Acer V5 573G Dead After Hard Drive Swap

Bubblez

Hi guys, I'm taring my hair out over this, but;
I opened up my Laptop Last night to swap out the hard drive (long story) done what I had to do, put the drive back in the laptop, put the cover back on as well as the charger. Tried to boot... And nothing. No life in it what so ever, not even the battery indicator light.

I've tried unplugging the battery because it's an internal one, left it out for half an hour as well as the little BIOS battery. I've done the 'Hold the power button in for 30-45sec', and still nothing.

It's well out of warranty and definitely voided.
Hope anyone can shed some light on it.

Thanks

brummyfan2

Hi,

There may be two screws on the cover near the battery, they have to be tightened properly(hand tight), this method solved the problem on another acer laptop, please check them, look for any loose cables or missed connections.

Have you used a ESD band or ground yourself well while you were working? It's better to get it checked by a technician, if possible.

EDIT:

The screws are on either side of battery reset pinhole in the snip below:

Bubblez

Both screws are as tight as they can go without stripping it.
I've tripple checked for loose cables, and they are all properly in.
I always ground myself when working on anything.
Still nothing. ._.

brummyfan2

Hi,

I think that you need to take it to a repair shop or any Acer service centre, if you have any near by because they will have the proper tools to check it.

Bubblez

Would cost too much. Would be cheaper just to swap out the motherboard IMO.

brummyfan2

Yes, that's fine as long as you are comfortable.