A list of problems from a noob!!

MrNice020 · 7 May 2010 at 22:17

Hi new member here and I was wondering if you knowledgeable folk here could help me with my problems with my 3 year old Acer 5920g laptop.

The laptop doesn’t turn on. It does sometimes from funny angles
The laptop looses time and date
Windows Explorer doesn’t start so I have to manually start it by task manager > new task > explorer.exe.

Thanks in advance

MrNice020 · 7 May 2010 at 22:48

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lol

MrNice020 · 7 May 2010 at 23:34

I opened the back "flap" to change the cmos battery but it does look like a mission because i need to open the whole case as its hidden. The big problem is that the laptop doesn't like to start. is this actual button or something else?

MrNice020 · 8 May 2010 at 13:07

Thekwango said:
at a guess opening the back 'flap' will probably only opening up access to ram.

This is right. it only gives access to the ram.

What i mean by angles is that when the laptop is off it will not turn on unless i press the on button a couple of times. :confused:

Also when i turn the computer off it doesn't really turn off. the screen goes blank but not off. Theres still power in the laptop.