My laptop is an Acer 6930G. When I switched it on this morning it started making a "deeee de deeee de" noise. It got to the screen that displays Acer's logo before I switched it off. My initial assumption is that it was warning me that a fan isn't working properly but I'm no expert so I might be talking crap
I gave Acer a phone this morning but they want £54 to look at it as it is 14 months old and as such is outwith the warranty. I've nerver pocked around inside a laptop before but I have performed upgrades to a desktop before so I would rather not spend a load of cash getting it fixed if it's something simple.
Does anyone have any advice on how to start diagnosing the problem?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Edit: According to Wikipedia its a "system board problem". I've taken the back off and tried reseating the ram. The fan starts up OK then stops when the Acer logo comes on screen so I'm prety sure that isn't the problem.
In my uninformed opinion it's knackered
If anyone can prove me wrong I would be very grateful.
I gave Acer a phone this morning but they want £54 to look at it as it is 14 months old and as such is outwith the warranty. I've nerver pocked around inside a laptop before but I have performed upgrades to a desktop before so I would rather not spend a load of cash getting it fixed if it's something simple.
Does anyone have any advice on how to start diagnosing the problem?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Edit: According to Wikipedia its a "system board problem". I've taken the back off and tried reseating the ram. The fan starts up OK then stops when the Acer logo comes on screen so I'm prety sure that isn't the problem.
In my uninformed opinion it's knackered
If anyone can prove me wrong I would be very grateful.
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