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tresdave - Latest answer on Oct 30, 2012 08:36PM
Hello,
I have a gateway laptop,it was plugged in and charging and on, and it sudddenly just shut off and now will not turn back on. I dont know if this has anything to do with it, but i will mention that i mistakenly tried to put my cellphone charger in the USB port (haha it was dark) right around the time it shut off. Can someone please tell me what is wrong and how to fix it?
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*Take out the battery,
*Remove main supply,
*Hold power button down for 30 secs,
*Put only power supply in, do not put battery in
*Turn laptop on
*Put the battery in.

pellmell01 - Nov 10, 2008 01:22PM
I had tghe same problem - checked the internet and up popped your simple soution. /works /great. You are a god, tictactoe.
Steve - Feb 21, 2010 10:10AM
Thanks tictactoe, you've got my thumb's up!!!

For anyone still looking for solution (non-gateway), try one of this...
http://www.google.com/...
Trent - Dec 24, 2008 03:17PM
OMG!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I was about to spend like $60 for a repair company to look at my laptop. And I was scared cause i didn't back anything up!
Same problem...laptop just turned off...thought the battery was dead..had power cord plugged in but no lights were on. Removed battery and cord, held power button down for 30sec, put cord back in...PRESTO! Then I put the battery back in.
Great advice...and saved me $$$$ !!
drp775 - Jul 19, 2009 12:29AM
Thanks Trent!!!! I thought I was SOL. I took the battery out, held the power button for 30 secs, plugged in the AC, held for 30 secs, then replaced the battery while holding the power button and I was back in business. Thanks a bunch because I have research paper and final exam online to take.
Thanks
aDAM - Oct 6, 2009 12:45PM
WOW SORRY FOR ALL CAPS GUYS BUT DAMN YOU GUYS ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN THANKS IT WORKED
angeldrp775 - Feb 21, 2010 09:09AM
..nice..it worked!!!!
..no need to pay for repair!
..tenx God!
..tenx guys!!
..tenx for us having internet!
..its great..i've learn a lot!
..tenxx so much!:)
maybebabyTrent - Mar 15, 2010 04:15PM
your documentation of events added on more step then I pickedup on with tictactoe...so Thanks! by holding the power button "while" plugging the battery in, then releasing, I too, am UP and powered again....was about to chunk a laptop! Thanks! fellow techies
TabmensTrent - Mar 17, 2010 04:24PM
Thank u so so much your advice was perfect i followed your 30sec guideline and my lap top powered on
I am so grateful
NinjaSheik - Dec 30, 2008 04:36PM
Hi,um,I have the same problem.When I was watching Rosario + Vampire with my sister my labtop just suddenly turn off. Every think I broke it because the air thing was broken and I fried it, but think differently...Please,help me...I have something on that labtop that is very important to me...I beg of you help me...My labtop never done that before and I don't want to do...Please explain your instrustions again...Now,please what is the main supply? Do you mean the battery? I don't know what you're talking about.I think my labtop is a Vista...I hope you know what're you're doing,Sir.Explain please.
spiffy - Feb 16, 2009 09:39AM
the main power supply is the power cord from the wall.
Pigskin - Jan 3, 2009 07:31PM
Tictactoe,
I have the same problem but on my HP desktop not a laptop. Do you have any suggestions. I assume removing the MB lithium battery will not help but I am not sure. In my case avast needed to restart after a program update, i did and it was working fine. Left (still on) for a few hours and returned to the now shut down desktop. no power whatsoever and will not power up, power supply is fine to the computer.
Hope you can help.
Thanks
kates - Feb 20, 2009 09:46PM
unplug and then remove and reinsert the memory.
red - Jan 4, 2009 06:30PM
Totally worked, THANKS! Thought I was gona have to get a new one.
christa - Jan 6, 2009 12:05PM
you are a genius, it worked, i'm shocked, thanks so much!!!!
JoePlumber - Jan 13, 2009 11:58AM
I saw your advice. Thanks!

I have a COMPAQ PRESARIO X1000. Don't laugh, I know that model is cheap and a piece of crap but it's what I have.

The laptop shuts off randomly for no reason even when the bottom of the laptop is not hot.

When it shuts down, it does not power back on. I sometimes press the on button TEN TIMES before it powers on and even then, the lights flash dimly for a few seconds and it shuts off again. So I keep on pressing the on button over and over and over...

You said to remove the battery and the mains supply.

What is the mains supply? I thought the battery was the power supply. I didn't know there was a mains supply.

Does the mains supply EVER have to be replaced? I looked online at a website that has spare laptop parts and that part is not listed. Is there another term for it?

Thanks for helping so many people out who have this problem.
idephil - Nov 20, 2009 11:22AM
Main supply is the power charger, the wire you connect to your computer when you charge it.
latrecekat - Jan 15, 2009 12:29PM
I have a Gateway laptop and this has happened to me as well. I started about two months ago. The laptop is only two years old and in very good condition. I have alot of memory left as well.

I have two questions:

1. I tried to do the above and I am not sure what you mean by the MAIN SUPPLY. Is that the batter in the back?

2. I tried to watch a movie on my laptop and it kept skipping. I looked at the DVD and there were no scratches on it. I played it in my regular DVD palyer and it was fine. I think something is wrong with the disk player on my laptop. Do you have any suggestions on what to do to fix it or what cleaning supplies I can use?

Thanks
rtrip - Nov 24, 2009 09:17PM
Main supply = your battery charger... The cord that plugs into your electricity outlet in your wall..

DVD Skipping.. When was the last time you ran scan disk and did a defrag? Maybe a virus and spyware scan would help.
Popcorn - Jan 15, 2009 03:07PM
Incredible..Best Buy support says send it in $80.00 even IT at College said $250.00 at least to repair.Thankyou so much.
Gopi - Jan 19, 2009 07:58PM
Hey ! That was wonderful advice !! It worked like a beauty. what is the problem ? I have never had this issue before.
Is this a virus or something ? Or is some hardware problem. I thought it was a bad battery and ordered a new one.

