Unfortunately someone "trod" on the laptop. The screen is smashed, but can just see the Acer BIOS screen when I try to boot. The bottom case plastic is also cracked, the battery appears inoperative, as when I disconenct the power adapter the system immediately shuts down. Lastly I am unable to get any response from the keyboard, eg when I try to attach en external monitor. Unpluging the battery and running from mains makes no difference.
Replacement screens are cheaper than a new battery. So am wondering if the battey is damaged (immediately under the bottom case crack), whether this is one of those laptops that won't work without a working battery?
Gut feel is that the laptop is not economic to repair, but a second opinion would be appreciated.
