danceinshadow

I have an Acer Aspire 3002 and I'm having the same problem but the problem is that I can have both the battery in but be running on AC current when the failure happens.

coxysteve

Hi I have just fixed this error on a friends Acer Aspire 5670 Win XP SP3, the way I did this was to start the laptop with the power supply and the battery removed turned off the Critical Battery Alarm in the power options, replaced the battery (Locking the Keyboard ETC) removed the Power supply and ran the thing until the battery went flat, then restarted the laptop with the battery and the power supply, this seems to have fixed the problem for the while but I have advised my friend to purchase a new battery

domisimo

Changed the dangerous battery with problems, by Acer 4 free. Problem solved, now all is perfect.

kyla7824

hi oli4! i have exactly the same problem as yours...except for the keyborad and touchpad failure...My battery life got shorter and shorter...what i did was fully charge the battery and then i got the battery out of its socket and now use my laptop with the ac adapter..i only use the laptop battery when i can't use the adapter...i was just wondering if removing the battery from its "socket" can pose some dangers on the laptop and im also wondering if disabling the acpi drive is the same as removing the battery so that instead of removing the battery i can just disable the drive...can anyone tell me...=) thanks

squeechfl

I know this may seem simplified...but before you run through all the issues/processes offered to help your keyboard/mouse react again, try charging the battery for a night or two.
I had not used my laptop in a while due to a programming issue. By the time I had it fixed, the battery went dead. If the keyboard works without the battery in, after you finish working on the laptop, try keeping the laptop powered on with the battery in it when you are away or asleep.
This will very likely charge the battery again and restore function to your keyboard.
I am using the laptop keyboard to write this. I noticed last night that some keystrokes were showing, where there was no reaction before. The battery took more than one night to be up at full power...but it is fine now.
I saved myself more than $40.00 by not purchasing a replacement. Hope this helps. :)

Wajid

I have been having exactly the same problem as Oli4, and it has been driving me bonkers.

I will try his solution ASAP.

I just wanted to thank him and everyone else who has contributed to this thread.

My next laptop will not be an Acer.

W