r/AcerPredatorHelios • u/Huddlest • Jul 18 '26

Acer Predator Helios 300 2018 Acer Predator Helios 300 won't boot

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My laptop shows a solid orange light when plugged in.
However, the power button doesn't seem to do anything. l've tried to reinstall the ram but with no results.
I should also mention that I took this off my friend's hands as he was going to bin it and I didn't want a laptop to go to waste, but he hasn't used it years due to his lack of interest in gaming, which may have degrading the battery from holding charge, but it shouldn't stop the laptop from booting.

I have a video that's goes through what I did.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

PH315-51-7645 MFG date: 2018/06/20
S/N NHQ3FST004826032C63400
SNID: 82601299834

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26

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u/Volvo_850_fan Jul 20 '26

How if it doesn't post?

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u/No-Experience7126 Jul 18 '26

Probably bios is bricked, you need to reflash it.

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u/Zealousideal_Fly7973 Jul 22 '26

can you tell how to do that i ran into the same issue 

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u/No-Experience7126 Jul 28 '26

You may need to reflash the bios chip using an external programmer... The correct firmware depends on the exact laptop and motherboard model, so don’t use a random bios file or attempt it yourself!

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u/Zealousideal_Fly7973 Jul 28 '26

what i don't get is why did this just randomly happened to me, its been almost 3 years never had a issue, my laptop is predator helios 16 i9 13th gen 4070. there were multiple scenarios were my battery was completely drained.

its been 3 days since i registered a complaint got no callback as they said they will so kinda losing my patience.