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Acer Swift 3 SF314-59: Not taking a charge.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:15:25 -0700

Hello, I have an Acer swift sf314-59-74f1

The dc port stopped working some time ago so I continued to use and charge it via the usc charging function.

Recently the laptop has stopped taking a charge entirely.

I did try to have the dc port fixed a while ago but the person said it wasn't fixable.

Anyone know how to get this laptop up and running again? New battery? Or whst?

⟐ Answer edited September 29, 2025 at 18:15 MST

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42: How to fix an error keyboard?

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:12:44 -0700

my keyboard are not responding

Acer Swift 3: Some keys on the keyboard won't work.

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:59:37 -0700

My Backspace, Backslash, Enter, Up Down and Right arrow keys, and my semicolin keys on my keyboard is not working anymore. I used to be able to fix it by gentlelling hitting my PC, or to slightly bend it (I know its not good). But now no matter what I do, it won't work. I now often have to pull out my on screen keyboard or use left arrow and delete key in order to undo my errors, and its painful.

⟐ Commented May 20, 2025 at 18:59 MST

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42: Upgrade ssd and RAM is it possible on this laptop

Mon, 12 May 2025 02:33:13 -0700

I would like to know what RAm and the MAX size also the SSD what type and size can i upgrade to Is it an easy Plug and Play procedure?

⟐ Answer edited May 12, 2025 at 2:33 MST

Acer Swift 3: My fan is being loud

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 02:04:42 -0700

sometimes when i tilt the computer or kind of bump into it the fan starts to make very loud noises

⟐ Answered March 18, 2025 at 2:04 MST

Acer Swift 3: Acer swift series keyboard does not type certain letters.

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:34:56 -0700

A while ago i spilled something on my laptop. After that it has stopped typing certain keys on the keyboard, other than that it works fine. How would i fix something like this?

⟐ Commented February 05, 2025 at 3:34 MST

Acer Swift 3: Acer Laptop: How to fix/prevent screen flickering/freezing/lines?

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:23:39 -0700

Hello everyone! I have an acer swift 3 laptop (SF314-51-5831). It has gotten wet multiple times in the past. Another thing is that I often carried it in my backpack up close to my back with the weight of the backpack contents pressing onto the lid, which caused the hinge screws to come loose. When i recently started using it again after a pause the screen was working fine. But then it started to freeze/become grayscale/ only show top third (see attached photos). I have then taken the laptop apart and took all the tape of the EDP-cable to see if it was damaged. It still looks intact. When I connect the laptop via HDMI to an external monitor the picture is clear. When I hooked the screen back up via EDP-cable and gently bent the screen a while in all directions(just fiddling around) the picture was clear again(see attached photos). What causes this problem and how can i fix it? How can I prevent it from returning when I put the laptop back together? It seems to me there is water damage and I need to clean something but what? I don't want to buy a new screen or EDP-cable only if absolutely necessary. The screen panel is an AU Optronics B140HAN02.1. The EDP-cable is an CA4DB 1422-02GG000. Thank you for your answers in advance!

Kind Regards JB

⟐ Commented October 22, 2024 at 7:23 MST

Acer Swift 3: Pink screen blinking how to solve

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 21:41:48 -0700

How to solve my laptop display is pink blinking

Acer SWift 3 2022: Is there anyway to upgrade the ram on this model?

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:13:49 -0700

ive got 8gb ram in this acer swift 3 and was wondering if i could upgrade it to 16gb or higher?

⟐ Answered August 23, 2024 at 1:13 MST

Acer Swift 3: My Laptop Shuts Down When Connected to Both Battery and Charger

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 08:07:14 -0700

I've noticed that my laptop shuts down instantly whenever I connect it to both the battery and the charger at the same time. This issue doesn't occur when it's running only on battery or just with the charger. Has anyone experienced a similar problem or have any suggestions on how to fix this?

Note: I have recently replaced the battery two times. Once because the original battery was completely dead. I then proceeded with another replacement because i was not able to charge the first replaced battery, which worked until it has been discharged. Now I have a half charged battery which i can use, but if i plug-in the adapter to charge it, the PC turns off with a popping sound. On the other hand I can turn on the PC if i disconnect the battery and only use the adapter.

I tried most of the usual recommended procedures of holding power button pressed, or BIOS reset, or battery pin pressing, and so on...

I also replaced the DC in Power Jack charger Charging Port Cable Connector.

I visually inspected the motherboard, but i could not find any damaged piece.

Thanks in advance.

