Comments on: How to clean cooling module in Acer Aspire 3620 laptop

By: EdArnhem

EdArnhem — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:36:52 +0000

I am following the method described. I am now at the point of re-applying thermal grease. I am not sure if both CPU and GPU need the grease. The GPU seems to have some sort of grey-bluish padding attached to the heat-pipe. Is that enough, or should the grease be added?

By: rey

rey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:24:50 +0000

hello:

I need your help who knows in how to remove a bios password in acer aspire 3620 laptop.
please help me. what sulotion in this problem..I really really need to help this problem.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:56:10 +0000

@ Deep,

Do you have any other demo or do you know if someone has this on the net like yours for fixing the hp laptop dv9000 video issue i.e it has horizontal lines all over the display and it runs only on safe mode. Anyone?

I guess you are asking about “famous” video card failure?
Yes, I have a guide for that. Check it out: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2011/02/23/fix-laptop-motherboard-with-failed-nvidia-graphics-chip/

By: Deep

Deep — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:51:36 +0000

Thanks so much for this demo!!! My 5 year old asus 3620 laptop breathed life again tonight
I spent couple of hours since first time I am disassembling laptop or pc for that matter. I had ubuntu installed and now it looks perfect. Cool air is finally blowing through the heat sink. Actually I washed the heat sink and the fan. Luckily the thermal paste was still there on the processor heat sink.
Do you have any other demo or do you know if someone has this on the net like yours for fixing the hp laptop dv9000 video issue i.e it has horizontal lines all over the display and it runs only on safe mode. Anyone?

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:14:41 +0000

Edit to my last comment.
I wrote that in the midst of disassembling my Acer 3620, and when I switched it on after reassembling I had the black screen problem too., although I could faintly see the Acer logo.
This time when I had reassembled – I swore that I had pushed it in correctly – but the video cable in step 10 had come loose, so, be sure to recheck that as well

By: Tam

Tam — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:00:50 +0000

Hi. I would just like to say that I ran across this guide a fair while ago, and it was invaluable to me to help repair my laptop, I have an Acer Aspire 3620.
I used this guide to disassemble my laptop for the purpose of replacing the DC power jack (a replacement easily and cheaply found on Ebay).

To the people that have replied that after they have re assembled the laptop to find that the monitor did not show any display , I had this problem too the first time that I stripped my laptop.

Before you remove your keyboard bezel (Step 6), take note of a small black pin that protrudes from the bezel. When depressed (normally when you have the screen on the laptop closed) this cuts off the signal to the screen.

When reattatching the keyboard bezel, make sure that this little pin goes through the little hole in the keyboard bezel, otherwise it will be stuck down and you will have no display on your screen.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:05:39 +0000

@ jumme,

Had the same problem with random instant shotdowns.
Fan was clogged, I didnt bother to renew the termal paste, though.
I hope the suddan random shutdowns will stop now.

In most cases just cleaning the fan and heatsink should be enough to stop overheating.

By: jumme@umulig.dk

jumme@umulig.dk — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:49:33 +0000

Thanks a lot. Had the same problem with random instant shotdowns.
Fan was clogged, I didnt bother to renew the termal paste, though.
I hope the suddan random shutdowns will stop now.

By: mrsheikh

mrsheikh — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:28:12 +0000

I have Acer Aspire 3684 NWXCi Notebook that gave sound as if fan or hard drive is stuck, not sure and not getting started. In the begining it gave sound and turned offffffff. but trying to switch again and again (4-5 times) it seems to be totally dead. pushing the power button gives a click sound and in a matter of 2 sec the power indicator turns off. Could you suggest me the defect and its solution if possible.
mrsheikh

By: AJ

AJ — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:55:17 +0000

Very well done.

I am a Sr. Network Engineer, and I wish everyone would document so well.

This article prevented me from throwing out a friends laptop, and she can not afford another things being what they are.

Much Thanks,