Computer Wont turn on

**horoko** · 02-07-2010 09:08 PM

My charger recently broke so I bought a new one. Wen I put the charger in it does nothing and still wont power on. There is a ticking noise coming from it. ANyone know what could be wrong

**amon91** · 02-07-2010 09:26 PM

It's hard to tell but your power supply is likely broken. What was the problem with the charger?

**horoko** · 02-07-2010 11:20 PM

IDK it just poped and I saw smoke come out of it. What would I do if my power supply was fried

**amon91** · 02-07-2010 11:23 PM

You might want to request a replacement. What broke your charger might have also broken your power supply and possibly fried your computer. Unless I'm totally wrong, any guesses out there?

**BenjaminCharles** · 02-08-2010 01:26 AM

What kind of computer is it? If it's a aspire netbook I'm not surprised as they have gotten known for some power issues.

I would look around the net and see if you can find anything about other people having that problem with your machine and if nothing else, calling the manufacturer.

**horoko** · 02-08-2010 02:31 AM

It is an Acer Aspire Laptop. I cant remember the model as it is actually my friends

**BenjaminCharles** · 02-08-2010 02:36 AM

Well then I would recommend opening the case and looking to see if you can see any physical burns/shorts or whatever.

Only do this is you feel comfortable opening your laptop and know all the proper steps to take to protect yourself as well as the laptop itself!

**amon91** · 02-08-2010 07:22 AM

The problem is opening your laptop might void your warranty or any other sort of protection you might have. I would only do that at last resort. Talk to whoever owns the computer and explain the situation so they can call their manufacturer and hopefully solve the problem. When it comes to hardware failure sometimes that's the best thing to do.