Acer Aspire T180 wouldn't turn on...

Maybe this will help: http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/p/2070,2254,2392#s=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..

your desktop graphics chip may be faulty. Please plug your monitor to another system to check whether it shows. If it got signal on the monitor then problem is in your system

Remove the side panel and remove the RAM.
Clean the RAM slot with dry brush or cloth.
Clean the RAM.
Fix the RAM back in the slot.
Close the cover and Start the PC

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Thanks.

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
Its kind of hard to tell just by one beep but the site listed above will give you codes to associate with your beep and then see if any matches and the solution beside...
hope this helps...

well if it wont display anything that means the chipset has been damaged somehow my hp pavilion did the same thing and i had to buy a new graphics card try opening up the computer and have a look if you see heat sinks in a square without a fan that will be the chipset smell it if it smells like burnt plastic it needs replacing

What you were trying to do tried to remove the RAM and boot your pc. Buddy once you remove your RAM you are going to get long beeps as it tells there is no RAM on mother board and it won't boot. Just install back all the things and let me know how many beeps you are getting and what type short and long.

check the video card, and cga cable...

then ram, cpu

The computer beeps when some components are missing. Check all the connections.

Please try to press F8 at the boot, and choose Safe mode. You will see then if it is the hard drive the problem.

If you have more information after the T180 for the model number, can you indicate it please. You might have to update the BIOS.

Hi hurontoolman, everything you need for Win XP is listed here.
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/desktop/aspire_t180.html

Acer Aspire T180 PC Desktop. You might want to add this link to you're Favorites.

If I can be of more service, just ask.

Mike

heat sink problem or
ram problem
re assemble the system