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HP Mini 1000: pc not turning on

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:39:32 -0700

after heating it shut down automatic and now its not turning on

⟐ Commented March 30, 2026 at 1:39 MST

Asus Eee PC 1201N: Changing the CMOS Battery

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:40:22 -0700

Looks like mostly opening the thing like one was changing the fan or hard drive to get at the CMOS battery, but what should one get for a replacement?

⟐ Answer unaccepted February 02, 2026 at 16:40 MST

Acer Aspire One D260: Isn't turning on

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 03:37:01 -0700

Last year I was just using my laptop and suddenly it stopped (connected with charger) and turned off, i thought maybe it was some glitch so i tried turning it on . The power button light started flickering and but the blue light beside the charging indicator was on. And after that I showed it to many people they couldn't figure it out..

If any one could help me please help me...

Asus Eee PC 1000HE: Stuck on start up page

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:09:41 -0700

It tries to start windows normally but goes right back to start up page I tried starting it every way it shows

⟐ Commented August 31, 2025 at 14:09 MST

Acer Aspire One 722: Power LED blinks blue 5 time .

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:17:57 -0700

What's it mean when the #1 LED flashes blue 5 times;when I try power on my Aspire one 722-BZ454?

⟐ Commented August 22, 2025 at 5:17 MST

Acer Aspire One ZG5: Why did my sound suddenly stop working?

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:58:34 -0700

A few days ago, I tried to play some videos on my Acer Aspire One ZG5 laptop. However, the sound simply is not present. I tried everything. I checked to see that it was unmuted. I turned the volume all the way up. I even restarted my computer. However, nothing has worked, and there is still no audio on my laptop. So what should I do? Thanks! :)

⟐ Answered April 02, 2025 at 18:58 MST

Asus Transformer Book T100TAF: Why won't my device turn on?

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:40:37 -0700

So I've had this device for a while now and it just suddenly wouldn't turn on. I know it is fully charged because of the white light on the power button. I know my charger works because it works on my phone. I've tried doing the "volume down and power button for 15 seconds" thing and the "Windows button and power button for 15 seconds" thing but it didn't fix it. When I press down on the power button, the light on the power button flashes but the light next to the camera won't flash nor will the screen light up. I'm not sure what else to do and I re ally need to get on this device. Any ideas?

My device is an ASUS Transformer Book T100TAF

⟐ Commented April 02, 2025 at 4:40 MST

Acer Aspire One ZG5: Why can't I flash bios with black screen of death?

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:55:55 -0700

Black screen of death...bios trick not working for me. I see many others had this problem. But i never see a fix for the people that arent able to flash bios? The little battery inside is bad maybe? What all can it be? External display does not work either....please someone find a fix for me!

⟐ Answered March 29, 2025 at 20:55 MST

ASUS E210MA-TB.CL464BK: My notebook PC is showing preparing automatic repair but not repairing

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:59:48 -0700

My notebook PC is showing preparing automatic repair but it not repairing it will go off and back on it repeats the same thing please I love to know how to fix it and if I format it will it solve the problem

Acer Aspire One d270-1865: Can the internal wifi card be replaced with an SSD?

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:40:54 -0700

Looks like the internal wifi chip is mini-pcie of some sort. I'm wondering if I can put some sort of SSD in that slot and have it work, and if it would even be worth it to try. Is there a way to figure this out without just trying it manually?

⟐ Commented November 11, 2024 at 19:40 MST

Acer Aspire One D270: blue on light flashing and wont start

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:41:58 -0700

my computer wont turn on the blue light just keeps flashing i have tried taking the battery out , pressing the start button. plugging it in without the battery in but nothing , and nothing seems to work. can anyone help please

⟐ Commented November 04, 2024 at 9:41 MST

Asus EeeBook X205TA: How to fix auto typing on screen

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:13:36 -0700

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⟐ Answer edited November 02, 2024 at 14:13 MST

Asus EeeBook X205TA: No Display on ASUS Boot Logo and Windows Before Installing Graphics

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:17:45 -0700

my ASUS x205ta will not show a image until booted into windows (lock screen). When reinstalling windows i hd to plug it into a external monitor to enter the bios and install windows. Still nothing showed on the screen until i installed the Graphics driver. However on boot its a black screen until the logon screen thats weird because for 8 years it always showed the ASUS Logo and the bios on the internal display however it now only shows on a external monitor.

⟐ Answer edited October 19, 2024 at 18:17 MST

Acer Aspire One D257: Laptop won't turn on after RAM upgrade

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:00:44 -0700

Hello!

I have Acer Aspire One D257 with Windows 7 installed. Everything worked absolutely fine. I wanted to upgrade the RAM so I changed the 1GB DDR3 Stick to 4GB DDR3 Stick. Now, after I click the power switch I can hear the fan spinning but there is no display on internal or external monitor and I hear no sound. Only sound is a strong beep that happens when I unplug or plug in the power cord.

What have I done wrong? What should I do? Did I do something to the motherboard? When si was changing RAM I had to complettly disassemble the laptop, including motherboard.

Thank you very much for help.

⟐ Answer accepted October 14, 2024 at 9:00 MST

HP Mini 110-1046NR: No power to Hp 110 Mini

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:17:45 -0700

My HP Mini 110-3100 keeps turning off when I turn it on, then keep trying to turn on but can’t, why ??

⟐ Commented September 30, 2024 at 3:17 MST

Dell Netbook: A cabinet file necessary for installation cannot be trusted

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:11:31 -0700

A cabinet file necessary for installation cannot be trusted. Please verify the Cryptographic Services are enabled. When i tried to install directx i got this message " A cabinet file necessary for installation cannot be trusted.

How to solve this..

⟐ Commented September 20, 2024 at 8:11 MST

Asus EeeBook X205TA: How do I reset my BIOS password on newer ASUS laptops?

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:58:48 -0700

I was playing around with the BIOS settings and somehow I fat fingered the password not once, but twice.. and now I'm locked out of the computer entirely. I was trying to figure out what the difference was between the "User" password, and the "Administrator" password - and the difference is that "User" won't allow the system to boot at all without that password.

I've tried pulling the main power from the tiny little motherboard, and this appears to make no difference with these newer laptops which don't have specific bios batteries to remove. Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented August 27, 2024 at 11:58 MST

Acer Aspire One D270: Why is my Acer not charging

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:27:27 -0700

My Acer is not charging even though the charger adapter has been plugged in and my Acer is making a sound

Acer Aspire One A0751h: Computer crashes (freezes) randomly.

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:58:46 -0700

The A0751h has a sort-of known crashing problem. It seems to randomly freeze. Becoming 100% unresponsive, video is stuck on whatever image was before the freeze, the sound sounds like a broken record. There is no BSOD and it has been known to happen in the same way in linux.

Updating the firmware to the latest version provided by acer helps a bit since the freezing is down to once every couple of days vs once every couple of hrs (or more frequent).

So the question is: Does anyone know if this is a hardware issue, and what sort of fixes (including changing parts) will fix it.

Still gathering info. The most useful lead is the replacing of the ram seems to help. Still need to confirm AND get some model numbers for known ram that fixes the issue.

⟐ Commented August 05, 2024 at 0:58 MST

HP Netbook: hp mini 2133 won't turn on

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:34:21 -0700

I have an HP Mini Note 2133 that will not power on. When I plug in the AC adapter the light right next to the DC jack will light up blue/white then turn off after 1 second if there is no battery installed. If the battery is installed, the battery charge/orange light with light and stay on.

that didn't worked. Btw the laptop started ding this after a reflow

⟐ Commented June 14, 2024 at 4:34 MST