Thanks very much

Gopinath
hiren BE EC - Jan 25, 2009 01:27AM
hi friend i hav compaq presario 6000
it is running well yesterday and i turned off it mannually(alt+f4+u)
today on morning when i started it just turn off and turn on again and again lights of bluetooth,wifi,card reader are on
but nothing on screen

i have tried to boot from bootable cd but when cd boots laptop off as i have told u it just on and off
so,is there problem with display on lcd?
pls i m going to repair before it i require your answer
hope you will immediately reply me
after all ur my bro
thanks in adv.
bye
smokin5s - Jan 25, 2009 10:36PM
dude, mine did the same thing on the exact same day.... that is weird! Did you ever figure out what caused this? I can't get it to power back on.
smokin5shiren BE EC - Jan 26, 2009 07:57PM
I figured you might be interested in this... I contacted HP today and this is a known issue and my laptop is getting replaced for free

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/...
stressed - Feb 17, 2009 05:50PM
Hi SMOKIN5S, I have a Compaq laptop and yesterday I was watching a movie on internet and it just turned off ! I see that you asked for a free replacement but I could't find the symptom "suddenly turns off", is this the reason they replaced your laptop?

Please let me know, I am very stressed since my laptop is 2 months old !!

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/...
aaargh - Feb 28, 2009 07:08PM
stressed, I have a compaq laptop and it did the same thing today. Its definately not the battery does anyone know whats happened?
stressed 1Posts Sunday March 1, 2009Registration date - Mar 1, 2009 08:16PM
Aaargh, we may email each other to see what to do...

I don't know how to send a personal message...

I see that you have the same problem, what are you doing? are you calling to HP/Compaq support?

I happened again yesterday nigth and we were watching a movie again.

Regards.
aaargh - Mar 2, 2009 11:44AM
Stressed, my laptop hasnt done the same thing again so for the moment im going to leave it
If it happens again I will post a message then do something about it.
Stressedaaargh - Mar 2, 2009 02:50PM
The first time it happened was 3 weeks ago. then it did not happen and I was happy about it, but then after 3 weeks happened again

Yesterday nigth I went to HP/Compaq support web page and I saw that the first action to do is to upgrade Bios. I did it and I hope not to see this again.
mslemismokin5s - Mar 1, 2009 11:11AM
Hi Smokin5s i have hp lap top only 2 months old and it just shut down the light on the power striip is on but it won>t come on I called hp and its a sunday they could not get it back on wiith numerous things they are calling me back tomorrow my question to you did you get a new computor i am hoping I can let me know what happened in your case I would appreciate it thanks msllemi
Bwilliam - Jan 27, 2009 10:40AM
Hello tictactoe,

I have a notebook that has developed an issue with turning off right around the time the password is requested. It will attempt to load again after hitting the power key again. It powers down in the same way holdiing the power key down for a few seconds would, very abrupt. Also, after a lot of trial and error, I have some other unique issues that have left me stumped. The battery will receive a charge, and the computer loads and runs fine for the (extremely short) duration of battery life. I realize that the battery could use a replacement that's not my concern. The computer will only shut down unexpectedly when it is plugged in to AC power, whether its connected to the normal power supply or the serial port when using a docking station. This will occur regardless of whether or not the battery is in place at the time. Another strange variable is the fact that it will also load and operate without error while in safe mode even when its plugged in. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Robyn - Feb 9, 2009 10:51AM
my laptop didnt turn on at first, but i did what u said and it turned on, but im waiting on it fully fixing atm. Thanks anyway. you helped alot.
Robyn - Feb 9, 2009 10:55AM
tictactoe.
I love you
i was so sad that my laptop didnt work but i did what u said and now,
IT WORKS.
Thank you so so so so much. Its unbelievable how happy i am now :D
yes - Feb 19, 2009 01:45PM
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WORKEEEDDDD
gnewsome - Feb 23, 2009 06:48PM
Thank you so much for the help!I thought I was going to have to send my computer off and lose my wholke master's degree portfolio! I got it back on- thanks to you Tic tac toe!
Bhargav - Feb 27, 2009 10:03PM
hiiiii frend,,,,, my laptop is suddenly getting shutdown,,, the problem isnt cured even with the help of startup repair.... whenever il try to run a game,it suddenly gets switched off. Is it due to long usage for hours and hours??? And also my laptop is brand new,,,,dats y im troubled,plz get me a solution....
Christina - Mar 1, 2009 09:26PM
Thank you so much! I had the same problem and your advice resolved it. You are a god!!!!
U4eA - Mar 15, 2009 01:50PM
What a life (and wallet! :-)) saver!! This tip also cured a unexpected shurdown and refusal to 'power up' on my Medion laptop. Many many thanks...
leizley - Mar 30, 2009 09:31PM
tictactoe, your suggestion didn't work on my hp compaq nx7400. i'm so scared. this was turning on last night and when i woke up, it has turned off. it turns on for 2 or 3 seconds and then turns off again.
Shelly. - Apr 23, 2009 03:47PM
the same exact thing is happening to me :[
nothings working.
idk what to do
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Sony vaio - Feb 20, 2010 12:44PM
..hey i knew about the tictactoe trick..i bought my laptop Sony Vaio VGN-CR520E about a year ago and it turned off after a few days of using it and wasnt turning back on,i figured i misused it thats why it turned off...anyways i was told this tictactoe trick by the guys i bought this from and it worked..the day before yesterday feb 18,2010..the laptop turned off again just suddenly like that,me and my frend were making music and dude was checking music patterns i had made and tap it went off...the first thing i did was do that battery,power button,mains trick but did not..i tried it over n over again in different sequences..but no success...i'm not so gud with laptops..it'd have been easier fo a desktop,i can work with those sometimes..i have fixed a lot on 1 that i have and software problems are not bad to me as i do know a few things...anyways i tried opening this thing and removed and sorta cleaned the RAM cards..but its STILL NOT WORKING...it 'd help to know whats wrong and if possible how to solve it before taking it to a repair company..thanks in advance!..@anybody!
David - Apr 4, 2009 07:33PM
Worked again!
Treeman - Apr 7, 2009 09:51AM
Hi I had the computer on with 2 open pages on the net and left it on with no one useing it, when i came back to use the computer the lights worked but the screen would not show any thing (blank) as if not on,
I had to turn off the cumputer with the power button,
Do you know what the problem may be if you dont do you know if anyone else does
Regards, Treeman.
Cumputer is Dell inspiron 1525 loaded with windows vista
ARBB - Apr 12, 2009 01:33PM
Mr. Tictactoe
worked great for my Gateway T6330u
god bless you
sam - Apr 16, 2009 04:33AM
Fixed it! thought the laptop was buggered and i really didnt want to go messing around with computer people
AL - Apr 23, 2009 01:13PM
Brilliant solution - I had already ordered a new battery on line before reading your solution, but never mind - it could have been a new computer!
Chan - Apr 24, 2009 12:06PM
Hi tictactoe, I dont really get the instructions do you have to put the charger in and then put in the battery? Could you explain more. Thanks
joe_khan - May 21, 2009 12:48PM
Dear Sir,

