Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT

blamb · 07-19-2009, 01:51 PM

My brother and i each have Acer Aspire 5520 G Laptops. A couple months ago mine wouldnt boot up. I kept trying to turn off and start back up with no luck . Finally i took the battery out , unplugged it and waited about a hour and it finally booted and started up normally. i left room and when i came back the computer was shut down all by itself ( i didnt have the automatic shut down feature enabled). NOw i cant get it to boot at all. I Hear the hdd make a noise and it keeps repeating that noise over and over. I took out the HDD and put it in my brothers computer and his computer booted up fine with all my info? The more research i do the more i think its the MB. any ideas out there?

**TriggerFinger** · 07-20-2009, 12:51 AM

What happens if you power it ON with the HDD out of the laptop?

blamb · 07-22-2009, 07:19 AM

Have not tried that. I will and get back to you. Thanks

blamb · 07-22-2009, 11:47 AM

I tried taking the HDD out and starting it up and the same result, will not boot also if i put my ear close to the unit i can hear a faint double beep. What do you think?? Thanks

**TriggerFinger** · 07-22-2009, 02:16 PM

Try a good/working/new RAM stick. If you can get hold of at least one just for testing purposes so no need to buy (at least not yet).

Still with HDD removed, put in the new RAM, remove the battery and plug in AC. Now power ON the laptop. Anything on the LCD after you power ON?

blamb · 07-29-2009, 11:44 AM

Ok got the RAM sticks out of brothers computer which is exactly the same computer. took out HDD and put in new RAM sticks and still exactly the same response. no change what so ever...

**TriggerFinger** · 07-29-2009, 02:59 PM

Do LEDs light up when you power ON? Try swapping batteries and ac adapter (your brother has an exactly the same model, right?). Post back what happens.

blamb · 07-30-2009, 11:29 PM

I have swapped my battery the power cord HDD and RAM the only led light that comes on is the power light power indicator light the charging light and the loading green light the wireless light dose not come on.

**TriggerFinger** · 08-01-2009, 07:06 PM

Try these :

Power OFF the computer
Remove the battery
Unplug AC
Press and hold Power ON button for 30 secs. at least
Put back the battery
Plug back AC
Power ON as normal

blamb · 08-01-2009, 10:17 PM

Same result didn't help...

**TriggerFinger** · 08-02-2009, 07:19 PM

How are you with taking the laptop apart? If you know how, take it apart leaving only the motherboard (with heatsink/fan and CPU and GPU installed), power ON button, LCD and RAM. Take all the others out. Plug in the ac adapter and try to power ON. If same problem exists, remove LCD connection to the motherboard and use an external monitor instead. If you have a good/working/new RAM stick, use it now for testing purposes (replacing all the old RAM). At this point if it still displays the same problem then it could be a motherboard going bad... bring to a repair shop for an in depth diagnosis.

07-19-2009, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT My brother and i each have Acer Aspire 5520 G Laptops. A couple months ago mine wouldnt boot up. I kept trying to turn off and start back up with no luck . Finally i took the battery out , unplugged it and waited about a hour and it finally booted and started up normally. i left room and when i came back the computer was shut down all by itself ( i didnt have the automatic shut down feature enabled). NOw i cant get it to boot at all. I Hear the hdd make a noise and it keeps repeating that noise over and over. I took out the HDD and put it in my brothers computer and his computer booted up fine with all my info? The more research i do the more i think its the MB. any ideas out there?

07-20-2009, 12:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT What happens if you power it ON with the HDD out of the laptop? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-22-2009, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Have not tried that. I will and get back to you. Thanks

07-22-2009, 11:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT I tried taking the HDD out and starting it up and the same result, will not boot also if i put my ear close to the unit i can hear a faint double beep. What do you think?? Thanks

07-22-2009, 02:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Try a good/working/new RAM stick. If you can get hold of at least one just for testing purposes so no need to buy (at least not yet). Still with HDD removed, put in the new RAM, remove the battery and plug in AC. Now power ON the laptop. Anything on the LCD after you power ON? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-29-2009, 11:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Ok got the RAM sticks out of brothers computer which is exactly the same computer. took out HDD and put in new RAM sticks and still exactly the same response. no change what so ever...

07-29-2009, 02:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Do LEDs light up when you power ON? Try swapping batteries and ac adapter (your brother has an exactly the same model, right?). Post back what happens. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-30-2009, 11:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT I have swapped my battery the power cord HDD and RAM the only led light that comes on is the power light power indicator light the charging light and the loading green light the wireless light dose not come on.

08-01-2009, 07:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Try these : Power OFF the computer Remove the battery Unplug AC Press and hold Power ON button for 30 secs. at least Put back the battery Plug back AC Power ON as normal __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

08-01-2009, 10:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
blamb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 OS: VISTA	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT Same result didn't help...

08-02-2009, 07:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Acer Aspire WILL NOT BOOT How are you with taking the laptop apart? If you know how, take it apart leaving only the motherboard (with heatsink/fan and CPU and GPU installed), power ON button, LCD and RAM. Take all the others out. Plug in the ac adapter and try to power ON. If same problem exists, remove LCD connection to the motherboard and use an external monitor instead. If you have a good/working/new RAM stick, use it now for testing purposes (replacing all the old RAM). At this point if it still displays the same problem then it could be a motherboard going bad... bring to a repair shop for an in depth diagnosis. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE