Acer A515-54 N18Q13 charging but not coming on repair (i made a mistake, can you spot it? :D)

[@YasirKhan-uy3jn]

Dodgy Sorin old keyboard is plugged the wrong way 😂😂😂

[@jonathaningram4672]

I was going to say that, the connector is upside down, the blue plastic strip on the old cable goes the other way!

[@slick2322]

Old keyboard probably works

[@jonathaningram4672]

@@slick2322 Yep had the membrane wrong way up when he tried testing it with the motherboard installed on the new one, hope he spots it lol

[@PILIPEACE]

Yeahhh 😂 18:18 180degree faultysticus 😂

[@cinemawi]

@@YasirKhan-uy3jn yeah it's pugged in wrong way sorry for you sorin 😄

[@nonamington]

17:39 Looks like you connected the old keyboard the other way around ( first pin is last pin) when you checked it.

[@mistsemy1522]

I try to say "you connected the old keyboard in wrong way" and i read the comment, they all say the same thing😂😂😂

[@alessandrovirdis520]

18:24 I think u plugged the ribbon Cable upside down🤔 Try it again if u can, U could have a spare palmrest to sell

[@GregM]

Yup the old keyboard cable was reversed. The white label on the keyboard needs to be facing upwards.

[@crearley]

I have the same issue with the same laptop. Thanks for putting me on the right track to fix.

[@Barbarapape]

You got there in the end Sorin. It was a heart stopping moment when that new keyboard didn't work first time. I have replaced many parts over the years only to find that it failed to fix the fault. We are only human, and now and again we get it wrong.

[@AyKayAnywhere]

It’s very easy to short the motherboard with the metal ends of the loose WiFi connectors in 18:53 when the laptop is resting on the table. Anyway great channel and entertaining repairs

[@intrax2tv]

Don't cry Sorin over your mistakes. We all make mistakes as we are all human. The old keyboeard is probably fine as you tested it connected upside down. Love your honesty and great vids !

[@jonathaningram4672]

I bet if Sorin put the board back in the old palm rest and fitted the cable correctly it will work!

[@BKoenig-h4t]

Good one Sorin. You are a human after all.

[@serviarg]

Professor Sorin doesn't need to demonstrate his knowledge, but he does need a rest, he looks exhausted. When we are tired we tend to skip steps, I think it has happened to all of us. This is by far the best channel for notebook repairs.

[@devonwilson5776]

Greetings. Absolutely. Sorin is truly gifted.

[@abdellatifqassid4687]

Good job sorin, Happy to see your videos and learn at the same time

[@ethiotronics5048]

Hey sorin, Forgetting you plugged the connector the wrong way😊…,But why not jump a wire to the power button and use a small push button, remove the plastic, put the push button and use a tiny hot glue and put back the plastic, looks as good as new and works perfect . I do that all the time no issues most time the keyboard also works perfectly 😁

[@Sergiu_K]

I was screaming at the screen: test it before replacing every component!!! I think you connected the old keyboard mirrored on the connector though, pin #1 is at the end of the ribbon

[@vyacheslavch3051]

I keep seeing your Fnirsi C1 meter goes into screen dimming mode. You can easely change it. Select screen where 4 parameters only and make a long press middle button. Then change standby Brightness/Time.

To anybody with power button issue on membrane keyboard. Remove power keycap and plastic little hinges. Drill through the back plate of the keyboard, contacts are useless anyway Cut the head of a screw to size and use as spacer, solder a clicker button onto the backplate of the keyboard and wire it to the keyboard conector. Come back here a thank me later.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

As noted, should be Label side facing you, Ribbon side facing the board, White clamp between the ribbon and the board.

[@jaym5938]

Oh my! The original keyboard likely is fine...just wasn't connected correctly. Get some rest, Sorin :)

[@siMSky73]

even the best make mistakes, but for me you will always be number one Sorin

[@tameratmekonnen1192]

the old key you checked in the wrong way! It happens but I wanted to see the old one so bad!

[@yellouu_theree]

17:44 i know the feeling ... Did exactly the same thing when reassembling tv after backlight replacement with t-con board i have put the flat cable upside down 🤦🤦‍♂🤦‍♀ (insulator plastic towards pins,so no harm) but i thought i messed something up for good, so i bought a new tv 😅and after some time i revisited that old one and after measuring voltage on display board and it read all 0 without shorts ... so i realised my dummy mistake .. it happens xD

[@CMarxChako]

Now you have two TVs. Can you sell me the other one ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@yellouu_theree]

@CMarxChako There ain't such things as to many TV's xD always can find use for another one xD

Is easy to replace this keyboards, use an old tip of your solder iron, apply proper lever and go melting the plastic "rivets" without capping them, just shape them in a way the back plate can came out.

[@xx3868]

Its very good as you found your error. Humans to make them but a smart person fixes it and all good. If i had a bad power switch but good keyboard, i might just drill tiny hole on side of LT and put in a small push switch there and run the wire back to the connector; being a skin flint that i am!! Those "genuine" keyboards may not be so for long!!

