Well I guess that's the last time I do a Craigslist deal. Any ideas on how to fix? Video tells the tale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVdsuXGn4oQ
A friend's desktop PC exhibited the exact same symptoms.
It was the Cmos battery....dead as a doornail.
A $1 fix.....
OK I checked out the CMOS battery. It is secure in it's holder. No broken parts. I even tried holding it down while trying to boot yet I get the same result. On then off. On then off. Guess I will donate it to the parts bin.
@DC - I already called the cops about this and there is nothing they can do. They said it is a civil matter for the courts.
But does the battery have a charge, my need a new one...
I would assume it has a charge as it did start up and run Windows the first time I used it when I got it. I was even able to get into BIOS that day. I didn't change any BIOS settings. Then I booted into Windows again, it shutdown while trying to access the hard drive for something, and now exhibits this behavior.
Replace the battery. Most take the same one as 90% of the automobile keyless remotes.
Or just sit around and argue about the $1. Sheesh.
One problem. The battery is soldered to the motherboard on the bottom. Will not come out.
Batteries are never soldered onto a mother board... therefore it's not a battery.
If on the other hand it's a corroded battery: It's a definite "buh bye".
Well the top is giving me issues as well. In the picture see that silver part? It will not come off the battery. Thinking I will take it in to a PC shop.
Doesn't look like corrosion. Could it be lock-tite? Or perhaps that battery's been compromised. The white maybe the electrolyte in the battery leaking out. Try using a small plastic or composite screwdriver and gently go under that clip. See if you can work it loose.
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f210/acer-aspire-7520-repeats-going-and-off-343165-2.html
According to that thread the only 'layman' solution is to cook the MB in an oven...it's a dry joint issue, it seems.
It'd be curious to know how many people tried and fried .... but seems several got it fixed....
Well I will let someone else deal with "cooking" it. Saving up money to buy a new one while borrowing one from a family member for school. Thank you Jafo.