VintagePunk
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I should make this a continuing series.
This time it's my laptop, my cheap-ass Acer.
Two nights ago, I noticed that my computer suddenly switched to battery while being plugged in to an electrical outlet. I wasn't concerned, there have been a few times when the power cord comes disconnected from the adapter. I meant to check, but got distracted. I got a message that the battery was almost out of power, so I checked then, and everything seemed to be plugged in fine, but the indicator light on the adapter was out, and the adapter wasn't warm, the way it usually is if it's plugged in. The battery drained, and the computer shut down. I tried to plug it into another outlet, but that didn't work, either.
A while later, I tried to plug my daughter's laptop cord into mine to see if it would work. I wasn't entirely sure if this was okay or not, given that they're different brands (hers is a Toshiba), but I checked and they're both the same voltage. The computer tried to start booting, the first screen came up for a second, and then it shut down again. I didn't want to tempt fate and try it too many times, so I left it alone.
The next morning, I tried to boot the computer again with my own cord, and it worked. The light on the adapter is on again, and the computer's fine. It's been working fine for 24 hours now.
Would all this seem to indicate a problem with the power cord, or does it seem like something inside the computer, or is it impossible to tell?
Also, while the computer wasn't working, I was looking up stuff online on another computer, and ran across some stuff saying that with Acer Aspires, there seems to be some sort of problem with the fan not working until you install some sort of updated BIOS thing. I didn't read it too carefully (I've been crazy busy and distracted for a few days), but does this make sense to anyone? It occurred to me that I don't think I've heard my fan running for quite some time now, but then, my computer rarely ever runs hot.
Thanks in advance for any help.
This time it's my laptop, my cheap-ass Acer.
Two nights ago, I noticed that my computer suddenly switched to battery while being plugged in to an electrical outlet. I wasn't concerned, there have been a few times when the power cord comes disconnected from the adapter. I meant to check, but got distracted. I got a message that the battery was almost out of power, so I checked then, and everything seemed to be plugged in fine, but the indicator light on the adapter was out, and the adapter wasn't warm, the way it usually is if it's plugged in. The battery drained, and the computer shut down. I tried to plug it into another outlet, but that didn't work, either.
A while later, I tried to plug my daughter's laptop cord into mine to see if it would work. I wasn't entirely sure if this was okay or not, given that they're different brands (hers is a Toshiba), but I checked and they're both the same voltage. The computer tried to start booting, the first screen came up for a second, and then it shut down again. I didn't want to tempt fate and try it too many times, so I left it alone.
The next morning, I tried to boot the computer again with my own cord, and it worked. The light on the adapter is on again, and the computer's fine. It's been working fine for 24 hours now.
Would all this seem to indicate a problem with the power cord, or does it seem like something inside the computer, or is it impossible to tell?
Also, while the computer wasn't working, I was looking up stuff online on another computer, and ran across some stuff saying that with Acer Aspires, there seems to be some sort of problem with the fan not working until you install some sort of updated BIOS thing. I didn't read it too carefully (I've been crazy busy and distracted for a few days), but does this make sense to anyone? It occurred to me that I don't think I've heard my fan running for quite some time now, but then, my computer rarely ever runs hot.
Thanks in advance for any help.