Laptop doesnt startupAspire 1 A114-32-C0P1

SM0

Hi,

I have a laptop (acer aspire 1) but he just won’t start up anymore. I have tried everything that you can find on the internet but nothing helps..

i see the notification about boot failed

(edited the title to add model name )

JackE

There are dozens of Aspire 1 models. Some old, like the AspireOne AO522. Some newer like the AspireOne 1-132. Which model do you have?

SM0

Aspire 1 A114-32-C0P1

JackE

OK. Make sure laptop is turned off but plugged in. Then turn it back on and IMMEDIATELY start tapping the F2 key. The BIOS menu should appear. Please post a phone photo of the BIOS INFORMATION page if possible.

SM0

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Here it is

William_mk2

@SM0

It might also be the issue with battery, charger or power outlet.  Try to use the charger in a different room on a different power outlet. Try to bypass the surge protector and connect it directly to power outlet.  Try to use an alternative charger if possible.  Try to turn on the computer without the charger and check it ( as long as the battery is not drained out )  

I am really sorry for the inconvenience..  Let us do the basic steps first..

Doing the power drain and bios defaults will really help. Kindly follow the steps given below:

Turn off the laptop. Disconnect or unplug the charger cable, devices or any other cables connected to your laptop. Close your laptop. Turn it upside down. On the bottom of the laptop, you can find a pin hole. It is a tiny hole. You can a find a battery symbol indicator next to the hole. It is like a + and – sign symbol as though somebody is trying to shift the battery out. Insert the pin on to the hole for 30 seconds. Remove the pin. Flip the laptop. Connect the charger cable, turn on the computer. Only on laptops where the battery is inbuilt you can find the battery reset hole on the back of laptop.

If you don’t find a pin hole on the back of laptop then you might be using removable battery. There is no need to unscrew anything to remove the battery. Turn off the laptop. Disconnect or unplug the charger cable, devices and any other cables connected to your laptop. Close your laptop. Turn it upside down. On the bottom of the laptop, please look at the top or bottom depending on the way you look at it. You can find a long door. It is a battery removable door. Just below that you can find a latch. If you move the latch you can remove the battery door. Once the battery is removed, flip the laptop. Open the top cover, press and hold the power button for 1 minute. Connect the battery back on the back of computer. Connect the charger cable back and then turn on the computer. 

 

If you don’t see a reset pin hole on the back of laptop or if you are not able to remove the battery (if it is inbuilt) then please unplug all the cables and devices out of laptop.  Hold the power button for 1 minute. After releasing the button you should wait a while before plugging in power. Just because the button has been pressed doesn’t bleed off all the residual electricity on the motherboard. Wait 15-30 minutes before plugging in power. Then once power is connected wait for a full battery indication before turning the system on. That allows the battery to fully reset it’s internal statistics.

Connect all the cables back and restart the computer.  

While turning on the computer, tap f2. It will go to bios. Press f9 once. It will show load bios defaults with a yes or no popup. Press enter. Popup screen will disappear. Press f10 once. It will show save changes popup with yes or no. Press enter. Computer will restart and it will load into windows.  

 

It might also be the issue with battery, charger or power outlet.  Try to use the charger in a different room on a different power outlet. Try to bypass the surge protector and connect it directly to power outlet.  Try to use an alternative charger if possible.  Try to turn on the computer without the charger and check it ( as long as the battery is not drained out )  

Try windows x 

go to device manager 

expand Battery

right click on all the items below battery – uninstall 

Restart the computer 

 

It should work fine.. 

JackE

>>>i see the notification about boot failed>>>

Did this happen suddenly for no apparent reason? The boot chip (HDD0) that's soldered to the mainboard seems to have failed. It is no longer detected by the BIOS. Because labor and chip replacement costs exceed those of a new mainboard, the mainboard is usually replaced. Because of the age and limitations of this laptop, this doesn't seem too practical. Sorry.

SM0

uhm no, i found an old picture from a few months ago. It seems to be fine back then

SM0

I have no idea what happend in the meantime that caused this..!

JackE

Like USB flash drives, EMMC flash drive chips usually fail from too many repeat storage erase & write operations. They're fine if you don't try to store and then repeatedly edit too much personal data on them. That's why laptops with EMMC flash chips are usually known as cloudbooks since personal data should be stored and edited on the internet like on google drive or microsoft onedrive. Sorry.