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Question posted by sebirch80 on May 29th, 2012

My Acer Starts Up To Password As Soon As I Press A Key It Completely Locks. Hel

i start up my acer laptop , when it gets to password screen the mouse moves but as soon as i tap on something or try to press a key it completlely locks up , hard drive light is on permanatly ..... need help pls .

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Answer #1: Posted by gluoogletech on May 29th, 2012 7:08 PM
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You should RESET the CMOS (BIOS) so try that first. You should also have your RAM and HARDDRIVE tested for errors and note also that a cable or connection inside the laptop might have come loose which both would be likely suspects for the lockup/freeze. Let me know if this helped.

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