Acer Aprire 5517

mxwannabe
mxwannabe Member Posts: 3 New User
edited March 2023 in 2014 Archives

New here, out of warranty, way out, on an Aspire 5517. Computer went dark, powered up, fan runs, power lite is on, cd drive hits, but nothing on screen. Ordered new battery thinking it might be a power issue and VIOLA! machine powered up, booted into windows with no problems, updated software (been a while since coputer ran) etc. Battery charged, working fine. Shutdown computer, restarted several times and no problems.....Then shut down and we are back with the same problem, removed battery, power reset, etc..nothng. Powers on, fan starts, cd drive hits (nothing in there) and we sit with the blue power lite on.

 

Suggestions? Thanks, in advance.

Answers

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    Have you tried to connect your laptop to an external monitor or LCD TV in using VGA connector?

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  • mxwannabe
    mxwannabe Member Posts: 3 New User

    Yes, same thing, just blank. When it chooses to come up it works fine, its like it's halting on startup. Thanks, tho.

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    1- When you did the test with an external screen, did you press on [Fn]+[F5]?

        [Fn]+[F5]:  Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

    2- When you move the laptop screen (opened at 45°), do you see something (the display appears and disappears)?

     

    France