Comments on: How to take apart Averatec 3200 laptop

By: Kobo

Kobo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:24:10 +0000

thanks for the photo link, it’ll come in real handy for my future HDD upgrade

By: xrayangiodoc

xrayangiodoc — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:08:09 +0000

Apparently, there was a fairly widespread problem with the solder joint for the power supply jack on the motherboard. There was a fairly detailed instruction set online that detailed the disassembly of the laptop to gain access to the power jack which I was then able to firmly re-solder to the motherboard. Before the repair, the laptop would lose the power input even though the jack seemed to be in place. I think the intermittent power input was responsible for blowing my 1gig memory module (thank you lifetime memory warranty!)

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:44:37 +0000

Marcie,

I have an Acer/Averatec 3200, it was dropped by someone and now the battery will not charge. It is recognized however, but it will not charge.

Could be bad battery or there is a problem with the battery charging circuit on the motherboard. You cannot tell which one is causing the problem until you test the laptop with a known good battery.

Also the keyboard only types a few letters, and the letter “M” will not type M, it types 3 instead. Is there a connection problem?

Could be one of the following: bad connection between the keyboard and motherboard, bad keyboard, bad keyboard controller on the motherboard.
Here’s what you should try in the order:
1. Try reconnecting the keyboard cable.
2. Replace the keyboard.
3. Replace the motherboard.

By: Marcie

Marcie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:37:51 +0000

I have an Acer/Averatec 3200, it was dropped by someone and now the battery will not charge. It is recognized however, but it will not charge. Also the keyboard only types a few letters, and the letter “M” will not type M, it types 3 instead. Is there a connection problem? Or do i need a new keyboard. and do i need a new battery? Is there any hope for my laptop?

Thanks

By: Xyzzy, The Avatar

Xyzzy, The Avatar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:31:11 +0000

About the screen issues — I have an Averatec 3360 (3300 Series), which is extremely similar to the 3200, and have run into a similar non-inverter problem with the screen… Initially, it went black (no faint image) for days, then it would come on perfectly bright but then shut off at random points & not come back on until rebooting, then it reliably would turn off partway through boot regardless of OS, and now it will do that at cold boots while a reboot freezes the entire system with LCD stuck on at the initial “Averatec” logo.

I’ve taken it apart & re-seated all cables both on the mainboard & inverter board repeatedly to no avail. So I’ve been using it with an external monitor/keyboard/mouse, claiming the “extremely flat desktop” is the next big wave in computing. For now, I’m hoping it’s something I can somehow fix, or that it lasts long enough for me to learn how to repair damaged similar-era laptops on eBay so I can afford a decent replacement.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:41:38 +0000

shafiq,

I have an averatec 3250 and I disassembled the unit to for cleaning and to check my power dc jack as it seemed loose. I followed all the directions posted on the guide how to disassemble the unit and when reassemble it back and powered up nothing happens. I get a white blank screen and the hdd light flashes. I didn’t touch the hard drive at all. Not sure what went wrong.

Make sure the video cable is properly connected to the motherboard. Could be some kind of connection related problem. I cannot tell what is wrong exactly without looking at the laptop.

By: shafiq

shafiq — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:10:13 +0000

Hi! I have an averatec 3250 and I disassembled the unit to for cleaning and to check my power dc jack as it seemed loose. I followed all the directions posted on the guide how to disassemble the unit and when reassemble it back and powered up nothing happens. I get a white blank screen and the hdd light flashes. I didn’t touch the hard drive at all. Not sure what went wrong. If anyone out there could please help it would be great. Thanks

By: steve levy

steve levy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:34:44 +0000

Never mind. Got it out. There was a “hook” on the front edge at that point.

By: steve levy

steve levy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:09:05 +0000

I should add that I DID remove the screw covered by tape on bottom. It seems to be sticking about 3 inches from the right edge.

By: steve levy

steve levy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:43:04 +0000

On the Averatec 3300, essentially similar to the 3200, I’m trying to remove the HDD, as this has a badly cracked screen and I’m not convinced it’s worth repairing. I’m having trouble getting the palm rest off, to get at the HDD. It seems to be tightly attached just to the right (viewed from the keyboard) of the SD card slot, yet I see no screw under that point.

Any suggestions?