Acer Laptop Wont start up

[Spero-T]

Hello a friend left his laptop in with me there, and it has quite an annoying problem every time it starts it does not even try and load the bios it just goes straight to a screen that says press f2 to enter set up but when i hit f2 nothing happens...

[kuszmania9999]

owh,got this problem before.think acer suck,maybe
if i wasn't wrong you can enable it somewhere when you hit the f2,not sure which 'F' it is.search it carefully k.
i also think i cannot access the bios that time

[northwood2.8]

Okay, well, let's see.

No OS installed, is what it sounds like, if it doesn't go anywhere past the splash/startup screen.

If you can't access the BIOS by hitting f2, I would try hooking up an external keyboard to it, either by USB or PS/2 (if applicable - some older laptops and even some newer ones have either an extra PS/2 Mouse and/or Keyboard port.

[Spero-T]

Thanks Northwood but I already tried this..... I don't this the bois is loading at all meaning it does not even know there is a keyboard - (would I be wrong in assuming this)

kuszmania9999 - I cant hit f2 .......

[ale52]

Try taking the battery out for a while (:30) then put it in and see what happens

Alan <>< 

[Spero-T]

ale52 - It does not have a battery my friend has had it for quite some time...

I have tryed removing the ram to see if it starts up any different "it just does not start up"

I cant really think of anything else ?

[Dusty]

What's the model number?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

If you remove the RAM, of course it wont start up....

owh,got this problem before.think acer suck,maybe

Why would you draw such a conclusion?
If you just leave the computer, what happens?
Try hitting F8 when the computer turns on (I would repeatedly hit it)
See what options come up.

[Spero-T]

Yeah tried this nothing happens - i left it on all night nothing happens....

The cpu fan starts up the screen powers on to the acer screen then the fan stops the computer gos quite none of the buttons work and nothing happens....

Any help i really stuck, i think this is a job for a tecy ? needs to be taken apart ?

[kuszmania9999]

are you sure the f2 button still in good shape?maybe it's broke?just asking....anything can happen

[The Saviour]

ale52 - It does not have a battery my friend has had it for quite some time...

I have tryed removing the ram to see if it starts up any different "it just does not start up"

I cant really think of anything else ?

I hate to tell you this but laptops have two batteries...

1)  A battery when it's not using AC power and...
2)  The CMOS battery.

The latter is what I think ale52 is referring to.  That will involve taking the laptop apart...

How are your laptop repair skills?

[kuszmania9999]

spero-t,have you try what ale52 asked?remove the cmos battery?it should be that because im dealing with that problem several times in month with acer,that's why i said it suck.

[patio]

Acer does not make CMOS batteries...

[kuszmania9999]

i didn't say Acer make CMOS battery,what i say....acer have lot of problem here (Malaysia)People's always came see me asking for help and most of it Acer laptop

[Spero-T]

Ill try the above thanks