Comments on: Replacement for my dead Acer L320 http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/ Just stuff I'm interested in.... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: G8GHUG0FAJ http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5469 G8GHUG0FAJ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:55:12 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5469 I have exactly the same problem as everyone else with my L320...I beleive the plug in board that is mounted horizontally on the MB near the back left of the board looking at it from the front is the TV / FM board. It is getting very hot, so I removed it and the PC appears to be loading more at boot up but I still dont get any display or beeps. Is this board used for the graphic display too ? Before my L320 packed up the TV card was not in use as the drivers were not available for it . I use Win 7 Pro as my OS. I have exactly the same problem as everyone else with my L320…I beleive the plug in board that is mounted horizontally on the MB near the back left of the board looking at it from the front is the TV / FM board. It is getting very hot, so I removed it and the PC appears to be loading more at boot up but I still dont get any display or beeps. Is this board used for the graphic display too ? Before my L320 packed up the TV card was not in use as the drivers were not available for it . I use Win 7 Pro as my OS.

]]> By: Ron http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5336 Ron Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:59:05 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5336 Add my Acer L320 died just after just 12 months also from P.C World is it PC World that supplies low Grade stock Or are ACER Rubbish, The L320 was a nice machine while it lasted I still have mine hard to part with but useless Add my Acer L320 died just after just 12 months
also from P.C World
is it PC World that supplies low Grade stock Or are ACER Rubbish, The L320 was a nice machine while it lasted
I still have mine hard to part with but useless

]]> By: ruben http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5332 ruben Mon, 23 May 2011 18:39:23 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5332 hola atodos solo les escribo para decirles que la misma historia que describen le sucedido a mi L320, si alguien ha consegido resultados positivos porfavor publiquelos. hola atodos solo les escribo para decirles que la misma historia que describen le sucedido a mi L320, si alguien ha consegido resultados positivos porfavor publiquelos.

]]> By: kaushik http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5174 kaushik Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:50:32 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5174 I buy my L320 in sept, 2007 and it dead on January, 2010. service center is asking RM 500 (malaysian currency) for repair. at so high price they only repair not replace the mobo. there is 3 months warrenty they will give for mobo. My question is why acer is not taking some action and making customers so angry. i am using 2 HP laptop and 1 HP desktop they are running fine from last 5 years. they never have any issue. but why acre have such a silly issue. acer need to get sue for this. The mobo is design such a way it won't get dead within warrenty period, but if warrenty period expier then surely it will die. I am planning to take out RAM, CPU, DVD etc from it and build with new motherboard an assamble desktop. ACER is sucks I buy my L320 in sept, 2007 and it dead on January, 2010. service center is asking RM 500 (malaysian currency) for repair. at so high price they only repair not replace the mobo. there is 3 months warrenty they will give for mobo.

My question is why acer is not taking some action and making customers so angry. i am using 2 HP laptop and 1 HP desktop they are running fine from last 5 years. they never have any issue. but why acre have such a silly issue. acer need to get sue for this.

The mobo is design such a way it won’t get dead within warrenty period, but if warrenty period expier then surely it will die.

I am planning to take out RAM, CPU, DVD etc from it and build with new motherboard an assamble desktop.

ACER is sucks

]]> By: ian http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 ian Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:01:09 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5172 I’m using several different small form factor PC’s now.
I’m currently using an Acer Aspire Revo R3600 with an external WinTV USB2 TV receiver for recording and playback – HDMI fitted.
I’m also using an Asus Eee Box 206 on another TV Set for playback.

I have also just ordered the new Apple TV that I’ll use purely for playback – can’t go too far wrong for £99 (I hope)

]]> By: Ian http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5171 Ian Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:51:23 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5171 My L320 has expired in the same manner after 23 months of great service. I would dearly like to get it mended but £300 for a motherboard is just fantasy. By the way before it went completely I had a few weeks of internet fall outs which I put down to my provider, then on coming out from sleep the screen wouldn’t get a signal until I re booted, and it would work fine. This lasted about a week. It finally gave up when it wouldn’t re boot, the lights came on for maybe 4 seconds no sign of boot up and the thing switched of, and that was that. I sent it to repair and they have said it was the motherboard. I now want a suitable quiet replacement with TV because I used it for recording as well as all my home computer work.

]]> By: Cupi http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Cupi Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:07:40 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5168 I had this week a L320 in my hands and I verify that 12V was 0V. This makes HDD and CPU fan to stop. I think this could be our first problem that cause CPU and MOBO deads. Don't trust Acer. Cheap but..... I had this week a L320 in my hands and I verify that 12V was 0V. This makes HDD and CPU fan to stop. I think this could be our first problem that cause CPU and MOBO deads.
Don’t trust Acer. Cheap but…..

]]> By: Mick http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5140 Mick Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:47:42 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5140 I've got the same problem with my L320 and I'm beginning to think this is a more widespread issue than I first thought . A repair looks to be a non-starter now due to cost of labour / replacement parts , looks as though I've now got myself a useless , dusty paperweight ......... unless of course anyone found a solution ???? I’ve got the same problem with my L320 and I’m beginning to think this is a more widespread issue than I first thought .
A repair looks to be a non-starter now due to cost of labour / replacement parts , looks as though I’ve now got myself a useless , dusty paperweight ……… unless of course anyone found a solution ????

]]> By: Simon http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5139 Simon Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:04:27 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5139 arb: Maplin (UK) / eBay etc, sell USBSATA adapters which allow you plug the drive into another computer as a USB drive. Reason I'm here: our Aspire L320 gave up in month 17! So only just out of warranty. Exactly the same symptoms as others have described here and on other sites. We've replaced it with a L410, but I'd love to get the 320 working again. There's no visible heat damage or any popped capacitors on the top layer of the MB, but I haven't looked at the underside though. It seems Acer have let a lot of people down with these machines :( Simon. arb: Maplin (UK) / eBay etc, sell USBSATA adapters which allow you plug the drive into another computer as a USB drive.

Reason I’m here: our Aspire L320 gave up in month 17! So only just out of warranty. Exactly the same symptoms as others have described here and on other sites. We’ve replaced it with a L410, but I’d love to get the 320 working again.

There’s no visible heat damage or any popped capacitors on the top layer of the MB, but I haven’t looked at the underside though.

It seems Acer have let a lot of people down with these machines :(

Simon.

]]> By: arb http://ianparr.com/blog/2009/03/14/alternatives-to-my-dead-acer-l320/comment-page-1/#comment-5127 arb Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:37:47 +0000 http://ianparr.com/blog/?p=145#comment-5127 Hi, anyone knows how to copy the data from l320 sata hdd to external drive? my acer desktop died a few days ago but the hd is good. I managed to pull it out but do not know how to get the data on it transfered to external hd. any tips on this would be appreciated. thanks Hi,
anyone knows how to copy the data from l320 sata hdd to external drive? my acer desktop died a few days ago but the hd is good. I managed to pull it out but do not know how to get the data on it transfered to external hd. any tips on this would be appreciated.

thanks

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