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    Acer Aspire BL50

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by notably, Jan 2, 2012.

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    notably Newbie

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    I bought an ACER Aspire 3 yrs ago. It overheats and shuts down. Apparently there is "nothing wrong with it". I have it sitting on a cooling pad, but it still gets hot, and shuts down. The AC adaptor gets very hot to the touch.

    Chap at the electronics store suggested it is not a problem with the AC adaptor, but the battery is being overworked.

    I ran the ACER without the battery, but it still shuts down.

    This has been fustrating me for 3 years, and now I use the Asus instead, but would like to resolve the ACER shut down. Any ideas please? :eek:
     
    notably, Jan 2, 2012
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    You posted this originally in ASUS, I moved it to Acer.

    Please post your Acer's model number.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 2, 2012
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    Acer Model No is BL50
     
    notably, Jan 3, 2012
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Was it ever dismantled and cleaned with new thermal paste applied to the CPU?
    If it wasn't- it should.
     
    downloads, Jan 3, 2012
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    PC sat in store of purchase on 3 separate occasions for weeks on end. Tech support from ACER contacted on 3 separate occasions. No report of any work ever carried out. Thank you for suggestion.
     
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    Do it yourself!!

    Acer tech doesn't know anything.

    The fan is probably full of dust. I have this model and it runs well. Its kind of a PIA but you can get the fan out without removing the heatsink, this will probably fix the problem.

    For the charger, you need a 90w adapter, thats 4.74 amps, not 3 amps.
     
    niffcreature, Jan 8, 2012
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