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    Question Issue with laptop CPU fan

    Acer Nitro AN515-53, Windows 10, everything as up to date as possible. It had been making a very grating sound from the CPU fan that was slowly driving me out of my mind, so I just replaced that fan. It's still making a sound intermittently, but the noise stops sometimes if I pick up the back...
  2. punk12345

    Question Acer laptop keyboard does not work after resuming from Sleep mode

    Dear Friends, This is my first post to this forum. Since recently my laptop keyboard is behaving strange. The keyboard does not work after resuming from Sleep mode. It never used to do this earlier. I have the latest drivers for the keyboard. i even tried uninstalling the drivers and let...
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    Question HDD PASSWORD LOCK CONSTRUCTOR Acer Switch

    Hello, I'm sorry I don't speak English well. I have an ACER SWITCH 10E (SW3-013) tablet. Windows 10 tablet + keyboard flash disk + 1TB disk. I replaced the hard disk which works perfectly with an SSD, it works, but when I want to use the original WD BLUE HDD hard disk on another computer, it...
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    Question So many options! which do I choose for video editing and 3D modelling?

    Hi tom's guide team and all the experts here @COLGeek @rgd1101, @hang-the-9 I need some help in making the right choice and I am confused. I need an RTX 3070, Intel i7 or AMD Ryzen that has enough power for video editing and 3d modelling / rendering without lagging, found a lot of laptops but...
  5. alexandru123123

    Question Acer laptop shuts down after installing ssd (Kernel-Power critical id 41 and 142)

    Hi, my acer laptop (Aspire E5-573) shuts down after i installed the ssd. I installed windows 10 on it, and it worked fine after a few days (1-2). if i cold start the laptop it will stay 10 to 20 minutes powered on but after that it will just cut the power but if i restart it the screen time...
  6. Retr042

    Question Pin of laptops charger is getting hot

    ->It stops charging after like 10 seconds ->2 weeks ago it only happened when i use to play some game but now its everytime ->I have used my friends charger and it works perfectly fine so no issues with my port ->I tried cleaning it but i didnt think i did it properly cuz the gap is very thin
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    Question Acre laptop shut down while performing disk cloning for SSD. Now laptop won’t turn on, power light blinks blue 5 times. Battery light not on.

    I’ve been using my laptop’s hard rive and it slows my Acer Laptop’s performance. The model is Aspire 3 A315-41-R2W5, with Ruben 5 AMD graphics card. My friend was helping me clone the disk drives into a new SSD card, where the SSD being cloned as an external hard drive. The laptop was plugged...
  8. Ven.s

    Question Old Acer Aspire 7736G refurbishment

    Is it possible to refurbish my old Acer Aspire 7736G, screen 17,8" bought in 2009, which has power jack problem and ram is constantly failing? I still use it in 3D design but rum is crushing very often even with web browser. It has been serviced once a few years ago but don't remember what we...
  9. 1slavicc

    Solved! How can I use my mashita DVD-ram on my android tv installed on my PC

    I use an Acer Travelmate with Mashita DVD-ram UJ8HC built in. When I put a DVD, it recognises the DVD, but not to play with it, but as a storage device. How can I use my built in DVD player to play DVDs on my Acer Travelmate with Android TV 9 installed.?
  10. casiofx

    Question Acer nitro an515-52 gpu issue

    hello guys, i have some problem here. my laptop cant detect gpu (NVIDIA Geforce 1050) after reinstalling windows. anyone have some advice or have same problem with me???
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    Question Acer Aspire 5 Crackling, Glitched Pixels and Frozen Screen and Keyboard

    Hey, Beaux here, I would really appreciate some insight here, I don’t really need any technicians considering I’m returning it tomorrow. But my mum just recently purchased a brand new Acer Aspire 5 for me, for online school through Office Works for $1096 and not even 24 hours after getting it...
  12. TaranWolf

    Solved! Laptop keeps crashing right after start

    My acer nitro 5 (AN-517-51) got cleaned professionally 2 days ago (maybe hardware got screwed up). After that it crashed while I was starting a game. When I tried to turn it on again it did crash before windows even started. Resetting the embedded controller helped and I could use the laptop...
  13. DocPr3dator

    Question HELP !! Black horizontal lines flickering

    I have an Acer Predator Helios 500 i7-8750H NVIDIA GTX 1070 16GB RAM DDR4 1TB HDD 256 GB SSD 1080p G-sync enabled 144HZ display and i have been getting flickering horizontal black lines all across the screen wile gaming or even when idling it keeps on getting worse upto a point that the screen...
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    Solved! Acer Nitro 5 Arrow Key Hinge Removal

    I've been trying to remove the hinge of this type of key but I couldn't find any safe way to remove it. I'm trying to switch it with one of my other key hinges that I don't use because its squeaky. I tested it with one of the keys I don't use and you may see that I have already failed to remove...
  15. hillaryous

    Solved! Laptop LCD monitor doesn't work with one laptop but will work on the other laptop.

    Hello, recently my laptop monitor screen stopped working. At first I thought it was just a dead LCD monitor as the laptop works well when connected to a TV via HDMI cable. So, before buying a new LCD and replace the 'dead' one, today I decided to try swapped the 'dead' LCD with an LCD from...
  16. AstroAvocado

    Question Acer Swift 1 SF114 wont boot up, but keyboard lights up.

    So my Acer Swift 1 won't boot up, there are no sounds of fans or hard drives loading however the keyboard will light up. Here are the troubleshoots I have done with no success. Reset button on the back for 60 seconds. Power button for 60 seconds at various times. Removed battery then heled...
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    Solved! I have a Acer Nitro 5 AN545-54 and was wondering if there is anyway I can turn in into a touch screen and fold it for drawing apps? Thanks!

    I want to be able to fold in completely in half and be able to use a stylus and my fingers for drawing. This computer is still brand new and my dad isn't gonna get me another one till I go to college and that's in like 3 years. I don't know anything about this kind of stuff so it would be great...
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    Solved! Looking for price suggestions for laptop I'm selling.

    I'm trying to sell an Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G, used for a bit over a year (Edit: Should also mention the CPU up time is 203 hours), I've looked on Amazon and seen that new ones seem to be 1400$ new, and I've seen a listing for 800$ used. The laptop is in mint condition, all is working well and...
  19. aaron17_07

    Solved! ACER Aspire E14 Black Screen

    I have an old Aspire E 14 (E5-475-37MN) and recently, after a windows update my laptop’s display won’t work. After researching, I connected my laptop in an external display and it worked. I wanted to view through my laptop’s display and I did what the solutions told me to; one of which is...
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    Solved! How do I take my data from my Acer Nitro 5 AN517-51-71J2 (ssd) (no boot device)?

    Hello and thank you for allowing me to waste your precious time reading this thread, For the details I will give you, I will try to be simple and not add unnecessary information but please read everything before sending a hasty answer. Rst premium with optane is the default Sata parameter I...