I have had this problem with my ACER ASPIRE 3600 twice. It would shut down by itself and would not turn back on. There are no light indicators and the power button is unresponsive. The first time around, I just left it as it was, and when, after almost 5 days, I tried to turn it on, it turned on normally.

The second time, it again shut down suddenly and would not start. I tried to start it but to no abail. I took it to a service center and they charged a heavy "INSPECTION FEE", just to tell me that my laptop is history. The motherboard is gone and I should sell it to a junk shop. I almost dumped it and it stayed in my drawer for almost 3 months!!! Last night I took it out to dismantle it and to remove the hard drive to use it as external drive for my desktop. For no reason I plugged it in. And lo and behold! It started as if nothing had happened.

I read your "HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 SEC" answer on the net and wanted to ask you if that solution applies to my laptop too. It is working now, but who knows when it will do that again. Please advise me about it.

Another problem I noticed is that everytime i use a DSL cable connected to the LAN, my laptop doesnt turn off... It restarts again and again. Can you please help me with that too?
joe_khan 2Posts Wednesday May 20, 2009Registration date - May 21, 2009 01:20PM
Hello,

I have had this problem twice with my Acer Aspire 3680. It shuts down by itself. There are no light indicators and the power button is unresponsive. The first time around, I just left it as it is and hen I tried to turn it on after five days, it turned on normally.

The second time it didn't listen to me. It shut down suddenly and wouldnt respond despite my best efforts and patience. So I took it to a servise center. They charged me a real heavy "INSPECTION FEE", only to let me know that my laptop was history and the motherboard was gone. The best thing I could do with it was to sell it to a junk shop. I almost dumped it and it remained in my drawer untouched for almost 3 months!

Last night I took it out to dismantle it and to remove the hard drive, which I intended to use as an external drive for my desktop, and some other things that I wanted to give away to friends who needed them. Almost accidentally i plugged it in and there was the power light! I turned it on and it sarted up as if nothing had happened!!!

I read your "power off, remove battey, hold upside down, press power key for 30 sec..." solution and wanted to ask you if that applies to my laptop also. Though it is working right now, I don't know when it will crash on me again. If you could also explain a little, the science behind the procedure, that would clear the minds of many people like me and will reduce the number of quiries you get about the same tpic.

Another problem... The same laptop works very well when I browse the internet using a wireless connection through a router. But when I use a LAN connection through a DSL cable, it doesn't turn off when i try to shut it down. Instead, it restarts again and again until I remove the DSL cable and shut it down. Can you please help me diagnose both these problems? It will be a great help... God bless...
lumabo - May 27, 2009 09:09PM
My Aspire One wasn''t working and with your tip I got it to boot. Thanks so much.
Raii - Jun 24, 2009 03:49PM
You are my HERO

I tried everything other people said bar taking apart my laptop nothing worked until i tried your solution!!

Thank you SO MUCH

Rach <3
scenekid - Jun 30, 2009 01:00PM
woo! thanks tictactoe
i thought id completely broken it =]

xxxx
arch - Jul 5, 2009 11:42AM
I had the same problem with my laptop and your solution worked very well ! Thanks a million ! God bless you !
Wendy - Jul 7, 2009 09:56PM
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!! Do you know what was wrong with the laptop?
DJKenosis - Jul 8, 2009 02:23AM
tictactoe,

Your solution... saved me. I've been struggling with this battery/power supply problem for almost 7 months, jiggling everything every which way, totally dismantling the laptop and putting it back together (gateway TA1) thanks you SOOO much. My laptop is vital to my success in business. Thanks man.