[@mikanikolic1976]

haha things like this make us love Sorin!

[@shomi75]

We demand to test again with right orientation😂

[@rogerstarkey5390]

30 years fixing copiers taught me 2 rules 1) Never assume . 2) Always ask "When was the last problem and what did the last guy do?"

[@tkcomsiri7649]

Good job sorin

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Another thought Old keyboard, connect to pin 1 ON THE BOARD There should be another pin on the board that shows continuity when the switch is operated? Occams Razor. "The simplest explanation is usually the best one".... (OR when faultfinding, should be the first one checked)

[@abobekzum7230]

Epic reaction @16:45 :D

[@Dohcoms]

Very good! I hate ribbon cables, maybe the loose battery damaged the keyboard, No screws at battery is mad, LOL

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👏

[@jcb208]

I changed the complete palm rest on my acer due to the hinge screws were ripped out, the one that turned up was backlit as a bonus

[@Enjoymentboy]

I have an A517 with near identical symptoms. Was working perfectly and sitting idle but on until out of nowhere windows began shutting down. Completely dead afterwards but still charges although very slowly. No response to power button but if you tap pwr and esc a couple of times at the same time the Acer logo comes up on the screen for about 3 seconds then all hard shuts off and no response until you remove the battery charger and bios battery. Problem isn't the keyboard, battery, ssd or ram as all work perfectly on identical laptop with exact same motherboard. Wish I was in the UK so I could send this to you as I'm positive you'd figure it out within minutes.

[@cloudnaeris2672]

17:54 you plugged the old keyboard in backwards. It may still be good?

[@johnsexton5304]

i have an acer identical to thaT BUT CHROMEBOOK , after converting to sea bios and adding win 10 it had power issues in windows saying nothing works when really was, and when I duel installed linux it was charging etc all fine all was being recognised. windows was saying not charging and showing led lights to reflect same. An interesting case

[@Denise_in_progress]

Hotglue for keyboard connector maybe Also old palmrest keyboard went in the wrong direction 😅😊

[@dexy69dexy]

Agree with chat old keyboard tested left to right wrong way .

[@chookey999]

Mistakes are good. We learn from them and they get fewer.

[@mihaioleniuc1642]

Very Nice! 😎😎😎

[@ercanackkan7093]

klavyeyi çıkardığınız anda ters bağlı olduğunu fark ettim bazen bu hataya bende düşüyorum ve eski klavyeyi test ederkende yine ters taktınız 😉

[@Kabutordday]

When you first shortcuted 3.3 to ground, and the laptop started windows, you should have then tested the old keyboard, if some keys are faulty you can say that maybe the power button was wrong, but if you get not any key at all working that will make you pop the idea that maybe the keyboard was not properly connected. Somedays you won, and somedays is a tie :D

[@KrissBartlett]

good job as always

[@Papy78]

The old keyboard is plugged in wrong way 😅

[@Timpano_Francesco_Repairs]

Hi Sorin, good job...i think poor quality material or libre battery on the Keyb flat cable can cause the fault..every year going on oem reduce quality of product and parts...bye Francesco Timpano from Florence Italy

[@jamesmurdoch7495]

Old keyboard is plugged in upside down 😂. If happens

[@DumahBrazorf]

No hot glue to prevent the keyboard connector to open?

[@pauldery7875]

17:49 Sorin, Keyboard is plugged in backwards, check the video, Sorry but you have to flip it over, like when it is installed. Paul, USA!

[@BHSAHFAD]

look at 18:20 sorin did the test with the keyboard connector plugged in upside down.. the striped bars should be facing down and facing up should be the black side of the ribbon cable. The old keyboard was probably fine 😂😂😂😂

[@sniper5406]

yeah true, well i feel bad for the customer 😞

[@mardina1a]

Old keyboarf connected 180degree opposite direction,probably it’s working check it again with marking pin one on flex cable

[@winlose3073]

When you tested the old palmrest the connector was not connected in the right direction Sorin the black side must face you when you connect the cable please, Great fault finding though.

[@yellouu_theree]

jobs like this... feels bad xD :D blue part of the ribbon needed to face toward motherboard when testing old keyboard .... plastic clip was good enough reason for old keyboard not to work ...

[@bala8399]

Dell optiplex 7010 processor fan spinning but no display solution please?

[@parapara374]

If all voltages are present, try RAM remplacement or flashing the BIOS.!

[@davenally8672]

Old keyboard tested with ribbon backwards. I think the wizard knows this anyway. 😜

[@youneslafri9120]

The old keyboard is working good i can swear 😢😅😅

[@olimpiupuscas2771]

you plugged both keyboards on the wrong way 😂😂

[@8500gtNvidia]

Even the best makes mistakes 😅 ❤

[@bibeksapkota4883]

😂😂😂 it happens sometimes. Keyboard cable plugged upside down 18:14

[@Maciej.R.]

Did you connect the keyboard incorrectly? I used the old one for testing.

