I have a Acer Aspire 3 (A315-21-942R) with a power issue

Victoria987
Victoria987 Member Posts: 2 New User
edited October 2023 in 2020 Archives
Laptop was fine, running no problem then workers came in trying to fix A/C unit and flipped some breakers. Now when I try to turn it on using the power button nothing, I hit the Enter button and the light will turn on then beep then off. I’ve had a similar issue before with a different type of laptop and just needed to preform a power drain but with this model you can’t take the battery out there is a button on the bottom but it doesn’t seem to help I press and hold light on beep off. If I hold down the F1 button and press the power button it will turn on and run but once I let go of F1 it beeps and off it goes. If anyone can help me it would be very appreciated I’ve had this laptop for almost a year and exams are Monday

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  • Victoria987
    Victoria987 Member Posts: 2 New User
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    So I was right I needed to preform a power drain to fix the problem. Since the battery cannot be removed (weird button on the bottom not sure what it is even for 🤷‍♀️) to preform the drain I ran the laptop till he battery died then pressed and held the power button for 3+ seconds and then plugged in and started working no issues so far 👍

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  • Jason_Bourne
    Jason_Bourne Member Posts: 113 Skilled Fixer WiFi Icon
    edited December 2020
    What if your power button is shorting out.

    The laptop beeps and turns off when you press and hold the power button; it sounds like your power button is stuck physically or shorting somehow.

    Unfortunately I can't think of a way to test this theory short of disconnecting the keyboard... maybe keeping the f1 pressed till it boots and uninstalling the keyboard driver might work?

    If a liquid is causing a short, cleaning the keyboard with compressed air/keeping it under sunlight for a while or heating it up a bit with a hairdryer might help.
  • Victoria987
    Victoria987 Member Posts: 2 New User
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    So I was right I needed to preform a power drain to fix the problem. Since the battery cannot be removed (weird button on the bottom not sure what it is even for 🤷‍♀️) to preform the drain I ran the laptop till he battery died then pressed and held the power button for 3+ seconds and then plugged in and started working no issues so far 👍

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