Acer Swift SF113-31 no power?

venomexa2
venomexa2 Member Posts: 3 New User
cousin dropped off their acer swift sf113-31 in my lap, saying that it stopped powering on after a year or so. 

there are no power lights on the side when connected.
replaced the power cord twice. nothing
unplugged the battery, held down the power button for a minute, waited an hour before plugging battery back in. nothing
unplugged cmos battery for a day. nothing
unplugged everything, left alone for two days. nothing

anything else i should try? any suggestions would be appreciated, thank you.

also, is the power plug supposed to stick out just a bit or fit all the way flush? just curious.


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  • Easwar
    Easwar Member Posts: 6,727 Guru
    Hi venomexa2,

    It looks like hardware issue. Contact acer tech support,


    Or

    Book the unit for repair service,

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,454 Trailblazer
    It's possible (and even likely) that your cousin let it go uncharged so long that the battery has gone bye bye. When the charge drops below the threshold voltage the battery disabled charging to help keep it from catching fire. The only solution if that is the case is a replacement battery. The stock battery for your SF113-31 is Acer part number: KT.00304.007, which is described as "Battery SONY AP16A Polymer 3S1P SONY 3 cell 3770mAh Main COMMON with BIS logo".
    The power plug should sit pretty much flush and there's a last bit of effort when inserting to get it fully seated, That's to get the end past a detent/o-ring that helps seal the port. It's very likely not your issue however, since not fully seated still lets it charge, it's just more likely to fall out
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  • venomexa2
    venomexa2 Member Posts: 3 New User
    billsey said:
    It's possible (and even likely) that your cousin let it go uncharged so long that the battery has gone bye bye. When the charge drops below the threshold voltage the battery disabled charging to help keep it from catching fire. The only solution if that is the case is a replacement battery. The stock battery for your SF113-31 is Acer part number: KT.00304.007, which is described as "Battery SONY AP16A Polymer 3S1P SONY 3 cell 3770mAh Main COMMON with BIS logo".
    The power plug should sit pretty much flush and there's a last bit of effort when inserting to get it fully seated, That's to get the end past a detent/o-ring that helps seal the port. It's very likely not your issue however, since not fully seated still lets it charge, it's just more likely to fall out
    i think you're right about the charge drop, my cousin said he left the laptop alone after some time ago and that's what probably killed the battery, but that still doesn't explain the charging port light not coming on even without the battery plugged in. 

    i think i have to bite the bullet and send it in for servicing since it's an internal thing.

    thanks
  • venomexa2
    venomexa2 Member Posts: 3 New User
    Hello all,

    I ended up getting the swift serviced and it turns out the power chipsets on the motherboard were burnt out.

    After replacing them, the charging light comes on and the battery gets charged as normal.

    Thank you all for your help!
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,454 Trailblazer
    Good to know, thanks for the update.
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