Acer Aspire 5742 is unresponsive

EPW
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edited March 2023 in 2014 Archives

My Acer Aspire 5742 completely shutdown the other day. Initially it stopped responding to the charger and then shut down with no warning. The problem does not appear to be with the charger or the battery as I have tried different chargers and batteries and the laptop will still not turn on or display the charging light. I have it for around 3 and a half years now. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be the problem?

Answers

  • philetus
    philetus ACE Posts: 4,759 Pathfinder

    Although I would suspect a faulty motherboard, take out the battery and unplug it. Push the start button half a dozen times.Hold ir for 10 sec. the last time.Plug in and see if it starts. If it does plug in battery and see if it charges.