Acer 3000 problem.

Tootall · 13th May 2008, 18:18

My Acer laptop has given up the ghost the keyboard has stopped responding and the whole machine went on a major go-slow just before that.
I tried to reinstall XP but when i got to the screen which asks you to enter a name for the PC etc i could not enter any info because of the failure.
Has anybody come arcoss this problem before, the upshot of this is that now i have a Toshiba P200D satellite laptop sat infront of me.

David3807 · 13th May 2008, 18:49

Have you tried connecting an external full size keyboard just in case its the Acer Keyboard thats failed and nothing else ??

Tatts · 13th May 2008, 18:53

Tootall, close the Acer down & remove the battery & leave it off.

Start the Acer again, does the keyboard work then?

Tootall · 15th May 2008, 18:03

Thanks for the ideas guys i will give them a try over the weekend.

Tootall · 19th May 2008, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tatts

Tootall, close the Acer down & remove the battery & leave it off.

Start the Acer again, does the keyboard work then?

This has worked as does it mean that the battery has given up the ghost

Tatts · 20th May 2008, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tootall

This has worked as does it mean that the battery has given up the ghost

No idea!

All I did was Google the 'symptoms' you mentioned. All I can suggest is having a look when you have some spare time on the www.

Maybe email Acer support too, see what they have to say & mention that it works when you remove the battery.

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Tootall Gets stuck in ZTT - CDTi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sat at my laptop Posts: 609 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks for the ideas guys i will give them a try over the weekend.