Predator G3 not turning on

violimp
violimp Member Posts: 2 New User
edited February 15 in 2019 Archives
Hey Acer Community, I recently bought my Predator G3 desktop about a month ago and it was working fine, now when i try to turn it on, the power button lights up and turns off continuously with a slight delay each time, making a ‘click’ sound near where the power button is. From what i can see, the fan inside twitches everytime the click sound appears. Any idea what may be wrong?

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  • RanY2J
    RanY2J Member Posts: 599 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
    violimp said:
    Hey Acer Community, I recently bought my Predator G3 desktop about a month ago and it was working fine, now when i try to turn it on, the power button lights up and turns off continuously with a slight delay each time, making a ‘click’ sound near where the power button is. From what i can see, the fan inside twitches everytime the click sound appears. Any idea what may be wrong?
    The fan should work to start the PC m8. Don't touch the insides without proper guidance. Some retailers also stick a warranty sticker on the rear end of the tower so make sure you don't break it. Perhaps it is time to also give it back to your manufacturer and get a replacement tower? 

    If this is not with the hardware unit (fan) you can try doing a power drain and see if your computer starts.
    BElieve in YOUrself.
  • violimp
    violimp Member Posts: 2 New User
    RanY2J said:
    violimp said:
    Hey Acer Community, I recently bought my Predator G3 desktop about a month ago and it was working fine, now when i try to turn it on, the power button lights up and turns off continuously with a slight delay each time, making a ‘click’ sound near where the power button is. From what i can see, the fan inside twitches everytime the click sound appears. Any idea what may be wrong?
    The fan should work to start the PC m8. Don't touch the insides without proper guidance. Some retailers also stick a warranty sticker on the rear end of the tower so make sure you don't break it. Perhaps it is time to also give it back to your manufacturer and get a replacement tower? 

    If this is not with the hardware unit (fan) you can try doing a power drain and see if your computer starts.
    I see, thanks for the advice! Any advice on how to do a power drain? No idea what that is, but might be able to put some pieces together and get it done.
  • RanY2J
    RanY2J Member Posts: 599 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
    violimp said:
    RanY2J said:
    violimp said:
    Hey Acer Community, I recently bought my Predator G3 desktop about a month ago and it was working fine, now when i try to turn it on, the power button lights up and turns off continuously with a slight delay each time, making a ‘click’ sound near where the power button is. From what i can see, the fan inside twitches everytime the click sound appears. Any idea what may be wrong?
    The fan should work to start the PC m8. Don't touch the insides without proper guidance. Some retailers also stick a warranty sticker on the rear end of the tower so make sure you don't break it. Perhaps it is time to also give it back to your manufacturer and get a replacement tower? 

    If this is not with the hardware unit (fan) you can try doing a power drain and see if your computer starts.
    I see, thanks for the advice! Any advice on how to do a power drain? No idea what that is, but might be able to put some pieces together and get it done.
    To do a power drain, unplug your CPU from electricity and press and hold the power button for 30 seconds or so, then turn on the electricity and boot the computer.
    BElieve in YOUrself.
  • Jathro1972
    Jathro1972 Member Posts: 1 New User
    Good evening, any update on this query, im having the same issue, tried the power drain, but no joy☹️
  • ljyliew
    ljyliew Member Posts: 1 New User
    Just got this computer out of the box today, couldn't turn it on and facing the same issue.......
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    Just out of the box I'd go for a replacement unit. It's likely either a bad supply or bad button (stuck maybe?) but could be the motherboard. Best to just get it replaced so you don't have to deal with warranty return hassles.
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  • Wolfgod74
    Wolfgod74 Member Posts: 4 New User
    Did  anyone get this resolved what could it be? I am having the same issue after 2 years of using the desktop. 

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