Acer Aspire 7520 Boot problem

wallyb147 · Jun 2, 2013

I have an Acer Aspire 7520-5071, Model# ICY 70, that has a major boot problem. Symptoms include:

*Started to shut down after 3 to 4 minutes of operation

*the re-start process progressively got longer

*now it attempts to start up but turns back off around 2 to 3 seconds into it

*during the failed start ups the DVD tries to spin as if trying to boot off of it

*the start process keeps cycling until I remove the battery and outside power
source.

* I have tried to bott by battery alone and with AC power alone, same
outcome

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated but I'm thinking mother board

plodr · Jun 3, 2013

This laptop is from 2008. Ever clean it out? I'm thinking a heat problem.
Also if it tries to boot from the optical drive, have you gone into the BIOS and checked if the hd is the first boot device? If not, that would explain why it tries to boot from the drive. If the hd is listed first and it doesn't want to boot from it, it could mean your hd is gone and it looks for the next boot device in the list.

wallyb147 · Jun 3, 2013

I cleaned it out twice

the last time I was in BIOS the HD was listed first

It only stays on for about three seconds when I hit the power button so any drive doesn't have a chance to spin up and boot

?

CJR19751 · Jun 21, 2013

Maybe it could be your HDD. Download Hirens boot disk and run a diagnostic on your HDD.
When you first Boot your computer from cold, have you still got the same symptoms i.e. slows after 3-4 mins, or is it slow now, full stop?

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