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Re: Aspire 5750 WIFI problem

n2gc — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:10:27 GMT

Also make sure in network adapters, properties, power management, that

the box is UNCHECKED that allows the pc to turn off power for the adapter.

Re: I need to know if I need to buy a new wifi card?

n2gc — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:35:04 GMT

I'd dump that Antheros adapter and get an Intel 6200, 6300, or 7260 mini card.

They can be had on the cheap at ebay and drivers are readily avail at Intel's

site. I'm running an Intel 4965agm in this unit I'm using writing this and it

never gives me trouble. Just make sure what ever you do, that once you get

the adapter working, go to device mgr, pick the WIFI device click properties, go

to power management and MAKE SURE THE BOX IS UNCHECKED that will allow

the computer to shut down power for the adapter. You want it powered all

the time the unit is on.

Re: After formatting my Aspire 4720Z and putting Windows 7, wireless adapter can not be found.

n2gc — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:03:26 GMT

Do recall what WIFI caed you have in there ? For instance I use an Intel

4965G adapter and had to load the driver from Intel's site in order

for it to work. I run W7 Ultimate 64 bit on a modified Aspire 5315.

Even with all that a Intel driver had to be loaded up.

Re: Did I purchase the correct replacement keyboard for my Acer Aspire 5750Z?

n2gc — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:23:41 GMT

Glad you were able to find help locally. The ribbons can be deceptive when

installed on the mb. Some of the ribbon will show even though it has fit

into the receptacle all the way. As long as the keyboard functions properly

with all keys doing what they're assigned to do, you should be good to go

and have learned more about your lappy than others in many instances.

That's ALWAYS a good thing when it comes to lappy's.

Re: Did I purchase the correct replacement keyboard for my Acer Aspire 5750Z?

n2gc — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:15:38 GMT

Replacement keyboards fit a number of different model Acers. If the ribbon

looks just like the one you took out, then it should go in and clip down

with the retainers on the motherboard. I have replaced a number of

keyboards with aftermarket boards from ebay with zero problems.

Maybe you should spend another 10.00 or so dollars and get a different

keyboard from ebay and try it. What color is it ? The black or off white

model ?

I found one on ebay using the part number you posted "PK130C92A00"

for around $12.00 and free shipping. I looked closely at the ribbon

and it matches the one you bought. I hope you didn't break the

retainers that hold the ribbon in place. That would be the start

of a lousy, lousy day..

Re: Is the processor I want to buy compatible for my motherboard?

n2gc — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:03:43 GMT

Well that sure renders things aschew. I don't know what motherboard one could use

to transform it to one that at least gives one the option of removing the main

CPU for service, etc, without de soldering it. I hate to say it, but it seems like

the easiest way would be to get a newer laptop.

Re: Is the processor I want to buy compatible for my motherboard?

n2gc — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:27:41 GMT

LegendOfBloop wrote:
Is there a way of taking out the motherboard and putting a new one in and installing a graphics card and CPU?

The CPU is soldered, or the graphics cpu is soldered ? I can understand the graphics cpu being

a part of the mb, but not the main processor.

Acer deemed the material not complying with it's discussi...

n2gc — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:54:33 GMT

Acer deemed the material not complying with it's discussion rules and rightly so. I forgot

about that. If you goggle Acer 5517 Service Manual, a link to it will show up in PDF

form. I believe it's from Acer in Australia or Austria. It's in English.

I didn't realize you had used the unit for awhile after the BIOS flash. Ah, without

seeing it and doing some of my own testing, I'm afraid I'm panned out regarding

suggestions on the repair. Good luck with it.

Well if you feel confortable in doing so, here is the 551...

n2gc — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:11:04 GMT

Well if you feel comfortable in doing so, here is the 5517 service manual that provides

in depth how the unit works, dis-assembly, trouble shorting, etc, here it is in PDF.

It has excellent info on trouble shooting as well as how to work on the unit.

