My friend's laptop bleeps when I turn it on

[Guest Brunozipt]

My friend has an Acer 5820TG and he told me that when he turns on his computer, it bleeps for about 6 seconds, stops and just stays there with the acer logo.

If I take the keyboard off, it doesn't bleep and just shows me a black background like this:

What is going on and what can I do?

Edit: Sorry for the orientation of the photo, I'm on my tablet

[Frankie]

No bootable device usually means dead HDD.

[Guest Brunozipt]

No bootable device usually means dead HDD.

I replaced the HDD with one I have from another laptop and still shows up the same thing

[Frankie]

I replaced the HDD with one I have from another laptop and still shows up the same thing

 

So the HDD is probably fine. Check BIOS, see if it's set into AHCI mode. Double check boot order.

[Guest Brunozipt]

So the HDD is probably fine. Check BIOS, see if it's set into AHCI mode. Double check boot order.

It is set to AHCI Mode. How exactly am I supposed to manage the boot order?

[Frankie]

 

You should see something similar to this. Check if the HDD is first just to be sure.

[Guest Brunozipt]

 

You should see something similar to this. Check if the HDD is first just to be sure.

Still shows "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

[Frankie]

Still shows "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

 

Btw the second HDD you tried had OS on it right ?

[Guest Brunozipt]

Btw the second HDD you tried had OS on it right ?

Yes, It did

[Frankie]

Then maybe try CMOS reset ? If I looked up the right laptop you are looking at it when you have the plastic cover taken down.

[Guest Brunozipt]

Then maybe try CMOS reset ? If I looked up the right laptop you are looking at it when you have the plastic cover taken down.

OK,I can't reset CMOS through the BIOS. I'll have to open the laptop right?

[Frankie]

OK,I can't reset CMOS through the BIOS. I'll have to open the laptop right?

 

 

Yep, It should be just a matter of taking it out, wait for like 15-30 seconds and put it back in and try to boot.

[Guest Brunozipt]

 

Yep, It should be just a matter of taking it out, wait for like 15-30 seconds and put it back in and try to boot.

I've located the CMOS battery. The black part is stuck, should I leave it that way and just take off the conector?

[Frankie]

I've located the CMOS battery. The black part is stuck, should I leave it that way and just take off the conector?

 

Yep, just take off the connector wait for like 15-30 sec and plug it back. Easy as that.

[Guest Brunozipt]

Yep, just take off the connector wait for like 15-30 sec and plug it back. Easy as that.

Still bleeps with the keyboard plugged in and "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"continuous to show up. Thank you for your effort anyway, man

[Frankie]

Sure, no problem. Try if you can at least get to a safe mode. Should be clicking F8 key right after you power it up.

[Guest Brunozipt]

Sure, no problem. Try if you can at least get to a safe mode. Should be clicking F8 key right after you power it up.

Can't do that neither

[Frankie]

Can't do that neither

 

Maybe there is something I don't see. But it looks to me like something on the board itself is fucked up.

[Guest Brunozipt]

Maybe there is something I don't see. But it looks to me like something on the board itself is fucked up.

yep, probably. I'll have my friend send his laptop to a technician then

[Frankie]

yep, probably. I'll have my friend send his laptop to a technician then

 

Last thing, do you have a windows boot disk ? Try to boot into windows disk ? See what happens. If nothing again, I sadly can't help you more when I don't have the laptop under my hands. 

[Guest Brunozipt]

Last thing, do you have a windows boot disk ? Try to boot into windows disk ? See what happens. If nothing again, I sadly can't help you more when I don't have the laptop under my hands.

I don't have one with me, maybe my friend has. I'll ask him

[Tallix]

Try putting Linux onto a USB stick and seeing whether it detects the HDD. Sounds like it might be a dead SATA connection or something. Performing a BIOS update might fix it.

Sorry I can't be more help.