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Bios problem
Name: sydfred2000 Date: December 10, 2004 at 12:47:11 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: P4 1.7GHz 256M
Comment:
I think I have a bios problem, when I turn on my machine, it locks up almost imediately, I cant even go into setup. Does this mean I have faulty Bios, and is there any way to fix it other than replacing the chip
Name: OtheHill Date: December 10, 2004 at 13:12:54 Pacific
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There could be many reasons why this is happening. Describe what led oup to this situation. One thing you can try is to clear the CMOS. Either use the Motherboard CMOS jumper which is best, or remove the battery for a period of time.
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Response Number 2
Name: sydfred2000 Date: December 10, 2004 at 13:41:17 Pacific
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It started with windows not loading. I swapped HD into an older machine, and when I put it back into the machine, it would not POST or Setup.
I have tried battery and jumper fix, but nothing changed
Fred
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: December 10, 2004 at 15:06:30 Pacific
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Then try clearing the CMOS.
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Response Number 4
Name: ron Date: December 10, 2004 at 15:06:47 Pacific
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Try disconecting the hard drive to get to bios screen
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Response Number 5
Name: ham30 Date: December 10, 2004 at 15:35:08 Pacific
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Disconnect all drives and pull all the cards except the video card.
I have a similar problem with a old barebones kit. The computer is a spacewalker 1 Ghz celeron with 256 of ram. It has a 80 Gb Hhd and everything is built into the board. When I try to start the computer it hangs when it tries to check the dmi pool data. I have reseated and swapped out all of the drives and tried diffrent ram but the computer still hangs. So any ideas?
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Response Number 7
Name: per Date: December 10, 2004 at 18:07:16 Pacific
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Check the cpu fan. No fan, no boot.
Please post back within 24 hours or I will delete the post from my follow up list. Thanks. It would be a courtesy if you would post back and let us know if the fix worked or not.
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Response Number 8
Name: sydfred2000 Date: December 10, 2004 at 18:59:02 Pacific
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How else do you clear the CMOS
Fred
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Response Number 9
Name: sydfred2000 Date: December 10, 2004 at 19:01:44 Pacific
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cpu fan is working OK
Fred
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Response Number 10
Name: Rimfire Date: December 10, 2004 at 20:33:12 Pacific
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Check that the IDE cables are firmly seated. Particulary at the motherboard end. Also if your HDD doesnt have a keyed IDE socket, check that the red stripe is at the pin 1 end.
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Response Number 11
Name: OtheHill Date: December 11, 2004 at 07:24:38 Pacific
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Dusty Please start your own thread.
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Response Number 12
Name: ron Date: December 11, 2004 at 11:13:30 Pacific
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Hey Othehill, you & ham post some good stuff.
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Response Number 13
Name: OtheHill Date: December 11, 2004 at 13:25:19 Pacific
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