Category: Acer Aspire One

Acer Aspire One charge light does not light up and battery does not charge

My Linpus Acer Aspire One was laying idle for a few months, then I pulled it out to use it, and was dismayed when it would not charge. The orange battery charging light would flash for a second, then turn off.

Problem 1: The Acer would not power up with the AC adapter.

After scanning the web for a while, it appeared there were several possible reasons for this:

  • Bad battery
  • Bad AC adapter
  • BIOS update needed
  • Loose jack on the motherboard, necessitating service.

The easiest possibility to deal with was to assume that the AC adapter cable had gone bad so I ordered a new one. Fortunately they are inexpensive. I found one through Buy.com for a total of $19.84 including the shipping and handling.

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