Aspire Digital 5410T, 5810TZ, 5810TG manual Troubleshooting, Symptoms Verified Go To

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Troubleshooting

Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.

NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.

1.Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.

2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation.

3.Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to.

Symptoms (Verified)	Go To
Power failure. (The power indicator does	See “Power System Check” on page 79..
not go on or stay on.)
POST does not complete. No beep or error	See “Post Code Table” on page 82.
codes are indicated.	“Undetermined Problems” on page 90
POST detects an error and displayed	See “Post Code Table” on page 82.
messages on screen.
Other symptoms (i.e. LCD display problems	See “Post Code Table” on page 82.
or others).
Symptoms cannot be re-created	Use the customer-reported symptoms and
(intermittent problems).	go to “Post Code Table” on page 82.
	See “Intermittent Problems” on page 89.
	See “Undetermined Problems” on page 90.

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