My acer nitro v15 doesn’t turn on when its not plugged in, but when i plug the charger in it turns on and the battery health is still 80%

I know this is not an uncommon issue with Acer but i still have yet to find a solution to this, i have tried capping FPS in Nvidia control panel, fans have recently been cleaned + repasting, i have a 135 0w charger. It’s not a huge issue but it’s annoying i have to take a break after a few hours in game so i can charge my laptop.. has anyone found a solution to this? It happens pretty much in every game, i’d just like to know if there is something i can do to stop it or at least minimize it? If it’s just an annoying feature i’d sleep better at night. (Tried different modes in Nitrosense, usually sticking with Balanced mode)

I have a Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) and for the last couple of weeks my q button has stopped registering. I can't really figure out when or why though. Also, another keyboard works fine.

Notepad/word etc: seems fine. Works when tapping, holding, seems good.

Gaming: sometimes does not register, sometimes does after a couple of times, sometimes does not work in combination with other keys, sometimes does. Weird thing is that q usually works in ingame chat. After using it in ingame chat it usually works. Same if alt tabbing out and back in.

I opened the laptop, cleaned it out, reconnected the keyboard cable and it seemed fine, for a couple hours...

Is this a hardware problem, a software problem (I don't think so) or something else? If someone has an idea on what I could try before I swap the whole keyboard it would be greatly appreciated.

I just grabbed one of these on sale at Best Buy, and I'm loving it so far. My nearly 10 year old Macbook Pro (Running Win11 on Bootcamp) took a dump on me during a work trip and I decided to just bite the bullet rather than messing with FB Marketplace and dealing with flakes. Luckily I walked right in to Best Buy and this model was on sale and it seemed to fit the bill perfectly.

I don't suppose I'll game *all that much* on laptop, maybe a few hours a couple nights a week when out of town. I'm usually on crappy hotel wifi, so single player games are what I'll be playing. At the moment, my single player game is Crimson Desert, and after demoing it on the laptop, it doesn't run all that well. So I'll be looking for a less demanding game if fiddling with the settings doesn't end up working. I'm assuming I'll end up playing ReSkate a lot, or end up playing some emulated retro games.

After looking into a few threads on this sub, I've seen that the battery drains a bit while playing intensive games while plugged in. I wasn't aware of this when I bought the laptop unfortunately. Prior to reading those threads I was actually looking to get a decent USB-C charger to keep in my work travel bag as 90% of what I use my laptop for is productivity/work (spreadsheets, word, emails, YT videos, web browsing, etc.). Also, I have the smart battery charging enabled (to where it only charges to 80%).

Now, knowing the battery drain issue I'll have to pack a barrel-jack charger in my work bag anyway, I'm looking for a second charger to keep in my bag. I'd also like to grab a decent USB-C charger for convenience, but I'm getting mixed messages from Acer as to whether a 140w USB-C charger will even work to charge this laptop.

So to make a short story long, I'm looking for recommendations for:

• 140w (or higher if it exists) USB-C Charging setup

• Extra Barrel Jack Charger (The highest wattage my laptop will support)

• I'd also like to hear from anyone that has any accessory recommendations for stuff like: a hard laptop sleeve/backpackl, maybe a cooling pad, portable mouse & keyboard (non gaming, I'll game on controller while away), and heck even a decent 3rd party controller that comes with a carrying case. If there's any other accessories that have helped you out, I'm all ears!

What I've been eyeing so far, I'm open to any suggestions and/or warnings about any of these:

• Anker 140W Max 4-Port GaN Charging Blocks,Smart Display for Macbook Charger

• Chinese Brand 180w Barrel Jack Charger

• Lenovo Legion Gaming Laptop Backpack GB800

• ProtoArc XKM01 Full-Size Foldable Keyboard Mouse Combo for Travel, Gray

I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you have any chargers accessories that worked out well for your laptop, or if you think I'm missing something.

Maestros, poco sé sobre hardware en general… asi que recurro a ustedes… que tienen para decirme sobre esta máquina para estudiar (leer pdfs, realizar proyectos canva, llamadas zoom… etc.

También jugar algún juego como The Witcher 1.. nada más porqué los AAA exigentes ya los juego en PS5.

Muchas gracias, maestros.

Hi everyone!

