Acer 3681 - DEAD?

slamaa · 6th April 2009, 7:32 PM

Hi Guys,

My dad was just you using our laptop which is a Acer Aspire 3681, when all of a sudden it just died, though it was not the battery as it was plugged into power.

Now it does not boot at all, the standby light doesn't come on or anything.

What could be wrong with it, does it have an internal power supply which could have blown?

Cheers
slamaa

slamaa · 7th April 2009, 6:42 PM

anyone know anything?

Franc · 7th April 2009, 10:37 PM

Yes.

Ill bet it is the AC jack (though I could be wrong).

I managed to fix the wifes by ordering a $2 part and soldering it on, though it was a real bastard of a job (But how cheap laptops are I thought it was worth the risk)

http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_...CK+ACER+ASPIRE

Franc · 7th April 2009, 10:39 PM

Oh, btw my wifes is a 3680 so ill bet its pretty much exactly the same *if its that problem*

Im in the next suburb to you if you want the repair manual which I managed to lay my hands on (thanks internets)

-=Alfonzo=- · 7th April 2009, 10:53 PM

Do you have a multimeter? I'd be testing the DC side of the adapter to see whether or not it is still functioning correctly.

Going by past experience (fixing Acers), Acer adapters die an awful lot, so it's quite a possibility there.

6th April 2009, 7:32 PM	#1
slamaa Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mill Park, Melbourne Posts: 2,016	Acer 3681 - DEAD? Hi Guys, My dad was just you using our laptop which is a Acer Aspire 3681, when all of a sudden it just died, though it was not the battery as it was plugged into power. Now it does not boot at all, the standby light doesn't come on or anything. What could be wrong with it, does it have an internal power supply which could have blown? Cheers slamaa __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo e6550 \| Gigabyte P35-S3 \| HIS 4850 iceQ4 \| 2GB Ballistix Tracer 6400 \| \| Acer Aspire 3681 \| iPod Touch 32GB Gen2 \| GAMmods

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7th April 2009, 10:37 PM	#3
Franc Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne North Sub Posts: 2,128	Yes. Ill bet it is the AC jack (though I could be wrong). I managed to fix the wifes by ordering a $2 part and soldering it on, though it was a real bastard of a job (But how cheap laptops are I thought it was worth the risk) http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_...CK+ACER+ASPIRE __________________ Lots of successfull trades Last edited by Franc; 7th April 2009 at 10:48 PM.

7th April 2009, 10:39 PM	#4
Franc Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne North Sub Posts: 2,128	Oh, btw my wifes is a 3680 so ill bet its pretty much exactly the same if its that problem Im in the next suburb to you if you want the repair manual which I managed to lay my hands on (thanks internets) __________________ Lots of successfull trades

7th April 2009, 10:53 PM	#5
-=Alfonzo=- Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Redland Bay, BrisVegas Posts: 7,191	Do you have a multimeter? I'd be testing the DC side of the adapter to see whether or not it is still functioning correctly. Going by past experience (fixing Acers), Acer adapters die an awful lot, so it's quite a possibility there. __________________ successful trades \| car