Averatec 2300

Sorry but this isn't much help. As stated above I already checked the HD, besides it won't even post to the cmos. It should do this even without the HD which I did try. I've never heard of upsetting the mother board, should I try talking nice to it? I have three Averatecs so battery and power supplies are not the problem. I used memory from one of the other ones and ran the other one with this memory so it's not that. Thanks for trying.

My 2300 started same problems in Dec 08 (almost 2 years old) Its an overheat problem! With black screen the two blue lights an bottom left are on. Leave powered up and in an hour or so will shut down on its on, then will start back up normally but shut down again in about an hour.Correction 1. pull off back cover, blow out the dust. 2.Go to set up (F2 on power up and run fan cal) 3. Take the back cover off you will feel how hot the CPU and hard drive are that is because vents are too small for an aging laptop. Now take the cover and drill a double line of holes on each side of the hard drive vents, Next over the CPU (where the fan blows in air, drill a triple line of new vent holes in the cover). A 5/32 drill will be about right. You may also wish to purchase an inexpensive Belkin laptop cooler. About $19 at Best Buy. This solved my problem as I do like this little one for travel
Glenn New Mexico

Hey Scaudle,
I also have an Averatec 2300 Ultra-Portable laptop. After encountering the same problem, I did some research and this is actually a COMMON problem with the Averatec series of laptops. The problem is caused when the device turns on. Not enough power is available to the motherboard, so while some devices, like the lights on the front, and the CD Drive spin up, other core devices, like the Processor and Hard Drive, don't get enough to sustain running. (You'll notice the HD light blink when it first turns on.)

One way to temporarily remedy this problem is to insert a CD into the CD drive and turn the machine on. Wait until it spins all the way up to speed and then shut it off, using the power switch on the laptop itself. Immediately turn it back on and it seems to do the trick a couple of times.

However, this is not a permanent fix and as far as I can tell Averatec doesn't care about it's defective products. I personally plan to contact their customer service department and raise hell until I get a new one or a refund. I'll let you know how far I get.

I have an Averatec 2300. I bought it last year. I had the same problem but also would occasionally experience the screen scrambling and locking up. The only solution was to force power down and hope for the best on reboot. After 2 days I got fed up and called Averatec, my machine was still under warranty. They said it was a bad motherboard, this seems typical if you search the net. I sent it in and 2 and a half months later I got it back like new. Even though I had voided the warranty by removing the sticker on the bottom and added another gig of ram, I will never by another Averatec machine and would suggest others the same. Good Luck!

you probably used the wrong power supply and upset the motherboard, consult with the manual-manuf website for your model--ensure proper power supply for this system in use. remove the battery completely and see if this fixes the problem. finally, hard drive failure is anticipated. did you check the bottom of the unit to ensure the external fans are clear of dust and such, hopefully battery removal should assist..last resort will be a motherboard check at the service center. if a new unit take it back.