01 How to fix the Acer Aspire One black screen problem - flash the BIOS (www.LowEndGuru.com)

01 How to fix the Acer Aspire One black screen problem - flash the BIOS

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This video tutorial shows you how to fix the "black screen of death" problem of the Acer Aspire One netbook. This is a very common problem with this netbook since it was released to the market with a defective BIOS software that can eventually fail and needs to be upgraded.

This problem is so common, that the manufacturer decided to post the solution on the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of his site.

Notice that the instructions in the official FAQ tells you to download the version 3309 of the BIOS, this will fix the problem, but I got the black screen again a couple of months after fixing it. My recommendation (as can be seen in the video) is to go get the latest BIOS version for your particular model of Acer Aspire One.

These are the instructions according to ACER:

"Create a recovery USB drive to update the Bios on the unit. The specific steps to perform this recovery with the USB drive are: 1. Download & Extract AS1_BIOS_3309.zip (found in http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/manuals/acer/0000/documents/AS1_BIOS_3309.zip)
2. Rename the Bios name from 3309.fd to zg5ia32.fd.
3. Copy zg5ia32.fd and Flashit.exe to USB flash drive.
4. Start the restoration process: A. Plug the AC Adapter into the unit. B. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port. C. Press and Hold down the Fn and the Esc keys together. D. Keep these keys held down and press power. E. When the unit's power light comes on release the Fn and Esc keys. F. After the keys have been released the power light will start to blink. G. Let the unit run and after approximately 1-7 minutes, the unit should reboot. H. Video should now be restored.

If these steps fail to resolve the no post, no video issue please contact Acer Technical Support."

Here's the link to the official ACER site with the instructions:

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/netbook/0000/Acer/AspireOneAOA110/AspireOne...

And here's the Acer official web site in case you need it: http://us.acer.com

If you found this information useful or you have any questions please leave a comment.

Have a nice day!

Low End Guru.



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[jazzpianofingers]

foler, haha FOLDER

[jazzpianofingers]

I concur, the foler/file mentioned isnt in the downloaded folder any more :/

[shorty9757]

I have a Acer Aspire 7741Z-4543 notebook. I was in safe mode when it gave me the black screen of death. I have tried downloading the BIOS from Acer. Can't find the file that you was talking about. I try just about every thing that I can to get my laptop back up. My grandkids need it to do their school project with. I can go into the setup utility. When I turn it on, it go to no further than the logo. Than I get the black screen with the blanking cursor. Please help me.

[AnjulieSpeaks]

hi, i have ACER ASPIRE ONE D150... i downloaded the BIOS 1.13 version. i also changed the fd file to zg5ia32.fd... i both copied zg5ia32.fd and Flashit.exe to USB flash drive. i followed all the instructions, but the problem is, the power light doesn't blink. i've tried it like more than 20 times, but nothing happened. i also downloaded other versions of the Aspire one d150, but still the same... am i missing something? please help

[112233Eddie]

If this works ill sub man :)

[rulastkdo]

My problem is "Enter CURRENT password"... and when I try to do the steps the power led does not blink at all, a have an Acer Aspire One D250.... please help me

[sahruul]

you are so stupidly thorough in explaining the process, that it is brilliant... thumbs up

[maxtranchida]

Grazie mille! pollice su!

[jugate89]

hey niko belic!

[randeem72]

i try to updates the bios my acer one but accidentally the power remove during the updating and when i start it again the power can't on. Is there any solution to fix it again thanks and more power