Introduction
 
This is how to resolve the Acer Aspire one Black Screen of Death
 
Steps (9 total) :
1 - Preparation
To complete this task you will require;  
The Acer Aspire netbook  
The power charger for the netbook  
A Windows based computer with internet access (Not the acer)  
A 2GB or smaller usb pen Drive
 
2 - Locate the Acer Aspire one Model
This is usually located on the serial sticker  
It does not say model number but should be next to the MFG Date:  
eg. MFG Date: 0809 AOA 150-BW  
The model is AOA150
 
3 - Download the correct Driver
Go to Acer website  
Select support  
Select Driver Downloads  
Either type the model number or select via Category  
Netbook, Aspire One, A0A150  
Select the Netbook  
Select the Bios Tab  
Download the correct Bios to the computer
 
4 - Extracting & Setting up New Bios
Once the bios is downloaded go to the location and extract the files  
Once the files are extracted open the sub folder Dos_flash  
Rename the "version.fd" to zg5ia32.fd  
Insert the usb drive into the computer  
Format the usb memory stick as fat (Not fat32)  
Once formatted copy the files zg5ia32.fd and FLASHIT.exe to the root of the usb pen drive
 
5 - Flash the Netbook
With the Netbook off plug in the power cable  
You should have a green light on the battery symbol and no other lights  
If the light is orange/red wait for the netbook to charge and the light to go solid green  
Plug the USB flash drive into any usb port  
Press and hold the FN key and "Esc" key  
Now press and hold the power button  
You should see the power button light start to blink  
Once this has started to blink you can release the keys.  
This is now flashing the netbook it can take up to 7 minutes to complete
 
6 - Netbook Now booted
Once the netbook has finished flashing the bios in should autoboot into windows with the display  
This should as resolved the issue
 
7 - Helpful steps to prevent this in the future
One reason this is caused is due to the battery not being calibrated
 
8 - Calibrate the battery
Make sure the battery is full charged  
Boot the laptop into windows  
open the control panel  
go to power options  
disable hibernation under the hibernate tab  
Go to power schemes and select always on  
Change everything to never for battery and plugged in  
Go to Alarms tab  
and turn all the alarms off  
Now let the battery drain completely till the netbook turns off and will not turn on  
Once the battery has been drained plug the power adapter into the netbook and wait for the netbook to fully charge and the battery light has gone green.  
I would recommend to complete the cycle 3 times  
 
9 - Setting Power Options
To save the netbook forcing shutdown change the power options and alarms  
This is only a guide as an example  
Go to start  
Control Panel  
Power Options  
Select the Hibernation Tab  
Enable Hibernation  
Go to Alarms Tab  
Set the low battery alarm at 20%  
Set the action to be display message  
set the critical battery alarm at 10%  
Select Actions  
Set to Display message  
Set Alarm Action to Hibernate  
Set the Force stand by or shutdown even if a program stops responding  
Go to the Power Schemes  
Set the plugged in options and battery options  
e.g. Plugged In  
Turn Off monitor 20Mins  
Turn Off HDD after 2Hours  
System Standby Never  
e.g. Running on Batteries  
Turn Off monitor 5Mins  
Turn Off HDD after 30Hours  
System Standby 1Hour
 
Apply
 
Conclusion
 
This should now stop the Acer requiring the Bios fix
I would recommend you run the battery calibration once a month