DJKen0sis
Johnnywww - Jul 15, 2009 08:52AM
what do you mean main supply???
Nette - Jul 27, 2009 12:21PM
Thanks so much! You're a lifesaver! ;)
Alpha Dog - Aug 13, 2009 06:45PM
can a step by step info mr.tictato
dbauer - Aug 15, 2009 10:36PM
Tictactoe's advice worked for my Gateway T-6330u. Why did it happen though and will it continue? Thanks!!
Vockner - Aug 15, 2009 11:28PM
I have a problem, my laptop shut off, but was able to come back on. The next time it happened I wasn't so lucky. Now when I turn it on the fan comes on along with the power button but nothing else and even after following your instructions nothing different happened.
Alok - Nov 28, 2009 10:03PM
I m also facing the same problem with my Sonay vaio laptop. Did u find any solution? plz reply
Scenro - Aug 19, 2009 11:42PM
Hey, as said my Toshiba laptop turned off and will NOT turn back on. I haven't tried your method of the battery and power supplies yet because when i plug in any supply it makes off sounds sending a charge through it and burning smell. Im afraid its going to blow the mother board, if not already blown. Aside from this when i did plug in the power supply the light for power would rapidly blink and a small high pitched buzz came from the device. The computer is only 1.5 years old and is high up kept in maintenance. It is usually used 12 hours a day at most. The battery is in need of replacement but im not so sure that this is whats wrong with it. Can somebody please help?
stillworking - Sep 9, 2009 07:07PM
Thanks so very much. Simple instructions and it worked like a charm.
rudianne12 - Sep 16, 2009 09:37AM
Thank you so much for your straightforward answer. They should put this in the troubleshooting section of every laptop manual and give you the credit due. Another Gateway laptop has been saved!
sweetness - Sep 21, 2009 07:47AM
when i did everything you said it still didn't work do you know why?
jackhammer - Oct 6, 2009 12:31AM
you are a genius. thank you
carol - Oct 12, 2009 05:19PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH! It really worked...I had a lot of things to do tonight and I had already spent all afternoon with the IT team because they were fixing another HD issue and when I got home my tp wouldnt turn back on again...I just did what you advised and it worked perfectly....thanks a lot...
Bluemacdonal - Oct 13, 2009 02:53PM
you are a lifesaver my computer shutoff and didnt turn back on so i tried this and pressto thanks
Crossways - Nov 3, 2009 10:05PM
OMG! Thank you soooooooo much! I was convinced i'd have to get it serviced or something ^^ you are GOD sir, GOD.
regisit - Nov 20, 2009 01:20PM
Tictactoe - that's quite incredible! I cannot understand how this could possibly work but it does!! Can you explain how this is fixing the problem?
Nitrostriker - Nov 23, 2009 02:23PM
I tried to do as you said, "take out battery and powersupply, then hold down power key for 30 seconds, then put in powersupply only not battery, then put in battery after it starts." However, i still am having the same problem, my screen will not show any sign of being on. The computer itself is on, but no image on the screen.
lost-in-limbo - Nov 26, 2009 03:08PM
Fantastic ... now am back online. Thanks a bunch!
Ochen Spasiba - Dec 2, 2009 07:14PM
TAKE OUT BATTERY, REMOVE MAINS SUPPLY, HOLD POWER BUTTON DOWN FOR 30 SECS PUT POWER SUPPLY IN ONLY DO NOT PUT IN BATTERY TURN ON LAPTOP NOW PUT IN BATTERY

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It worked!!!! Thank you soooo much! I love you, so much I want to hump you. Really though, this worked perfectly. Computer usually will just shut down lock itself as a self-defense mechanism when anything could potentially ruin the motherboard. This is a perfect way to override it. I LOVE YOU!!!
vicky - Dec 4, 2009 02:13PM
OMG you just saved my life... thank you soooo much!!!!
chewieaya - Dec 8, 2009 11:31AM
o my god....thank u so much, i was going to cry since i thought I lost my paper for my final. n it worked!!!!magic!!! u have no idea how much u saved me, i would hug u right now if i could.
thank u thank u
LaraB - Dec 20, 2009 06:57PM
I just had the same problem while working on a deadline, and after almost hyperventilating, I calmed down and ran to another computer with internet. I googled the question and this came up. I immediately followed your instructions and I'm back in business. You're advice is still running strong a year later. Thank you everyone who made it possible - tictactoe, kioskea, google, my mom, God, and everyone else....no back to work. Merry Christmas!
PeterBrett - Dec 29, 2009 08:48PM
Tic,

Absolutely phenomenal...thanks. Baby daughter was playing and presto! Off went the screen.

Much thanks.
anonymous - Dec 30, 2009 10:20PM
2 questions:

1 how does this work

2: why did it happen
bird - Dec 31, 2009 10:56AM
thank you. you saved us a lot of hassle on having to return our new computer. your a genious and thanks again
softg - Jan 1, 2010 01:13AM
thank you tic tac. the method worked very easy and saved me a lot of money from taking it for service. again i am reminded how critical backing up is.
Kelzybub - Jan 6, 2010 05:28PM
Hi that worked last time i did it but this time it's not doing anything... do you think if i leave it over night it may correct it to retry in the morning? i'm so upset i've got so much stuff on there for my fiance for his birthday
maria - Jan 8, 2010 05:29PM
Thanks it worked for me too.
Girl in need of help - Jan 10, 2010 06:17PM
Hi I had the same problem and my laptop is still plugged into the wall and it only shows the battery light but nothing else. It won't turn on and I have taken your advice and tried it but it never worked for me. Is there anything else that I could try before taking it in and spending big bucks to get it repaired by the professionals?
mimbo - Jan 10, 2010 06:55PM
I went to use my laptop tonight and turned it on like always...and you can hear it start but the screen is BLACK. I tried all your ideas but none of them works at all. Any ideas before I have to go and spend some big bucks to get it fixed. I know it's out of warranty by less than a month. HELP!!!!!
Mimbo - Jan 17, 2010 12:42PM
I tried that it didn't work. I took out the battery and held down the power button...it was plugged in but still doesn't come on?????? HELP!!! maybe I did something wrong in the process of it
romeo123 - Jan 20, 2010 08:54PM
thumbs up tictactoe,

i had the same problem and trying your simple solution got my laptop back to lofe. you are the best.

thanks so much
raj - Jan 23, 2010 12:47PM
Thanks a ton dude...i was so freaked out...u made my day
jeffro - Jan 26, 2010 12:32PM
hey i have the same problem, but mine will not turn on and the only thing is the light comes on nothing else
pKp - Feb 6, 2010 02:48PM
You're a lifesaver, mate. Thanks.
Stephanie - Feb 10, 2010 09:23PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH tictactoe!!! YOU HELPED me so much! Every picture I have from the last 5 years is on my GATEWAY. I just bought a new MACBOOK PRO 5 days ago and planned on moving everything to my new laptop, but when I sat down to do it the GATEWAY turned off and would not come back on. Thanks to you I am up and running again and I am not going to waste another second I am going to backup and transfer RIGHT NOW!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Rubydouby - Feb 13, 2010 11:53AM
I tried your tips and nothing came up.
I think something is wrong with the Laptop rather than the power supply.
Any advice ?
xx
justAguest - Feb 22, 2010 07:25AM
Thanks for the tip. This worked perfectly! Any idea what causes this in the first place?
Joe - Feb 23, 2010 03:01AM
YES!!! Thanks man! I was getting desperate and pessimistic. I didn't think there was a chance in hell that this trick would work, but it did!!!