IF the CMOS battery has to be changed out, it will have to be desoldered

and resoldered back into place. The manual states if the unit is over a yr

old, it should be replaced. I don't know about that as I have a number

of Acer laptop's that are still running on orig CMOS batteries after

years..Anyway >

[edited to comply with guidelines]

If you power on, can you quickly hit F2 to get into BIOS ? Or is it again the case that

you can't see anything ? Where it mine, I would prep it for a BIOS reset back to

1.09 by doing what the manual states andthat's pulling the battery, both sticks

of ram, the hard drive, and using a metal short tool to short out JP1 located

on the MB under where the bottom memory stick goes, making sure it's still

shorted, plug the AC power back in. hit the power button ans IF you see

the Acer screen, then quickly hit F2 to get into BIOS. Most important thing

is is to follow BIOS recovery in the manual.

I realize you still believe there is something going on with the RAM, but

just to make sure there is a fair playing field, setting BIOS back to ORIG

may help find the other probs.

There's a fairly decent youtube vid on disassembling the...

n2gc — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:55:42 GMT

There's a fairly decent youtube vid on disassembling the 5517. Just do a search.

Yes the CMOS battery in a simple round affair located on the back, possibly in

one of the corners. It's about the dia of a dime. Are any of the indicator lights

coming on in the front ? Is the fan staying on all the time now ? Being as old

as it is, it may be just the thermal paste being dried up and causing a heat

issue with the main chip and graphic chip.

It is strange that the only thing you did was pull the ra...

n2gc — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:52:45 GMT

It is strange that the only thing you did was pull the ram out and placed

it back in and now it acts like this. The fan coming on and shutting off is

not a good sign. If you have a used computer parts place around you, it

might be a feasible to go buy a used ram module rated at PC2-6400 CL 5

or 6, voltage at 1.8 volts. I stick of 1 gig would do it. Install it in one of

the memory slots and see if it boots. I wish we were close, I have a couple

of used modules like this I taken out of lappy's and use for testing when

I get an older unit, and would gladly loan one to you, but we are far away.

There MIGHT be a problem with the updated BIOS flash. If you could disconnect

the CMOS battery or short it according to an Official Acer Service Manual, it

would revert back to the orig BIOS and then it might ot might not lite off.

I'd try it just to see if the updated BIOS did cause the prob. What version

did you flash ?

You have to remeber that my unit's are modified 5315's an...

n2gc — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:27:32 GMT

You have to remeber that my unit's are modified 5315's and are different than a stock Acer

but if you want to try, pull all power from the unit. Baatery, AC power, etc. I usually

unplugged the CMOS battery if not soldered in to rest BIOS back to orig factory

specs. On some one has to short the CMOS battery out according to an Acer service

manual. After lettting the unit sit for a while, I'll plug the CMOS battery back in,

hold the power button dowm for at least a minute to drain the caps, then while

still holding the power button down, plug the AC power in and hopefully it will

fire up at least to the ACER screen, then I qucikly hit F2 to get into BIOS.

If you have recovery discs you might try those, but it sounds like a hardware

problem to me.

Good luck.

So you're saying even without an external moniror plugged...

n2gc — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:55:33 GMT

So you're saying even without an external moniror plugged in, you still can't see an

image on THAT screen ? Will it boot into BIOS with a visible screen ? To be honest, it

sounds like an internal problem. The MB or an excessive amount of debris built up

on the cooling raditor where the fan blows out the hot air. Very seldom does the

chip fail. You could take it apart, and clean really well, reset the heatsink using

Arctic 5 thermal paste and make sure the sink is contacking both the chip and

the graphic card chip's face to transfer heat accordingly.The graphics is Radon

ATI 3200 with the chip being an AMD Athon ii. i''d try the memory one module at

a time as well and if you have a spare HD that may help. I have a feeling

the MB is toast, but you can also reset the VGA cable from the the MB to

the LCD screen. Hopefuuly it will be an easy fix. Nice thing is MB's

are pretty cheap when shopping for them.

Maybe not. I had a problem with one of my 5315's that ac...

n2gc — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:20:27 GMT

Maybe not. I had a problem with one of my 5315's that acted like this and had to

go through what some might call a "hard start" but got it to go. The biggest problem

is overheating on Acer's seems like. They can be very sensitive to overheating and

steps hav to be taken to insure they run as cool as they can or under each unit's

req's.

