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Question

acer aspire laptop won't boot up help!

Apr 8, 2015 8:35PM PDT

Hello everyone!
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question but ...
I have Acer aspire e1-571 laptop for a while now more than one year. Recently it started to boot really slow. Not the windows part but the time between pressing the power button and Acer logo appearing.. Was very long about 10 to 20 min. I searched for a solution, and I tried removing the bios battery and putting it back. But now it dosntieven boot up anymore. I waited on it all night all nothing. The lights are on I even hear the fan but nothing the screen doesn't show anything.
Could anyone help me with this.
Thanks in advance.

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Re: no boot
Apr 8, 2015 8:44PM PDT

Nothing you can do yourself, unless the only thing that has to be done is to replace the hard disk with a new one and filling it from the recovery disks you made.

But I'm afraid that replacing the motherboard is a more likely solution for your issues. That's more of a job for an Acer certified repair tech.

Kees

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sad face
Apr 8, 2015 9:35PM PDT
Sad that's what I was afraid of.. Because the computer warranty expired. Thank you for your answer
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Did you try one last thing?
Apr 9, 2015 1:46AM PDT

DO NOT REMOVE THE CMOS BATTERY.

Instead, remove power, unplug the battery, press and hold the power button for 60 seconds. Release, battery in, power and try again.

If the CMOS battery is more than a few years old, try a new one.
Bob