What is the problem with a laptop that does not turn on is it the battery that needs to be change or is it something else

Hi, can you remove the battery and plug with direct power

Remove the main battery and power supply charger adapter from the laptop, wait a few minute to get rid of any residual charge, now install the battery, power up! if no change remove battery, next plug the power supply back in, power on, if yes! the main battery is bad and needs replacement. If no change reply to this message so I can help you further. If you having low memory issues, the ram needs to be upgraded.

Before you start

1) Read through the owner's manual for your particular Acer Aspire laptop to determine what kind of CMOS battery you need.

2) Purchase the battery through Acer or a local or online computer parts dealer.

3) Turn the laptop off and unplug it. Also unplug any external hard drives, cameras, or other external devices.

4) Turn the laptop over (bottom facing up), then touch something metal to remove static charge.

Removal of the CMOS battery

Remove the Phillips screws that secure the motherboard cover (refer to your owner's manual if necessary), then release the cover from the clips on the bottom of the plastic casing. Lay the cover aside then locate the CMOS battery cable on the right side of the motherboard. Unplug the cable then remove the battery.

The battery should look something like this

Plugging the new battery in
Plug the new CMOS battery cable into the motherboard. Slide the battery partially under the laptop casing (somewhere to hold it in place), then align the cover with the slots on the bottom of the laptop housing. Replace the screws then turn the laptop back over.

Finalizing
1) Turn the laptop on.
2)Enter your BIOS (usually by pressing the "Delete" key) before the operating system loads.
3) Follow the BIOS prompts or refer to your Acer Aspire owner's manual to reset your time, date and desired system settings.

Reason: Anytime the CMOS battery is unplugged for more than a few seconds your BIOS will be reset to the default manufacturer settings. If you make any changes to the BIOS that cause problems with your Acer Aspire, unplug the CMOS battery for 3 to 5 seconds to correct the problem.

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Thanks.

Usually such old laptops show problems to turn on if the battery has a loose contact or if its completely blacked out. Looks like you have to change the battery and then keep the lap on charging mode for 2 hrs and then switch on the system and it will work. This is set as a default by some manufacturers to ensure that the lap works on backup on a sudden power failure. Please remove the battery, use a multimeter and check the voltage which has to be a minimum ranging from 7 V to 14.3 V and if its anything less than the same, you need to change the battery which will fix this issue. Good Luck

first change the battery then check the charger if the problem still occurs then it will be hardware problem, it is better to check it on the dealer if ur laptop is under the warranty.

Hi,

Try to remove the battery and connect your laptop directly to the power adapter. We need to rule out that there is nothing wrong with the power of your laptop. Now, if the laptop turns on with just the power adapter. turn it off and place the battery. Make sure that the battery is charged. Then before turning on the laptop remove the power adapter. If the laptop won't turn on then there is something wrong with your battery you need to replace it.

Without battery, BIOS just gets reset to default and should not effect boot. There is a possibility that you failed to reconnect something important when disassembling the unit.

What exactly happens when the unit turns on?

Ok - was there lightning recently? Does the laptop spin up, but no display? Doesn't it start up at all? Did you try it with the charger plugged in? Is there a battery you can change and try it with that?
If there is no display, try toggling te fn + f4 button, or the f(key with the little screen on it looks something like: |square|)

otherwise try using an external screen? Hope this solves your problem. If the laptop doesn't power up at all, even with a new battery/while plugged in, my best bet would be motherboard damage, in which case it needs to be replaced.

U CAN TRY BY RESEATING THE BATTERY
AND TRY CHARGING IT BY CONNECTING THE SAME CORD..!!