Good thing is, if no one can help you here, you have a deicated owner's forum for

the 5740g here

http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/468091-acer-aspire-5740g-owners-lounge.html

Ive had a like problem where things get goofy. I have don...

n2gc — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 01:12:02 GMT

Ive had a like problem where things get goofy. I have done a few 5315's [ One of my fav Acers !]

after changing out the core, the memory, the WIFI, the hard drive, upgrading the cooling system,

etc, and then installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate. When it booted, I couldn't

load the OS for anything ! Well, come to fing out, one must go into BIOS when it first boots,and change the boot order from AHCI, to IDE, THEN change boot order from whatever it's

set at to either the CD or USB. Then F10 to "save changes", reboot and if all when right you

will get the "Press any key to proceed" which means you are on your way to loading the OS.

I already have a USB flash with all of the req Acer Drivers for in THESE cases, the 5315, so after

I get Windows installed, I'll load the Acer drivers. There is a great way to load the drivers to

return to AHCI using if using Windows 7 and here it the how to.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61869-ahci-enable-windows-7-vista.html?filter[2]=Performance%20Maintenance

Just follow the prompts and you should be able to go back to AHCI. If not, you can leave

it in IDE and it'll run fine as well. Once you get the OS loaded as well as the Acer Drivers

you'll want to reboot and change boot order in BIOS back to the main hard drive just to

keep things nice and cozy.

Good luck !

One thing you can do is go into safe mode. Once at deskto...

n2gc — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:53:05 GMT

One thing you can do is go into safe mode. Once at desktop,

go to the search bar and type in MS CONFIG. Once you get in

there, you see a number of sub menus. Click on START UP

and unclick everything that you don't recognize. Make sure

you keep the programs that start with MS or Microsoft and

Acer start up programs. Then go to SERVICES and click the

box down at the bottom that states 'hide all Microsoft Services".

Then look at what's left over. I unclick everything not related

to MS in this sub menu. To be honest, I also unclick everything

in STARTUP except any Mirosoft programs. Click "apply", then "ok"

then "restart" and see if you can boot to desktop in reg mode.

You then need to run a good scan using Malwarebytes Free looking

for a virus. I use a number of programs that are free.

Super Anti Spyware Free

Malwarebytes Free

Combofix [Careful here. Thiis is like bleach to a PC]

R Kill Free

JRT.exe Free

Kaspersky TDSS Killer Free

MBAR.exe [Malwarebytes Anti-Root software-Beta. Free

and MS Security Essentails Free for the anti-virus program,

No bugs in a very, very, very long time.

Good luck

Re: Acer-installed Windows Live Mail not working

n2gc — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:24:40 GMT

I didn't realize that posting a direct link to an .exe file was frowned

upon, so in following Acer's guidelines. here is a link to a page from

Microsoft that will allow you to download the Live Essentials 2009

program. The page will give you the option of the 2012 program,

or the 2009 program and of course you'd want the 2009 program.

This an official Microsoft page, so you'll know it's legit.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/download-windows-essentials#wetabs=wl2009

Re: Acer-installed Windows Live Mail not working

n2gc — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:46:37 GMT

After you back up your contacts and whatever file-messages you want

to say two folders 1 for contacts and 1 for messages in maybe Documents,

Un-install the current Live Essentials, all of it, and reboot. Then download

this email platform from MS which is Live Essentials 2009. After it loads

open it and choose whatever Live program you want to load off of IT.

I only use Live Mail 2009. The rest I leave alone or dump. Once Mail is

loaded, go to start, programs, Live Mail. Move to desktop. I also pin it

to the task bar. After all that, configure your email, customize your

different bars, choose your colors [more vibrant] import your contacts,

your messages, etc. It is a much simpler mail program to use and you

don't have to worry about it not working, etc. I've been using it since

Vista and it has never given me problems >

[edited to comply with guidelines - removed link which prompted download]

By the way, I'm using this on a highly modified 5315 Acer and

it has been working with this version of mail since at least 2010

with zero problems.

Re: Lost Drivers after reinstallation of windows 7

n2gc — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:56:30 GMT

These are not official Acer endorsed drivers. You use at your own risk. They should work

but as mentioned, use at your own risk.

http://upperplace.com/notebooks-drivers.html http://upperplace.com/notebooks-drivers.html

Scroll down to Acer Aspire V3-731 Drivers and click link.

Re: can't find Aspire 5742g Bluetooth device

n2gc — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:10:19 GMT

Next time you hook a blue tooth devise to the unit, open "devises and printers" in control

panel and see if your hardware is located there.

Can you pair the devise ? Or it that the problem ?