Is there any way to turn on an Aspire 5 a515-51G Laptop without the power button?

Bogminton
Bogminton Member Posts: 1 New User
edited August 2023 in Aspire Laptops

I have an Aspire 5 a515-51G Laptop, and the power button has recently stopped working. Im almost certain it is the power button specifically as before the power button completely died, you had to press it in a certain way, along with a few other keys working similarly.

Any help or insight to either ways to turn the laptop on, or what the problem is and any potential fixes would be much appreciated.

[Edited the thread to add model name to the title]

Answers

  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 13,010 Trailblazer

    Test if this is a hardware problem by reprogramming the Power Button in Power Plan so the laptop goes to sleep mode when you press the button, if that works for weeks in a row without any issues it is not hardware, but you need to do the Hard Reset and Power Drain procedures discussed on this forum in many threads. If it is hardware, I recommend bringing your laptop to Acer Services in your country to replace the power button on the keyboard, The only other way to boot is to resume after hibernate or sleep mode with the lid (change Open the lid action), instead of shutting down hibernate or go in sleep mode with a command.