Man I love the internet!!
kitkat - Feb 24, 2010 07:12AM
I have a ace aspire 4420. I tried this and it tried to boot up the light came on and it started to make some bootup noises and then went completely blank again
mr foo - Feb 28, 2010 05:10PM
It works !
Have sepent 4 h to open this crap (x1000) and started to remove different devices, nothing helped. Just about to dropp it to the trash! Found this easy solution, thanks, thanks :-)
munir Eminence IT Australia - Mar 2, 2010 12:25AM
Great!!! You are Champ!!
Jenn - Mar 4, 2010 04:20PM
OMG! thank you so much! you were a lifesaver!
Grateful - Mar 7, 2010 08:53AM
tictactoe, you are a genius! i was working on an essay for the next day when it just shut down, but thanks to your advice, i can at least turn it back on again. Would you know it shut down suddenly? Again, thanks a bunch!
joker - Mar 16, 2010 10:55AM
hey tictactoe um nit didnt work for my gateway laptop.. by in chance would you be abl to tell me why.
Jasper - Mar 17, 2010 04:29AM
Hi! It worked on my desktop machine as well. It went haywire when I pressed the power button before it was done shutting down... Your solution (without the battery part, obviously) helped my situation too.
Thanks a million tictactoe!
Gary - Mar 17, 2010 10:57AM
tictactoe,
Thank you thank you very much your solution worked perfect on my HP DV 5T laptop.
Thanks again !!!
jwl - Mar 21, 2010 10:46AM
thanks tictactoe worked great on my SONY VIAO NR310E laptop.
Hollieee <3 - Mar 22, 2010 10:53AM
it worked on my mums too :)
thankyou
grayfrank - Mar 22, 2010 09:54PM
worked for me (I have a Toshiba tecra a4).
I spent two hours to figure out how to solve this proble, I also thought to reinstall windows. But this simple solution worked. Thanks.
sssmokeee - Mar 23, 2010 04:20PM
Worked like a charm ... thanks a ton Dude.
pfraser - Mar 24, 2010 11:40AM
Works like a charm!!! thank u thank u thnak u!!!!! :))))
scared as fuh laptop was dead - Mar 24, 2010 04:52PM
ura freaking magician
relaxxxed - Mar 25, 2010 04:44PM
Thank you! Worked perfectly... I was so scared I got a virus!
nickname - Mar 25, 2010 09:16PM
you ROCK!
thankyou so much - Mar 26, 2010 02:54AM
u are a genius, i was piss scared because i'd only had mine for 1 day
bobB - Mar 27, 2010 04:54PM
thanks , i can not believe it worked.
Poc - Mar 27, 2010 10:38PM
Just tried it..and that method worked perfectly!! This person knows what there talking about!!!
spiros - Mar 28, 2010 03:19AM
tnk god it worked... i was really scared..
archu -eworld- - Mar 28, 2010 06:36AM
thanks a lot. unbelievable answer. thx
Debs - Mar 28, 2010 05:30PM
Genius! Thankyou very much.
Anonymous User - Mar 28, 2010 06:33PM
This didn't work for me. I 've tried it all day long. Any other advise?
4him2 - Mar 28, 2010 10:49PM
while using a hair blow dryer, blow hot air while pressing power button. This works every time!
amazed - Mar 29, 2010 11:23AM
YOU R A LIFE SAVER!
jimi rection - Mar 29, 2010 12:36PM
were do u blow the hair dryer into
Beth <3 - Mar 29, 2010 12:49PM
MANY THANX worked staight away :-)
Momwithpcproblems - Mar 29, 2010 07:31PM
thanx peoples this worked instantly :D u guys arez the bestest
Staysunny - Mar 30, 2010 03:43AM
I laughed when i read this.. But out of desperation i tried it and counted out to 30... I cant believe this worked... Ho wthe heck did this actually work... OMG... I am so happy.. Seriously try it.. It works... Makes me wonder about my other ;aptops that had problems and were supposedly unfixable
Bob123 - Mar 31, 2010 05:22AM
OMG! This is a great solution! Thanks, man!
iikizzle - Mar 31, 2010 01:07PM
dis dead ass wrks im not a computer wiz so i didnt t hink it was laghable i thought it was a genuine troubleshooting technique nd it wass thnx alot
Damjan - Apr 2, 2010 02:17AM
Simple and great solution that saved me two weeks without my laptop if it goes for service. Thanks.
skatershoes96 - Apr 2, 2010 11:35AM
holy crap this actually worked
HELPME - Apr 2, 2010 12:15PM
that is balls, this doesn't work.
Laura - Apr 2, 2010 06:26PM
Thank you so much!!!!!
help - Apr 3, 2010 09:07AM
amazing, worked for me! mine is a hp.
Master - Apr 3, 2010 01:54PM
WTF IS A MAIN SUPPLY?
UDSYURKJS - Apr 3, 2010 03:03PM
seriously dude.. what's a main supply?
skatershoes96 - Apr 3, 2010 04:52PM
the main supply is the power that is plugged into the wall( your charger)
catpat - Apr 4, 2010 08:14AM
This absolutely works! I can't believe it! Thank you so much!
ady - Apr 4, 2010 01:07PM
supperb it worked thankyou
lulu - Apr 4, 2010 01:11PM
OMG THis really worked it just magically turned on thank u so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anonymous - Apr 5, 2010 10:22AM
that is crazy, i have no idea how it worked, but it did!! thanks
Jax - Apr 5, 2010 11:42AM
Omg it did work! Thank you so much! I didn't know what I was gonna do.
reality - Apr 6, 2010 11:25AM
I was skeptical, but tried it and it did work.
thanx - Apr 7, 2010 02:20PM
i wud have never thot of trying this, ever... bt amazingly, it worked...
thanx a lot fr the help...
Harsh - Apr 8, 2010 09:23AM
it didn't work :(
Wowitworked - Apr 9, 2010 04:30PM
OMG this worked! I've had this dead laptop for MONTHS and thougth either I'd toss it, or pay to get it checked out/fixed. I typed in the most simple search, found this post and BAM my laptop works again. THANKS!!
foe - Apr 11, 2010 03:45AM
It worked for me thanks very much, i would never have thought of doing that!
benjammin78jj - Apr 11, 2010 11:17AM
this worked for me!!! thank you.
DAF - Apr 11, 2010 02:41PM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT WORKED !!!!!
blahqbherry269 - Apr 11, 2010 07:28PM
thxs soooooooooooooooooooooooooo
much.. youve saved me today .....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
punky30 - Apr 12, 2010 01:19PM
I have a HP, and it worked for me too! Thanks!
Kalessa - Apr 12, 2010 07:55PM
I have an acer aspire 4720z and this worked wonderfully. I was sure that the motherboard was shot, and I was going to be out a computer for a couple of months until we could save the money to build me a desktop. Thank you soooo much for this.