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42: Why is does my laptop only work when the charger is plugged in

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:15:33 -0700

Why does the laptop only work when the charger is plugged in if unplugged it will go off within 2 minutes. While charging it shows "Battery Status 4% available plugged in" and never get full battery.

⟐ Answered August 08, 2024 at 4:15 MST

Acer Swift 3: My laptop overheats when it's running

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:22:25 -0700

My laptop overheats when it's running even No Windows is running on the laptop and i'm using coolant fans too and it's still overheating

Acer SWift 3 2022: My camera is not working

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:42:53 -0700

my laptop camera is not working but in device manager it shows cameras in devices and the driver is Acer FHD user Facing but when I open the camera app it says no camera are attached

⟐ Answered August 02, 2024 at 3:42 MST

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42: Acer Swift SF314-42 Battery not Charging

Thu, 16 May 2024 10:28:53 -0700

Hello,

Right off the bat : electronics repair is not my job, this is my first time poking about on a motherboard with a multimeter, and I'm unsure I'm measuring right. I have an Acer SF314-42 laptop whose battery won't charge, in windows (able to boot fine with power cable plugged) it says it's charging and battery at 0%. If I unplug the adapter (charge via USB-C), the laptop instantly turns off.

I've been able to find a schematic here which I've opened the laptop and checked the connector between the motherboard and the battery because I found a tutorial for an Acer laptop having the similar issue here though it's not the same model, it looks like a similar adapter. The guy in the video measures the voltage between every pin of the laptop and I tried to follow a similar diagnostic procedure.

I did that, and in the schematics linked above (which I've been able to view online with nextbv I see that the battery motherboard connector is called PJP2 and the pin all the way to the right is supposed to be 12.6 Volts, which I imagine is to be measured w.r.t. the ground. I suppose that if the motherboard works fine, I should be able to get 12.6 V reading when reading the tension between that pin and ground when the laptop is plugged in ?

In any case I tried to measure that and was getting the following (rather worrying) measurements, see the attached pictures and captions on google drive here.

What can I conclude from this ? Is the board toast and should I replace it ? Or is it the battery ?

Thanks !

⟐ Commented May 16, 2024 at 10:28 MST

Acer Swift 3: My touchpad clicking command is not working

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:42:53 -0700

I accidentally dropped my ethyl alcohol on my laptop. Thankfully little alcohol reached the main parts of my laptop and I immediately wiped it all off. However, the alcohol reached my touchpad and I also immediately dried and wiped all the alcohol off. After doing all this process, all keys on my keyboard are working and my touchpad can still move the cursor but it won't do the click or select command anymore. Can someone help me?

⟐ Commented April 13, 2024 at 21:42 MST

Acer Swift 3 Series: Replacement charger that properly fits into the charge port?

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 03:47:57 -0700

Hello,

So I have an Acer Swift 3 51 56MY gold laptop. The original charger unfortunately broke, so I had to buy another one.

Initially I bought a charger from Amazon that said the charger connector size was 3.0 x 1.1mm. However, this did not fit into the laptop's charge port, so I had to return it. I found another charger that was 3.0 x 1.0mm. This one fit into the laptop. The problem is it's very loose and comes out of the port easily which results in continuous charger disconnects/reconnects.

As a temporary "fix", I carefully added some solder to the charger connector (on the metal part) and now the charger fits into the laptop port and doesn't easily fall out. Laptop charges and no longer disconnects/reconnects every time you move the laptop around. It also comes out of the port without issue (just have to use more force now since it now fits tighter into the port).

I'm not particularly happy with this workaround since I'm not sure if it's safe to do this or if the workaround will last, so I'm still on the lookout for a proper replacement charger. Does anyone know where to buy a charger that properly fits the laptop? I'm located in the UK.

Appreciate any help.

⟐ Commented February 25, 2024 at 3:47 MST

Acer Swift 3 Series: find correct replacement battery

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:58:58 -0700

Hi,

can I use this part of the my device? My device is Acer sf314-51-36r6

Acer AC14B3K, AC14B8J, and AC14B8K Laptop Battery

Thank you

⟐ Edited January 13, 2024 at 7:58 MST

Acer SWift 3 2022: someone shoved headphone jack inside my laptop

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:52:46 -0700

the headphone jack got stuck inside the case and I'm wondering if i can repair it

⟐ Commented January 11, 2024 at 20:52 MST

Acer Swift 3: Why is my search bar not working.

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 21:30:52 -0700

search bar not working

Acer Swift 3: My Acer Swift 3 will not power on despite being on the charger.

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:28:15 -0700

Acer laptop on charger with orange light on and do not power on

⟐ Answered November 14, 2023 at 19:28 MST