[@amielem]

17:37 the kayboard is fliped respect to the other conector. Bouth should working

[@rouuuk]

the ribbon was plugged the other way around xD sorin, youre starting to get old brother looool

[@rud_01]

Hello sorin,that way the old was in reverse position

[@kgerakopoulos]

Every time the way he pulls back the motherboard to see the screen .... bending the whole laptop OMG

[@sk0mi]

So is the old keyboard ok or it's broken?

[@freddiemortos8519]

Sorin,,actually you can do a dodgy repair by replacing the power button key on the old keyboard with a micro switch😂. I did that for how many times,specially on Acer Aspire ES1-432😊.

[@gile849]

Omg Sorin man :)

[@ArRkDr]

Common issue of a keyboard with power button in it. Even if Sorin mistakenly plugged it, it's still defective and unusable.

[@SamiTM]

Sorin got scared he no get pizza today. But later nom nom nom nom

[@martinharmath1566]

I think you can return it if you are in time

[@gerardoacosta5396]

It is true the ribon is the other way around

[@Hidden_Hunger]

Voltages check ✔️ Current draw✔️ Pin power button ✔️ Keyboard ribbon i wonder why i wonder how.😃

[@kvn864]

things like this do not happen only to those who do not attempt these sort of repairs "I am going to cry now" Sorin says

[@pacman_17]

Happy customer with working laptop = pizza with extra toppings.

[@fliporflop7119]

you shout have just typed something with the old keyboard at the logon screen to see if it's working

[@moristo]

Your mistake is that you haven't more properly checked the condition of the old keyboard.

[@aamir0801]

tried searching a lot can't find your store address I am close by based on my search but don't know exact address, have dropped email too any other way to find your address so I can walk in rather that posting.

[@SyedAliRaza717]

I am repair technician from Pakistan if i got same issue i mean power button issue and other keys working so i put click button near charging port or other port cox its cost cheap and also ebay not work in my country.

[@richardbalatayo5473]

the ribon cable of the customers keyboard was pluged upside down....

[@criezna]

I have the Ryzen 4000 series version of that laptop

[@DIY_Engineering]

Old keyboard is most likely good, customer probably ripped the connector thingy an insert-it the wrong way 😄😄

[@deeharris1908]

The old keyboard at the end was upside down as u looked at it

[@patricknelson2655]

I was now about to say the same thing the key board plug in the wrong way

[@playersperspectivemlbb]

you plugged the ribbon connector in the opposite direction you have to rotate it

[@rogerstarkey5390]

"Working Acer keyboard" for sale on line £25? (😉)

[@vtncu]

The original wasn't plugged the correct way Sorin.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Look at timestamp 2:41 The Laptop ARRIVED with the cable label facing "Up" AND the white clamp on the WRONG SIDE, (Visible on the label side) NOT "hidden" between the cable and the board. SO, Somebody HAD been in there after the "Overheat" problem, OR maybe you were given a wrong description of the "fault sequence". What I think happened.... . There was a bios issue while charging (Windows Auto Update related?) which resulted in a "dead" machine, "Someone" went in to diagnose any obvious problem. They followed a logical(?) sequence or "No power up/ Is it the button?/ Check the button to keyboard ribbon/ REINSTALL INCORRECTLY/ At this point, even a "15 second hold" on the power button wouldn't work because the power button wasn't connected! (LOL!) Sent for repair. Then YOU followed the same sequence BUT reset the bios, THEN refitted the ribbon clamp AS IT WAS WHEN IT ARRIVED....... Result, still NO boot, due to no connection. Hence, when you shorted the pins to boot, the reset BIOS threw a Windows error the first time, at 8:11 THEN powered up normally on the second boot........ ? BUT, when you installed the new keyboard, no boot until you reinstalled the clamp.

[@lucianofz788]

someone changed the keyboard on the wrong way

[@davidbates2161]

WHEN YOU CONNECTED THE OTHER KEYBOARRD ON TOP OF THE LAPTOP YOU HAD THE RIBBON CABLE UPSIDE DOWN

[@ladharimohamed6261]

The laptop fault actually is the blue screen .A faulty onboard ram memory and it will come back . :( just to be sure u can let the laptop run for like 30 minutes and it will always get a blue screen. You have to disable the onboard ram memory by playing with some resistors and dont install intel graphics drivers only install the nvidia drivers. Good luck

[@ElektroTechNL]

Allot acer laptops have this broken keyboard faults 😊

[@alimahdavi9169]

Old keyboard is good and wrong way to test after install board on new on😂

[@DamirStrunjak]

keyboard is connected wrong , old keyboard 99% good ❤

[@peekpt]

v------Scream button 👍

[@mavesoft3284]

Na Na No mistakes, they keyboard was damage end of the story........a Lot of Pizzas!!!!!!!!🤣

[@DADEMANA]

tanx u

[@hmartinlb]

7:56 don't look behind you 😱

[@aocaldas]

Old keyboard plugged the wrong way. 🤪

[@bagaspratama8188]

Wrong way sir 😂

[@SyedAliRaza717]

18:19 u have to rotate the old keyboard cable

[@taffy_ma]

I have this laptop. This is a bit worrying. Hope I don't have to repair.

[@transformateur9969]