Hi,
I was searching on the internet for this problem and found your post on this forum.
My girlfriend and cousin both have a Acer Travelmate 5730 with the exact same problem.
The laptops are 3 and 5 months old.
The problems started a couple of weeks ago.
When we try to power on the laptop the charging led goes off for a few seconds.
The laptop won't turn on if you keep pressing the power button.
We removed the ac power from the laptop and after that the laptop would power on when we pressed the power button.
I looks like an internal power problem. The adapter works fine.
My girlfriend has 3 years extended waranty with accidental damage for her laptop.
I think I will call Acer (in Holland) and explain the problem and have them pick up the laptop for repair.
I work for a IT company and we are Acer dealer.
We sell a lot of Acer laptops but we haven't seen this problem before.
Edwin van der Veen
The Netherlands
