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    Aspire V3 won't boot

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by BrainFarmer, May 30, 2018.

  1. BrainFarmer

    BrainFarmer Newbie

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    It started freezing right after the initial Acer splash screen about 3 months after I started using it. Been collecting dust over a year, but recently I decided it was time to fix it.

    It won't boot from the HDD. It won't boot from a Win10 .IMG on a flash drive, and it won't boot from a Win10 DVD.

    Is there any way to diagnose this, or am I stuck paying a shop?

    Thanks
     
    BrainFarmer, May 30, 2018
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  2. senso

    senso Notebook Deity

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    Disabe fast boot and secure boot on the BIOS, or it wont boot from anything besides the installed Windows on the HDD.

    Given the freezing at splash(loading) I would bet on an HDD with bad sectors, and all it needs is a new HDD/SSD and a new OS install.
     
    senso, Jun 1, 2018
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