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Have you tried another charger?

Re: Averatec 6100 laptop gets hot and powers down Is the cooling fan operating? is there dust or dirt in the fan. __________________ Regards, HarleyDude Be Nice - Follow the Golden Rule

Now the mouse doesn't left click.

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Numlock and keypad keys are normally indicated in a dark colour that is easy to miss unless you have a good light source. On laptops Numlock is usually toggled by holding the Fn key down and pressing F11. On my keyboard the keypad keys are: 7,8,9 U,I,O J,K,L M. They are likely to be similar on yours. N.B. not all applications will allow you to type alt-key-codes for special characters ...

and welcome to the Forum I don't think you can beat a Dell for your stated needs: http://www.dell.com/home/laptops

Welcome smokes205 First thing to do is connect it up to an external monitor, if all is ok on the ext mon when you run these apps then you can dismiss a graphics problem. Lets take it from there first.

I suggest you run diagnostics to check your HDD. Also check in BIOS settings if your HDD is still recognized.

Quote: Originally Posted by BCCOMP Hi, In most cases a 'product recovery' CD/DVD will restore the computer to the original state when it was first purchased (the OS, Drivers, Applications). You will loose all personal data and applications that were installed after purchase. Many of these recovery CD/DVD's have trail versions ...

The Bios and the chipset have to support the CPU, unfortunately there is not a published CPU support list for laptops, because of the nature of laptop design for temperature and power requirements/restrictions not all CPU's that seem like they should work will work. That being said before changing a CPU it always a good idea to update the Bios first to get the latest CPU support, being OEM HP...

bump? When am i supposed to bump?

Hi jenson611, If ACER told you to update your BIOS then may be you should bring it back to them, tell them what happened and ask them for a solution. I say this because may be if the BIOS update is required by the manufacturer then may be they have a solution on how to recover if it crashes. In my limited experience with laptops BIOS updates, when it crashes you will need to replace the ...

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and welcome to the Forum It will either use a combination of FN keys or a switch on the side of the case . . look for a blue "Antenea" symbol on one of the function keys that you use in combination with the FN key

Try this first: 1. Remove the battery and AC cord. Remove the bottom cover/covers of your laptop and make sure the cooling path is free of fluff and dust. Check the heat sink on the CPU is not loose, if so tighten the screws back down that hold it on. 2. Remove and reseat your RAM modules. 3. Replace your covers. 4. Hold down your power button for 1 minute (Battery and AC still ...