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posted by likethis on Sep 09, 2006


I am not sure what the problem is, but its when i turn the laptop on it doesnt work.
the only thing that works is the power light it goes on and then thats it, the light stays on, but the monitor and laptop do not do anything. the monitor stays plain black and thats it. i tried taking out the battery, and putting it back in, but it didnt do anything.

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8 Other Users Have The Same Problem

Comment by jbgrem, posted on Aug 17, 2008

Turn on the computer, lights are on but the screen stays black.
Have taken out the battery, etc.

Please advise.

Comment by telycom, posted on May 29, 2008

I am not sure what the problem is, but its when i turn the laptop on it doesnt work.

Comment by Guest, posted on Apr 02, 2008

powers on, blue light stays on, fan is on, but screen is blank

Comment by JamieB, posted on Feb 14, 2008

yes...mine is doing exactly the same thing (actually it's not mine - i'm borrowing it from a friend!)
The laptop turns on fine (power light, battery charge light and fan are on) but nothing on the screen.

I've tried discharging and recharging the battery, removing everything including hard drive, dvd drive, battery and additional memory but it's just been the same.


Help!

Comment by occupier, posted on Dec 06, 2007

when i turn on it does nothing i put the charger in and the red battery light comes on for about 15 seconds then goes off dont hear anything from the laptop?

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posted on Sep 09, 2006
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xamarshahx


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Rating: 77%, 36 votes
It could be a variety of things, did you hear the other parts spinning and whirring as before? Then it could be just the screen or video card. Try hooking it up to a regular monitor and see if it will display there. Other problems could be HD failure, but usually your computer would freeze on startup or your BIOS will tell you that instead of a blank screen. Have you tried contacting the manufacturer for tech support on the issue? It is hard to diagnose blank screens over the net due to the lack of information you can get (ie. error messgaes, etc.....)

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Solution #2
posted on May 08, 2008
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JulianDarius


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If you're getting ANYTHING readable on the screen, the problem is likely not the screen. Dim screens are one thing, and messed-up screens are likely problems with the physical screen. If nothing's showing, it's likely the connection running through the hinge into the screen, which can be a little tricky on laptops, though the whole connection between motherboard and screen is suspect. This is a problem because the problem isn't always immediately visible even upon opening the laptop. You might do so, if you know what you're doing, in order to examine and reconnect everything. But you're likely going to have to pay to have the wiring repaired (and maybe even the screen itself, though that's far less likely).

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Solution #3
posted on Jul 30, 2007
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mohmo


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my problem about all display. no start and can use keyboard too. and when i try to look in folder there is change everytime.. Please HELP...

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Solution #4
posted on May 28, 2007
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BenjaminaBOY


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Rating: 68%, 15 votes
The monitor might be off, because it's possible on most Laptops that you can turn the monitor on and off.

Comment by BenjaminaBOY, posted on May 29, 2007

And sometimes you will hear nothing, then you will hear a Loud motor sound.

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Solution #5
posted on Oct 11, 2006
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Kegtapper


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Rating: 86%, 84 votes
kegta... indicated that his solution for
Inspiron 1150 PC... Problem
is valid for all Acer PC Laptops
Check to see if the DC POWER Jack is loose. HOLD the bottom of the jack slightly tilted upward (do not use a lot of force). While holding PRESS the on button.

If it comes on and stays on, you problem is the notorius power jack cold solder issue. The jack will have to be repaired. Either by DELL or a qualified expert that has done a number of these.

It is not a easy task by any means. A skilled ELECTRONICS TECHNICAN could do it. But not a Computer Technician, because they generally just replace parts and do not do component level repairs

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Solution #6
posted on Oct 06, 2006
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ianniow


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I am afraid it is not a solution only to repeat the problem I have exaclty the same. It appears to switch on but then nothing not even mumlock light or caps lock light comes on or off

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Solution #7
posted on Sep 13, 2006
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Antony


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I had the same problem with my C640. What I did was take out the memory chips powered up. Then turn it off and reinstalled the chip, and poof. Every was working. I hope this will save your problem to.

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8 Other Users Have The Same Problem - Continued

Comment by dlln-blnd, posted on Nov 25, 2007

powers on, blue light stays on, fan is on, but screen is blank

Comment by lordk1, posted on Nov 20, 2007

Am an engineer(laptop board problem fixing),the system(acer laptop computer) i have with me powers on but the processor doesnot process(dose not get hot even when i have tried a working processor on the board and have changed the memory as well).So the system wont just display nor the caplock functions.where could likely be the fault on the board and how do i solve this problem?

Comment by jacobpampady, posted on Nov 15, 2007

Yes, I am facing the same problem with My Acer 5002 WLMi.
When powered on, only the power ON LED comes on, the sreen is completely blank (black).
I can hear some sound, look like it is from HDD.

Before the screen became blank, I got a vertical white band in the middle of the screen for 30 seconnds. I recall few weeks back, the acreen had some funny characters blinking in black and white.That problem went away when I re-booted.

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