Chromebook Tech Help-?

CWyant5
CWyant5 Member Posts: 5 New User
edited November 2023 in 2019 Archives
Good morning to all,

I am attempting to reach out to anyone here that could help, as one of my final efforts to resolve a dissappointing issue; my wife and I purchased a Chromebook R11 (CB5-132T) for our daughter as a Christmas gift, however, shortly after she charged it up, and began to use it, it would freeze during streaming of videos, or while playing games on the “Friv” or “Prodigy” gamesites. It then began to full-on seize up, with the picture or screen distorting, much like a TV getting poor reception, and the audio would “crash” into a “White-noise”, and she would have to resort to “power-cycling” it, by pushing and holding down the power button to do a hard reset; my initial response to this issue was to take it back to the store from where it was purchased, and simply exchange it for another device of the same model...this went unresolved, as apparently, the store no longer carries this model. We were told that another store location did have a few of them on hand, and that we could exchange it there. So, we took the drive to said location, to do the exchange, where again, we were met with disappointment, as this store location sold the same device, but at a different price point, which would require us to pay an additional $85.00... to add salt to this stinging wound, this store location was an hour drive out of our way, and yielded no results...I have subsequently contacted Acer Support via phone a total of 7 times, of which only 5 was I actually able to speak with someone...all of which only resorted to performing the same “Power-washing” process, the last of which, the representative that I spoke to, simply emailed the “Power-washing” process to me, and asked that I go it alone, and call back if I had any trouble...?...today marks the last day of the return policy at the store where we purchased the device, and depending on how things go from here, I may be simply returning it for a full refund of my money. This of course, is not what we had hoped for, as my daughter’s school uses Chromebooks for class work, so its familiar territory for her. That said, I have personally owned several various Apple Products, and have not had this kind of trouble with any of them, nor with their customer service...could someone PLEASE help?!

Comments

  • Hi! Have you tried a factory reset by pressing the esc + reload + power keys?
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  • CWyant5
    CWyant5 Member Posts: 5 New User
    edited January 2019
    Hello! Thank you for replying :-)
    Yes I have; this is what the representatives called, “Power-washing”, which hasn’t seemed to resolve the issue. In the back of my mind, I’m wondering if it may be the WiFi Card inside the device, however, not being a tech or specialist, it is only a guess...
  • OK! Have you checked for updates?

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  • CWyant5
    CWyant5 Member Posts: 5 New User
    I have not tried this yet, but I will look into this-thank you! Is this the steps to do this then?
  • Yes! Just follow the manual!
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  • CWyant5
    CWyant5 Member Posts: 5 New User
    Very well, I will try this then! Thank you so much for your time! You have certainly been helpful! :-)
  • CWyant5
    CWyant5 Member Posts: 5 New User
    Well, I have tried this, but the computer tells me that there are no further updates to be had; so, I have contacted Acer Customer Service again, and they have offered to service and/or replace the device. Thank you again for your time!
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,436 Trailblazer
    Yeah, usually when you see the 'static' display it's actually a hardware issue. It's too bad your vendor didn't deal with it well. The first store should have done a stock transfer from the second store for you. That's the typical way it's handled.
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  • I also agree with Billsey! I think you should fix it under warranty or try again the refund!
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