Additionally, if anyone has a reason for why this happens / and or why this works, I'd love to hear it for future computer solving issues.
xk - Apr 13, 2010 05:23AM
Dude you are a life saver! i have an acer aspire. and i think my girlfriend didnt shut it down properly or something. and this worked flawlessly!!!

THANKYOU x100000000000000000000!!
Mizzy - Apr 13, 2010 12:08PM
THX so much, I have a HP Laptop too and it just happened to me, not sure what the problem was but this solution helped! THX
Roger - Apr 13, 2010 04:13PM
This worked wonders on my Sony Vaio laptop. It crashed after someone tried to remove a disk while it was booting up. We were rather worried as (a) this laptop has been pretty hopeless and (b) all our photos are on it. It's memory stick time tomorrow. Anyway, many thanks to tictactoe!
Lucky - Apr 14, 2010 10:19PM
If everyone else is like me, i was freaking out.11:00 at night i was calling all computer people i could get to answer the phone. After a little research, i found the answer from here. WOW!! Cant believe how easy that was! I had people tellin me that my drive crashed, and all sorts of other horrible,scary things. Thanks alot to tictactoe, i really appreciate it! Also, what happens when it is shut off again before i can replace the battery? It is inevitable that it will be shut off before then, so will I have to repeat this procedure? Or just when a proper shut down is not completed? Thanks for your help on this one, if anybody has any advice. Goodnight all!
Dawn - Apr 15, 2010 09:27AM
THANK YOU, tictactoe!!! Your solution worked like a charm on my Gateway laptop!! You just saved me a trip to the Geek Squad!
zfightergt - Apr 16, 2010 05:46AM
oh wow that worked wonders for me too thank you
Cybergirl - Apr 16, 2010 11:37AM
Thanks a lot for the tip - It worked perfect.
Ally - Apr 17, 2010 06:42PM
Hi
Just done the above on my daughters ASUS laptop she thought it had broken. Nice job it is up and running again. Fantastic. Thanks
Geek - Apr 17, 2010 08:56PM
1)Take out the battery
2)Take out the hardrive
3)Clean them with a cloth
4)Leave them out for the night
5)Put them back in in the mourning


P.s. Take the other stuff out and do the same if it still doesn't work.
nick15 - Apr 18, 2010 08:56PM
i have a compaq laptop...i wa using it and it died so i put it away...when i came home i plugged it into the charger and tried to turned it on and it did not work..i tried all these steps and it still does not work wat else can i do?
msdough - Apr 19, 2010 12:07PM
You are my hero! This worked like a charm. I had plugged in external hard drive and thought I had right power supply, but didn't and my laptop went dead. I tried this and it worked! THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this and for making it easy to find!
613momof4 - Apr 20, 2010 12:04AM
Thank You Worked lIke A Charm!!!
dawn - Apr 20, 2010 01:27PM
Thank you so much for this posting and for saving my sanity. The laptop has been shutting itself down periodically for a couple of months and today it just wasnt' going to reboot. Your posting saved my Acer from being landfill and we both appreciate it!
tictactoe - Apr 21, 2010 07:06PM
thank you thank you so much
frustrate - Apr 22, 2010 12:16AM
thank you thank you thank you!!! I have almost had it with my Compaq... so glad that there was this easy fix for this particular problem!!
techilliterate - Apr 23, 2010 11:28AM
thank you so much. you are a god to me now. i will worship you.
Jdog - Apr 24, 2010 12:05AM
thank you so much....it WORKS!!!!
xxxjojomojoxxx - Apr 24, 2010 10:57AM
Thanks so much, wow i didnt think this was gonna work but it did.... !!! im shocked!!! Hi five Tictactoe!!!!
Lady_Hickri - Apr 24, 2010 01:52PM
OMG!!!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!!
My laptop just did that to me, and I'm a published author and it had all my books and a new book that I hadn't had time to save onto a USB drive! OMG! Thank you sooo much! >< I have a date in like twenty minutes and this would have wrecked my entire day! Thank you! I love you!
lyn - Apr 25, 2010 06:45PM
thank you very much! you just saved me from buying another one and from the wrath of my husband LOL...works like a charm!!
lehacke - Apr 25, 2010 06:47PM
omg... this so worked...I can't believe it !!! i thought i would have to buy another laptop...then i read your instructions....worked like a charm !!!! thank you thank you so much
jopsonnnn - Apr 26, 2010 11:07AM
lmaoooo i dont believe it i did it thinkinnn alright like helll this will work the thing didnt spin fans up or anything did it and the screen flickered and turned off but battery in shouted at it and after 2 or three goes it workssss THANKYOU SOOO MUCHHH UR A GENNNIOUSSS
sheila - Apr 26, 2010 12:35PM
how about if it is happen in a desktop??? would you mind to give me some advice how to solve a problem like that not in a laptop but in a desktop... help me sir
fakeyellowlight - Apr 27, 2010 01:04PM
amazing. i was worried that i had lost everything right smack in the middle of finals. i really appreciate your post. it worked like a charm!
yoyo - Apr 27, 2010 07:38PM
Thanks, worked perfectly!!!!
Rachel - Apr 29, 2010 06:00AM
THanks this worked first attemp
Arvind - Apr 29, 2010 08:26AM
Thanks. Worked perfectly with my DELL Laptop. Very grateful.
joel the magic man - May 2, 2010 12:28PM
worked thank you
ben - May 2, 2010 03:41PM
Yessss...thank you soooooooosososoos sososo so so so so muchchchch
Marcus - May 4, 2010 06:47AM
worked for my dell inspiron 9400 many thanks !
J'zabelle - May 4, 2010 07:06PM
Omgg thank youu!!
i was going crazy without my HP G60 =)
cedrictheone - May 5, 2010 04:52PM
oMG u just saved me big time money homie THHHHHHXXXXXXXX
lls - May 7, 2010 12:58PM
Thank you for this information! You are a Hero!!!
neededhelpbad - May 7, 2010 02:28PM
WOW! You need to put up a donate button for this one. Thanks alot!!!!
drivingmenuts - May 7, 2010 03:25PM
You are a genius, tictactoe! Thank you so much!!
My name is Thank You - May 8, 2010 02:38AM
amazing.
loser - May 8, 2010 11:26AM
it didn't work for me, i took the main suplly cable cord out and battery out and hold it for 30 seconds but it doesn't work.
Moro - May 8, 2010 10:57PM
It worked on an HP laptop. It worked 100%. make sure you press the power button long enough.
Thank you Tictactoe. You are greate person.
cool man luke - May 9, 2010 09:46PM
youre a genius!!
dude - May 10, 2010 12:43AM
its not working dude :(
zohan - May 13, 2010 05:28AM
ill try it and see whether it will work,but ot pretty much seems very useful.
sherryc10 - May 13, 2010 02:51PM
I second the genus title..this worked for me. Thought I was going to have to bring my laptop to a tech. Thank you!!!
shailendra - May 25, 2010 01:28AM
It done buddy.Thanks a tonnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Anonymous User - May 26, 2010 11:17AM
Hi I have the same problem as tresdave except I have a dell vostro 1500, laptop totally dead no light,fans anything, battery is fully charged and the charger is working???

