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Acer Aspire 5100: Laptop not booting after DC socket connector replacement

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:53:08 -0700

Hi everyone,

my laptop had some problems with the DC socket connector.

Sometimes it shut off if I moved the power cable. The DC was replaced before and I think they have put a bad DC socket connector as it was really loose when connecting the cable.

As this follows I have replaced it again with the original DC socket connector and now the computer boots and shuts off after a few seconds.

I have also changed the heat paste but nothing changed.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

⟐ Answered July 15, 2026 at 4:53 MST

Acer Aspire: Acer aspire 5542 power on, fan spinning but no display

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:56:34 -0700

Hi,

I have an acer aspire 5542 laptop that turns on, the fan spins but I have no display. I'm pretty sure the issue is with the motherboard or the gpu on the board, but don't know how to test it.

First, I'm wondering if a dead gpu can be hot? Can he produce some heat?

I don't want to buy another board, this is a old laptop and I just want to learn and try to fix it by myself. However, I don't know where to begin with.

I was thinking about testing voltage on the display connector to know if atleast the current goes there, but as I said I'm not sure and this is my first time so I don't have any kind of experience and for the moment I'm just trying to figure out where to begin with.

⟐ Commented July 14, 2026 at 23:56 MST

Acer Aspire E5-573G: Why it's showing no bootable device?

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:21:15 -0700

When I power it on it shows that no bootable device. I checked my hard drive it's working in another laptop but not supporting in my laptop.

⟐ Commented July 11, 2026 at 19:21 MST

Acer Aspire E1-571: Base SYSTEM Device error fix

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:50:56 -0700

Base System Device driver error

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58: My laptop never starts on battery it always needs to be plugged in

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:48:01 -0700

My laptop never starts on battery no matter what i try I always needs to connect it with charger

⟐ Commented July 10, 2026 at 0:48 MST

Acer Aspire 5349: Fan on but screen not working

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:06:40 -0700

Fan on but screen not working

⟐ Edited July 09, 2026 at 16:06 MST

Acer Aspire 5349: Why can't I switch my laptop on even with the charge plugged

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:37:25 -0700

Laptop not watching on with the charger plugged in

⟐ Commented July 09, 2026 at 10:37 MST

Acer E5-571P-30QR: Laptop plugged in not charging

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:15:19 -0700

Laptop plugged in not charging and will not charge at all

⟐ Commented July 08, 2026 at 3:15 MST

Acer Aspire E5-573G: Why my laptop suddenly off in few seconds

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:40:19 -0700

The charging LED turns on when the charger is connected.

The battery is completely dead.

The laptop does not power on using only the charger.

Acer Laptop: Acer TravelMate B514-31 hangs on shutdown after BIOS 1.21 update

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:17:44 -0700

My Acer TravelMate B514-31 hangs on a black screen with the fans and power LED remaining on during every shutdown attempt. I have to hold the power button for 15 seconds to turn it off.

I have already tried the following:

1. Updated BIOS from 1.13 to 1.21 (flashed successfully).

2. Performed multiple battery pinhole resets (15-second hold).

3. Disabled Windows Fast Startup.

4. Updated and reinstalled the Intel Management Engine (ME) drivers.

5. Attempted a forced shutdown using 'shutdown /s /f /t 0' (still hangs).

6. Unchecked "Allow the computer to turn off this device" for the ME Interface and USB hubs in Device Manager.

Restarts are now working correctly after the BIOS update, but shutdowns still hang every time. Is there a specific driver version or BIOS setting (like a "Deep Sleep" or "Modern Standby" toggle) that fixes this for this specific model?

⟐ Answer edited July 07, 2026 at 20:17 MST

Acer Aspire 5742G: Screen not run only name acer and screen black

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:20:28 -0700

Screen not run only black screen

⟐ Answered July 06, 2026 at 6:20 MST

acer e 15 laptop: My laptop powers on then turns off randomly

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:24:45 -0700

power on turns off randomly

⟐ Commented July 04, 2026 at 19:24 MST

Acer Aspire 3 A315-58-350L: How do I repair the hinge

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:42:41 -0700

My laptop hinge is wobbling and making crack sound in opening and closing

⟐ Answered July 03, 2026 at 7:42 MST

Acer Laptop: Why my acer laptop wireless internet is not working?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:32:09 -0700

i have a acer laptop but all of the suddan my acer laptop wireless internet is not working but all other devices are connected with router at my home . please help

⟐ Commented June 24, 2026 at 2:32 MST

Acer Aspire E1-571: How do I fix my blue screen problem

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:53:40 -0700

Your device is ran into a problem and need to restart. we are just collecting some error info and then you will restart for you .this types of sentence is return in my acer laptop. So how do I fix the blue screen problem

⟐ Answered June 22, 2026 at 9:53 MST

Acer Predator Triton 500: Break 2 FAN GPU , PT-515-51 Predator Triton 500

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:09:24 -0700

My laptop, which I bought in 2019, has been working until now. Recently, the GPU fan stopped working. I checked it and found that the fan was broken. I think the prolonged use and high temperatures caused the plastic fan from 2019 to become brittle and break easily. I'm looking for the correct replacement fan so I can fix it and retrieve the data I need. Thank you.

⟐ Commented June 20, 2026 at 13:09 MST

Acer Aspire 8920g: Display is not working

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:37:31 -0700

Hello,

after I start my laptop the load-screen is shown for about 10 sec after this the screen turns black. I know the laptop is still working and Windows is loading but without any graphic.

When I connect the laptop with an external Display, it works and I see the desktop external. This means the graphic card works but the laptop-display stays black. When I push the function button with f6 the lightning button the screen appears for some seconds on the laptop-screen and again nothing. What could be the Problem?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

⟐ Commented June 19, 2026 at 14:37 MST

Predator Helios 300 (2018): Where to find and remove hard drive

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:43:22 -0700

Thanks in advance for your support.

Where is the hard drive in the M2.5x5 Helios 300 and can I attache SATA USB access power cable to repair the drive or format if needed. I am just on sure where this connection is. YouTube research not good.

⟐ Answered June 18, 2026 at 19:43 MST

Acer Aspire 5742G: Why is my laptop not charging

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:15 -0700

My laptop isn't charging

⟐ Answered June 17, 2026 at 6:37 MST

Acer Laptop: My Acer Laptop Travelmate p214 doesn't show me a bootable BIOS

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:06:21 -0700

I have this Acer Laptop for almost 7 years now and for the past few months it has this weird issue with the E-button, but just yesterday when I tried draining the Batterie to see if that was the issue the Laptop refused to turn on.

Now my Issue is that when I try booting it shows me that It can't find a Bootable device AND when I go into Setup Utility to boot with Legacy instead of UEFI (after following some Youtube videos about that) Is shows me

Boot Mode: [UEFI]
Secure Boot: [Enabled]
Boot Priority order:

without any boot options
I've been trying to find a solution for the past 8 hours now so if anyone can help please I would be very thankful!

⟐ Answer edited June 17, 2026 at 5:06 MST