Brand new out of the box Nitro 5 stopped working after updates

HilaryS
HilaryS Member Posts: 2 New User

My son set up his gaming laptop yesterday. It was working fine. Today it pushed down some updates and his laptop stopped working. It won't turn on. Well it's attempts to turn (only when the charger is plugged in) keyboard lights up, the fans run for a few seconds and then nothing. Very frustrating since I don't even know where to start because it won't turn on. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,757 Trailblazer
    edited December 2022 Answer ✓

    What is the exact Nitro 5 model, it should be something like AN515-xx, as these power problems could only be a temporary resetting issue so that the laptop reboots and turns on.

    Turn the laptop off and take the charger plug out and after laptop is turned off press the power key on the keyboard for 12 seconds to do a battery reset on these laptops. If that doesn't work, then you need to turn the laptop off and take the back cover off (this is only if you have the expertise to do this, otherwise take the laptop to Acer) as you need to disconnect the main battery and rtc/bios batteries and the ram and leave all disconnected for about 15min and reconnect everything as that should do a hard rest of your laptop and make it work 100 and you shouldn't have any further problems. .

    Note: If these steps above are too technical for you, then don't touch and/or open your new laptop and contact Acer in your area and get them to fix any power on problems that your laptop has.

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,757 Trailblazer
    edited December 2022 Answer ✓

    What is the exact Nitro 5 model, it should be something like AN515-xx, as these power problems could only be a temporary resetting issue so that the laptop reboots and turns on.

    Turn the laptop off and take the charger plug out and after laptop is turned off press the power key on the keyboard for 12 seconds to do a battery reset on these laptops. If that doesn't work, then you need to turn the laptop off and take the back cover off (this is only if you have the expertise to do this, otherwise take the laptop to Acer) as you need to disconnect the main battery and rtc/bios batteries and the ram and leave all disconnected for about 15min and reconnect everything as that should do a hard rest of your laptop and make it work 100 and you shouldn't have any further problems. .

    Note: If these steps above are too technical for you, then don't touch and/or open your new laptop and contact Acer in your area and get them to fix any power on problems that your laptop has.

  • @HilaryS


    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.. 

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  • @HilaryS


    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 )  

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  • HilaryS
    HilaryS Member Posts: 2 New User

    I did exactly what you said. Disconnected the main battery, RAM, and CMOS battery and left it. Reconnected everything and still nothing. The keyboard lights up and that is it. My son started using it on the 24th and it crapped out the next day. I think I'm just going to have to send it back. It's just not booting up or if it is I can't tell because I have no screen. I even tried to hook it up to a monitor in hopes I could see something but no luck. I fear it could be a hardware issue. Thanks for your help!

  • @HilaryS


    I am really sorry for the inconvenience.


    If your laptop is in warranty you can contact the warranty dept.   Go to the website support.acer.com - chose your country.  On the new page - scroll down - click on "contact support". Scroll down. You can find the phone no to contact the warranty dept. 


    If it is out of warranty, please contact local store or


    Go to the website support.acer.com - chose your country.  On the new page - scroll down - Click on "Repair My Acer" - Request to have your Acer product repaired.  There will be charges for repair. 


    Additional info to contact Acer Store: Please visit the website - support.acer.com - chose your country - click on shop.  You can buy desktop, laptop, monitor and accessories. Alternatively, on the top right corner you can find the phone no to contact Acer store.  For the parts which are not available on Acer store, you have to contact local store.

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  • NewFan
    NewFan Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter

    Well, and what about warranty after all those manipulations with bottom cover, batteries and memory?