Tried your solution above but to no avail?? Is there any other way of getting the laptop to turn on?? "IM REALLY LOST WITHOUT IT" have laptop with 2 years and no trouble up to this!!
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!!!!
carol - Oct 7, 2012 01:20PM
Thank You it worked fine, i thought i would have to tell husband i had broke his laptop
rinku - Oct 8, 2012 07:49AM
Thanx it even worked 4 me
SanctusCruoris 1Posts Wednesday October 10, 2012Registration date October 10, 2012Last seen - Oct 10, 2012 05:07PM
Thanks, (You deserve much more for this, but ou have my thanks)
Mann - Oct 12, 2012 02:30AM
well done!!!!!
Ruben - Oct 12, 2012 02:47PM
Great, works fine. Thanks
Joe - Oct 12, 2012 04:54PM
If I remove the battery and take out the power cord
How can I press the button and for 30 seconds
anonymous - Oct 14, 2012 06:02AM
Dude.. u are my hero.. I was pretty much devastated.. then saw your tips.. thanks a bunch dude.
nyan - Oct 14, 2012 02:28PM
Thanks. It worked
Jessicology82 - Oct 16, 2012 10:21AM
Thank you for this! I thought I was going to have to buy my boyfriend a new computer! This really does work!
snownobile 1Posts Tuesday October 16, 2012Registration date October 16, 2012Last seen - Oct 16, 2012 06:42PM
Solved for me too .
Trilly - Oct 17, 2012 12:27PM
Have tried did not work
anna - Oct 20, 2012 06:07AM
Thank you so so much!
Gawfshot - Oct 20, 2012 02:17PM
It worked for me, only putting the battery in first after the reset
UNTIL
I disabled the Automatic Restart to get the Stop Code from the BSOD.
Now I can't re-boot. No lights, no nothing...
Gman Web - Oct 25, 2012 03:16PM
Working fine now, Thanks tictactoe.
dhaeyeraserheads 1Posts Tuesday October 30, 2012Registration date October 30, 2012Last seen - Oct 30, 2012 08:36PM
AWSOME!!! THANKS!!!
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My HP desktop has the similar problem as the laptops. I left the computer on for a few hours, it was working fine, when I returned it had powered down and would not power on at all. Power source is good to the computer, it acts as though it has no power at all.
Any help is most appreciated.
Thank you.

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i have a gateway laptop and it will not turn on and there is no light flashing on the computer i tried taking out the battery and the charge and then held the power button for 30 seconds it still wouldnt turn on.

yv - Jun 16, 2009 07:01PM
did you ever get your laptop to turn on? Mine has done the same thing and the holding for 30 sec didn't work for me either
Peggy - Nov 9, 2009 09:11PM
did you ever get your laptop to work?
BryanSanchez - Dec 24, 2009 06:27AM
Jackyn,

I had same problem too. And it didnot work for me either. i got gateway laptop too. Pls send me if you have a solution i'm totally dead in my dad. thank you in advance merry christmas..
eric - Apr 23, 2010 07:03AM
try holding it up side down while doing this i got mine working and i also got my other one working which hading worked in about a year or so
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Hey there, I saw that this solution helped a lot of people, so I was wondering if you could help me. I have a toshiba satellite pro A200, it's currently refusing to turn on. I tried the method you suggested for the gateway, and it didn't work for me. I was wondering if you know anything else for me to try; and if not can you tell me what I need to know when looking to buy a new battery. Thanks in advance.

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hey .... i hav a hp laptop thats about a 18 mth old ( vista )
it worked fine, i shut it down as normal .... when i tried to turn it bak on in the mornin it wouldnt cum on ....... the lights around the the lappy cum on ( not screen ) and go straight back of like it does when the battery is dead .... ive tried a new battery & new charger incase it was one of them that had broke, but its still doin the same thing !!!
i arnt rite botherd about the lappy just need sum of the stuff off it ... once ive got wot i need it can go in the bin 4 all i care as its really annoyed me .... so if any1 can help it wud b really appreciated :)) thx x

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HP dv5220us, tried the power off, hold button, insert power cord then battery trick

didn't work

The power on button does not light. The quickplay blue buttons do. I've tried everything, opened it up and reseated the hard drive, dvd rom, and the memory sticks. No change.

Should I get a new battery and try the process?

I'm desperate.

