20 Most Recent Acer Aspire 4520 Notebook PC - Page 3 Questions & Answers

hi, yes the laptop will shutdown if you press power button.
it send command to OS that it required to shutdown in emergency so it shutdown in force. so do not shutdown by pressing the power button. use start> shutdown option.
i hope this will resolve the issue.

Your CD player is broken. You will have to replace that.

Try to change the RAM sometime it happens because of the RAM's. Or make sure that it is not overheating thats a cause too.

alot of burners go bad, you can get an external for thirty buck or so

You can install a free recovery software like pcinspector or a paid software like System Mechanis Search and Recover. However it can not be guaranteed whether all your data can be retrieved successfully.

Have a look at my link on LCD Screen Replacements

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check that another cd is not in there and slipped to the back .
hope this helps.

just open the following link and select the drivers needed by you

http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_4520.html

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you should install an updated version of broadcom wireless driver.

I believe that you need to take ownership of the files and folders.

Select one of the folders that you are being denited access.
Make sure the account you are using is listed with at least Modify permission. (You can check your logon account name by typing "set" at the command prompt)
Right click and select Properties
Select Advanced
Select Owner
Select Edit
Add the account you are currently using
Check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers...
Close all of the windows you opened by selecting OK.

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Okay, Here's the deal..... I recently had the same problems with my friends' Acer Extensa laptop and here's what I did to fix it. I narrowed the issue down to two culprits 1. Overheating, 2. Defective Motherboard. I have fixed the problem but I takes time, patience and some technical ability which may not be available to some. :( (Swapping out the motherboard MAY fix the problem but if the defect is in the manufacturing process then the problems could return). Here's how I fixed it... While in the process of disassembly I noticed a small electrolytic capacitor that had seemingly broken off and had become wedged between the frame (very lucky! this gave me the clue I was looking for!). This made me think that it had broken off the motherboard. I proceeded to disassemble the laptop and found the location of the missing capacitor (there are two located right next to each other on the board) and was able to re solder the capacitor back onto the motherboard (could it be a manufacturing processing defect thats causing these to break loose? ). Mine was broken off due to what looked like bad solder joints. Your capacitors could still be attached but have weak solder connections. Also while i had access to the motherboard, I used the opportunity to clean and re apply the heat sink compound to the CPU and thoroughly clean the fan vents. I then reassembled the laptop and EVERYTHING has been running fine now for the last 3 days. Total time was about 4hrs and it cost NOTHING to repair. GOOD LUCK :)

open my computer.
select cd player for which you want icon on desktop
right click on your cd icon
select create shortcut
this will create icon on desktop

First thing i would try, 
right after your computer finishes post, start pressing the F8 key.
This should take you to the windows startup menu.
look for the option that says    restore last know good configuration.
highlight that selection using the arrow keys and then press enter.

if that doesnt allow you to boot, at this point a system rollback to a previous restore point would correct this problem. 

i wont go into the procedure now, but if you need further help just comment in here.
hope this helps

Yes, the POST detects a faulty keyboard.

Hi there your system does not find any DVD detector software. So you have to install it 1st. Then you can play & record DVD. I suggest you install NERO CD/DVD writer software & after that when you put DVD in your rom its will detect & start work.
Thanks & waiting for your reply.

A sure fix. You simply can't do it. But never fear, You can get a Password Reset disc download and burn to CD. Copy/paste the address below, into your address bar of your browser.
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/cd080802.zip
Download this file and burn it to CD. Put into drive and turn on PC, and boot from the CD. Follow instructions, choose the correct USER. & BLANK the password. make sure you say OK to write the data, and reboot. The logon password will now be reset blank.

good day, you may try reinstalling the driver of the wifi system, will surely work, have a nice day

use acer driver cd for this process

You will have to update the drivers to the newest ones available. Or download Windvd or K-Lite codec pack

Try draining the flea power first:

1. Remove the battery and ac adapter
2. Press and hold the power button for at least 10sec.
3. Put back the battery and ac adapter
4. Turn on the computer

Check if it will load to windows, if not, there could be a problem with windows. Try startup repair on advanced boot options. Hope this helps.