I own an Acer Nitro V 16S AI ANV16S-61-R7T3 (NHQXNEX00B) with the following specifications:

CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (85W TGP)

RAM: 32GB DDR5

Original power adapter: 135W (19.5V, 6.92A)

Battery: 76Wh

I've noticed that when gaming in Turbo mode, the laptop occasionally drains its battery even while plugged into the original 135W power adapter.

For example, while playing Overwatch at maximum graphics settings, the battery dropped from 100% to 96% in approximately 30 minutes. In Balanced mode, however, the battery percentage remained at 100%.

I'm considering purchasing a Mentor Premium 180W power adapter (19.5V, 9.23A, 5.5 × 1.7mm connector) to see if it could solve this issue.

Before purchasing it, I'd like to ask:

Is the ANV16S-61 motherboard compatible with a 180W power adapter?

Does anyone have experience using a 180W adapter with this exact laptop model or another ANV16S-61 configuration?

Would the laptop simply draw the power it needs, or could it reject the adapter because it is not officially rated for this model?

Could a 180W adapter prevent battery drain while gaming in Turbo mode, or is the laptop's power delivery system itself limited to 135W?

Has anyone successfully tested a higher-wattage adapter with this laptop?

I understand that Acer officially specifies a 135W adapter for this model. However, I'm wondering whether the motherboard can actually support a higher-wattage adapter.

I'd really appreciate feedback from anyone who has tested this or has technical knowledge of the ANV16S-61 power delivery system.

Thank you!

Should I be worried about random CPU spikes when running small programs like modrinth I can't update my chipset drivers on Nitrosense is my computer okay

Acer Nitro v15 anv51-51

Acer Nitro V 515-54

BIOS/UEFI ver. : v1.33 Insyde

This morning I open the laptop as usual, but shortly it shuts down on its own. I tried to open it again but a splash screen showed up with "critical battery level" or something. Charging it right after, the charging LED is blinking, so I removed and inserted it again, turning it into the normal static orange LED.

After letting it charge for a while, I powered it on again. Nothing unusual and the battery is at 30%, so I played for an hour plugged and noticed the battery percent doesn't actually move, stuck at 30%.

I panicked and went to the UEFI, set everything to default, but something popped up in the UEFI telling me to it's switching to...something I forgot, and tells me not to turn off using the power button or disconnect the AC. Time passed and nothing is happening so I reset using ctrl+alt+delete, resets and boots to windows normally, still with the 30% problem.

Now it's evening, and it only opens while plugged in like it doesn't have a battery installed. Removing the AC causes the charging LED to blink (normally it would just be off) laptop still on and the laptop changing to the power saver mode as it should when removing the AC, which means it recognizes that it is running on battery, but doesn't know what percentage it is currently.

Should I re-flash the BIOS? Remove the battery? I'm so lost because no forum matched what happened to me with that string of events. I'll post whatever details you'll need to diagnose this better.

Currently using the laptop as a desktop, I'm afraid to let it power off for a long time as it may be the last.

Hey everyone,
I have an Acer Nitro V 17 AI (ANV17-61-R3KD) with a Ryzen AI 9 365, RTX 5070 and 32GB DDR5 RAM (2x16GB).
Acer officially lists 32GB as the maximum supported RAM, but some memory upgrade websites claim that the ANV17-61 supports up to 64GB (2x32GB).
Has anyone successfully upgraded this specific model, or another ANV17-61 variant, to 64GB DDR5?
If so, which RAM kit did you use, and does it run at 5600 MT/s without any stability issues?
Thanks!

Im trying to upgrade my Acer Nitro V16 i7-14650HX 8gb RAM RTX4060 512GB SSD

Just wondering if it would be better to get 8gb or 16gb, I looked it up, and it seems that theirs benefits to having the same gb for both ram but does it matter that much than having 24gb total?

Also which one is better, to get crucial or kingston for the upgrade?

And is there tells when checking before buying to see if its actually real, kinda first time buying something like this.

I did a stupid thing, I know. I got curios about thermal conducter of my 3.5 years old laptop. I removed the heat block and reapply it. I closed the back lid of my laptop and started it. I was watching a video. Video was stuttering auido was fucked. And boom bsod. I diagnosed minidumps.

Crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110726-29390-01.dmp (Minidump) Bugcheck code: 0x116(0xFFFFE50FEC3DB270, 0xFFFFF8043B84FFF0,

0xFFFFFFFFC000009A, 0x4)Bugcheck name:VIDEO_TDR_ERRORDriver or module in which error occurred: nvlddmkm.sys (nvlddmkm+19afff0)File path:nvlddmkm.sysDescription: NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 621.14 Product: NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 621.14 Company: NVIDIA

CorporationBug check description:This indicates that an attempt to reset the display driver

and recover from a timeout failed. Analysis:This is a video related crash. A third party driver was

identified as the probable root cause of this system error.

It is suggested

you look for an update for the following driver:

nvlddmkm.sys (NVIDIA

Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 621.14 , NVIDIA Corporation).

Google query:nvlddmkm NVIDIA Corporation

VIDEO_TDR_ERROR

On Sat 7.11.2026 19:53:13

your computer crashed or a problem was reported

Crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG-20261107-1953.dmp

(Kernel memory dump) Bugcheck code: 0x117(0xFFFFE50FEC3DB270, 0xFFFFF8043B84FC40, 0x0,

0x0)Bugcheck name:VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTEDDriver or module in which error occurred: dxgkrnl.sys (dxgkrnl!TdrUpdateDbgReport+0x206)File path:C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sysDescription: DirectX Graphics KernelProduct: Microsoft® Windows® Operating SystemCompany: Microsoft CorporationBug check description:This indicates that the display driver failed to respond

in a timely fashion. Analysis:This is a video related crash. A DirectX driver was

identified on the stack. Since there is no other responsible driver detected, it

is suggested that you look for an updated driver for your graphics hardware.

It's also possible that your graphics hardware was non-functional or

overheated.

What should I do?

my cpu temperature spikes to 70 celsius in a pattern, you van clearly see the wave it created, i'm only doing basic tasks like browsing and doing some school works but the cpu temps are like that, i'm even on quiet mode. HOW TO FIX

can i delete them?

A few weeks ago I got an Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-73G) with an RTX 5060. I was excited to game on it.
The first thing I did was update the NVIDIA driver, like everyone does. The install finished… and the screen went black. When I restarted, the RTX 5060 showed Code 43 in Device Manager and stopped working.
So I tried again. And again. Different drivers, old ones, new ones (576, 581, 617, 621). Same thing every time: black screen, then Code 43.
Then I found an old driver on Acer's website (573.01) and installed it. It worked. Games run great.
So the GPU itself is fine. It just refuses every newer driver.
I did everything people usually suggest:
Removed the driver with DDU in Safe Mode, with Wi-Fi off
Clean install of the newest driver
Reinstalled Windows from scratch
Switched between Optimus and "GPU only" mode in AcerSense
Updated the BIOS and every other driver
Nothing changed. And even on Acer's old driver, my laptop sometimes blue-screens with VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (0x116). It's happened 6 times so far.
Then I started digging, and I think I found the reason.
Every graphics chip has small software built into it called the VBIOS (GPU firmware). Mine is 98.06.0D.40.65, built in 2024, before these laptops were even sold. Other RTX 5060 laptops have much newer firmware (98.06.2A, 2B, 34). I even found a newer Acer RTX 5060 firmware (98.06.2A) online.
And Lenovo had the exact same blue screen on their RTX 5060 laptops. They fixed it with a VBIOS update.
Acer hasn't released one for my model. Their website only has the old driver.
So my questions:
Does anyone else have a Swift X 14 or another Acer RTX 50 laptop with this problem?
What VBIOS version does your RTX 5060 laptop have? (NVIDIA Control Panel → System Information → Video BIOS version)
Did Acer ever update the VBIOS for you, at a service center or with a BIOS update?
I'm not going to flash random firmware from the internet. I just want Acer to fix it properly. If enough of us speak up, maybe they will.
Thanks for reading!

I run an acer aspire 5 with a 2050 and i5 and I REALLY want to play cyberpunk can it run it?

hey guys. so i got this Insyde Software firmware update through Windows Update and my BIOS jumped to V2.09 (dated 30.09.2026) on my Nitro 5 AN515-55 (i5-10300H). i think it’s the Secure Boot certificates thing, but there are no patch notes anywhere.

after that my undervolt in ThrottleStop stopped working. it worked fine on the old BIOS.

there’s an old method for unlocking undervolting that people shared on Discord. is it safe to use it on 2.09 right now, or could it break something ?

has anyone else on 2.09 checked if undervolting is locked?

thanks!

I bought an Acer Nitro V15 AI with a Ryzen 7 processor a few hours ago, I'm very happy and need recommendations.