating the RAM sticks
• Ensuring that the barrel plug is plugged in correctly to the motherboard
• Unplugging the real time clock (CMOS battery) cable for a couple of minutes then plugging it back in

The motherboard looks normal, there was no smell of burning plastic, the laptop was not hot to the touch, nor was the AC adapter. I did not hear that there was any sort of loud “pop” as is common with desktop power failures.

Anything else to check? This wasn’t a super expensive piece of hardware, so I’d like to try to fix it myself rather than send it in for repair (might actually learn something!)

⟐ Commented February 08, 2023 at 15:47 MST

⟐ Answer accepted February 10, 2018 at 12:02 MST

⟐ Commented January 10, 2018 at 1:41 MST

PXE - MOF: Exiting PXE ROM.

Any way to get the pictures off now

⟐ Answered January 07, 2017 at 16:13 MST

I got a laptop from a friend of mine and it's hard disk is password locked and she doesn't remember it anymore. Is there anyway to unlock it.

Thank you

⟐ Commented December 14, 2016 at 21:44 MST

⟐ Answer accepted November 03, 2016 at 6:32 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 28, 2016 at 7:43 MST

Acer service center said it is with battery, battery was changed but the problem is still there.

⟐ Commented May 21, 2016 at 21:34 MST