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| [FIXED!] Need Help: Acer 8930 le2 laptop keeps restarting after a few seconds |
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| Watth:
Edit: Fixed! see solution here by user xavier60 Hey there, A neighbour asked me to have a look at his Acer 8930G series laptop (model 8930G-844G32Bn). The laptop is still useful, and they'd like to be able to recover some files from the PC's HDD. Initially the problem was that it didn't charge : removing one screw revealed the problem was the wire to the PSU connector was broken (stupide design idea : the barrel connector twists when the laptop screen is opened). It looks like a common failure un this model. I fixed the wire, the laptop is now powered. Now the problem is that the laptop won't stay on for more than a few dozen seconds. Since the first try, it turned on, Windows started its repair process thing, and the PC would restart. I checked the BIOS, set thing to default, removed the battery, and tried again : same thing, the laptop keeps restarting after a few dozen seconds (sometimes before). I then tried with a live Ubunbtu USB drive, even after disconnecting the HDD, same thing. I removed every thing I could (USB ports PCB, PCI slot, Optical disk drive, WiFi module, etc.) and the only thing remaining were the screen, the power button, the keyboard and the power adapter. I checked with either RAM modules. Same thing. The copper heat pipe is not that hot : I can keep my finger on it, so I guess it's under around 55°C. Still I replaced the thermal paste. A weird thing : If I open the BIOS menu, it doesn't restart on its own. TLDR: laptop restarts after a few dozen seconds on its own. What could be the problem? What should I check? Thanks! |
| Rasz:
Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Start windows in safe mode, this wont load gpu driver |
| xavier60:
The model seems to use the troublesome NEC Tokin capacitor that filters the Vcore supply. Search for " Acer 8930G NEC Tokin" |
| Watth:
That could really be it. I'll definitely try to replace this. To be continued... |
| Watth:
Well that was indeed the problem. I could fix the computer for 8.48€ of capacitors. Thanks a lot! |
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