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My Gateway suddenly decided it didn't want to work. When I try to start it up it does nothing. I removed the battery and plugged in the A/C power and it automatically began to start up, after like 3-5 seconds it shut back down and will not start back. The same occurs if I remove the A/C power cord and put the battery in it auto starts and shuts down after a few seconds. I tried tictactoe's method but to no avail. Any help would be really appreciated.

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This may seem odd, but i had a problem wherein the laptop intermittantly shut down for no reason. Finally one day it shut down and wouldn't power back up at all.
Turns out it was the little soft rubber nipple near the hinge. This actually goes to a switch that shuts down the machine when you close the cover (screen). It got pushed down below the plastic in the little hole where it resides. It held the switch down all the time. I got some very small tweezers and phished it out of there. Made sure it was not ripped and it is working fine. I will be keeping an eye on it,though.

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hey there,

i dont think that your cellphone charger caused damage to your pc but i need more information in order to help you out with this question. i will just try to take a guess and can you tell me if it is starting up at least i mean can you see the lignts on?

if no then may be error coming form the battery but i would recommend you not to try to repair it by yourself if you arent sure of how to do that and also laptops reparations are much expensive but let an IT pro have a look at it

one thousand night - Sep 10, 2009 04:41PM
hi!!!!!!
Please help me. i don't know what my baby daughter press on the laptop key board, but it completely turn off the power and can not turn it back on. what should i do?
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I have a Dell Latitude D630 and despite several attempts with this solution, it's still not doing anything.. no lights, nothing. Does anyone have any other ideas?

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what was suggested here worked for me- but what does it mean if it does that? will it do this again in the future? is there something we could do to prevent it from happening again?

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THANKS TICTACTOE! i have a hp laptop and i can't believe it worked.

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Hey my mom has a Compaq Perario 762NR and it shut down last night will not turn on when you press the power button a light will come on like it is going to turn on but it goes back to a blank black screen i have already tried every thing people have listed above but it hasn't worked at all someone PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!

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Hi,
I m also facing turning off problem with my Sony Vaio VGN CR3 laptop(OS: Vista Home premium). It suddenly turns off for no reason. and when i press on button it starts normally. It happens every day 3-4 times. Also it's not facing heating problem. I formated the whole PC but problem is not solved yet. Please give me some solution. Thanks

JDmaX - Apr 14, 2010 01:12PM
my dell insp 6000 did likelwise a few times and now it wont power-on at all! So we need to discover exactly WHAT causes this condition in the first place. Prevention is better than cure! I have 2x identicle Dell's so I can swap everything. I cant fathom what it is, guess the MB must be damaged cuz that's the only part I cant swap! although I cant see anything wrong with it. If anybody KNOWS what causes this.. .Please share the info
ps it's not the lid switch either! 10 yrs ago I would simply replace the largest capacitor! Sadly modern electronics are microscopic and very sensitive with built in life-span of 2-3 yrs (if your lucky)
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i had some guy give me his laptop he said the power cord had a cut in it and his son steped on it and ripped the power cord in to then the computer shut off and will not turn on does anyone no whats wrong with it i tried with the batt. and nothing and i tried with a new power cord and stil nothing someone please help me

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same with my hp.. turned off wont turn back on.. but i think the screen is just black cause the other lights keep turning on.. how the heck do i get the screen to turn on? obviously not the same way you would get a gateway too

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Thank you so much TicTacToe, my computer suddenly turned off, and removing the power supplies, holding the power button for 30 seconds, then plugging it back in worked like a charm!!

thanks, you made my day!!!! thank you so much!

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I have a Gateway laptop. It suddenly shut off and won't turn back on. I tried the above and it didn't work for me either. What would your next step be?

Bob - Mar 16, 2009 08:07PM
I have the same problem with a Gateway laptop; an m-Series; an M-6750. When I pull the battery; hold the power-on button down for 30+ seconds, then plug in the power supply and release the power-on buton, the power-on button light comes on; as do lights at the base of the laptop and the internal fa starts up. Those light and fan only stay on for maybe 2 seconds and then they shut off. If you here of a solution, please send me an e-mail.
ThaDoctah - Dec 29, 2009 02:10AM
Hey Bob! I have a gateway MT-6821 with the EXACT same problem you described. I took your advice specifically as stated, and it worked. For those of you are still having trouble, with tictactoe's advice, here is what I did after multiple failed attempts until I found Bob's advice.

1. Remove power supply and battery.
2. Hold power button down for 30 seconds.
3. WHILE STILL HOLDING DOWN POWER BUTTON, INSERT POWER SUPPLY (that's what she said), THEN INSERT BATTERY. *THE POWER BUTTON SHOULD BE HELD, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE STEP.
4. At this point, the blue light and the charging light both came on, and the computer started properly.
Everything Ran normally after that!

Thank you to everyone who posted on this blog. It seems that Gateways have trouble following tictactoes's original advice but this, slightly modified technique, worked perfectly for me!

Sincerely,
MD
lducampeonBob - Jan 17, 2010 09:31AM
Hi,
I have the same problem that you are saying. the computer doesn't turn on. Please give me some steps so I can fix the problem.
lducampeonBob - Jan 17, 2010 09:32AM
me again, wrong email last time.
thanks
rj - Mar 28, 2010 05:32PM
Wow the doctahs advise worked for me! Thank u!
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You are a genius...thank you!

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tictactoe, that actually didnt help me at all... and it most definately didnt work...

keeeeruh - Sep 7, 2009 09:32AM
it didnt work for me either...i dont know whatt to do anymore ive tried everything and im broke i cant afford like 300 bucks to fix it
angelo - Apr 21, 2010 07:22PM
i can fix that.....for only 100 bucks
ACER V3- 771G - Oct 9, 2012 02:30PM
Hello, please help me out ! I have acer aspire v3-771g (already feel sorry for it) , I always put it on sleep when i dont use it, so i came back home, turned it on and after 10 mins it went to sleep mode by itself, i started it again and the process repeated several times..Then I shut it down totally, and now it doesnt turn on.. Fan is alright, no electricity or power problem.. I tried the way above - didnt work.. Please help !! P.s. No viruses, or spyware - I have good firewalls and programs, ( didnt download anything ).. :(
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