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Post by steve46 on May 7, 2012 20:55:55 GMT
I been havin a prob with booting up. When i switch it on power goes to box but wont come on. If i switch off at the wall and on again it comes on and boots up no probs, a couple of times it has booted up and i have had to restore I took monitor cable off and refitted it and it worked, not convinced that is the prob think i was just lucky Any help a bonus but will have to be quick as i have a very very short temper with it  |
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Post by iconic944ss on May 7, 2012 21:35:17 GMT
Just a thought, if its an older PC the BIOS battery (flat coin battery) might have ran down and the BIOS lost its settings? I had this happen on a PC recently, new battery, run through setup (F2 on start) job done.
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Post by Milky C on May 7, 2012 22:21:24 GMT
I think ive got a few spare batteries for them steve if you can wait till the small bike ride out?
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Post by gipsykev on May 7, 2012 22:33:21 GMT
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Post by ZX6-Chris on May 8, 2012 7:46:35 GMT
Just a thought, if its an older PC the BIOS battery (flat coin battery) might have ran down and the BIOS lost its settings? I had this happen on a PC recently, new battery, run through setup (F2 on start) job done. he is a bit of a computer illterate so you have just lost him by saying BIOS if you can't wait for stranger to pop over i can see if i have one kicking around and bring it down to have a look. |
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Post by ZX10Rob on May 8, 2012 9:58:51 GMT
Cant see it being bios battery, ive had a flat one before and it starts fine, just doesnt save bios settings, so you get the f2 to enter setup message everytime you turn it on
My guess is memory, if it has more than one stick, try taking one out at a time see if anything helps
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Post by ZX6-Chris on May 8, 2012 11:17:29 GMT
Cant see it being bios battery, ive had a flat one before and it starts fine, just doesnt save bios settings, so you get the f2 to enter setup message everytime you turn it on My guess is memory, if it has more than one stick, try taking one out at a time see if anything helps Just a thought, if its an older PC the BIOS battery (flat coin battery) might have ran down and the BIOS lost its settings? I had this happen on a PC recently, new battery, run through setup (F2 on start) job done. he is a bit of a computer illterate so you have just lost him by saying BIOS . i do believe it does have 2 sticks of memory in,.. is the computer beeping at you at all steve or is it lights come on and thats it? does the monitor give a green or amber lights? |
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Post by iconic944ss on May 8, 2012 18:34:01 GMT
Dell desktops can have a series of diagnostic lights that flash at startup to indicate hardware problems, some motherboards can do the same - but obviously you'd need a working PC to get to the manufacturers help page  |
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Post by nickw on May 8, 2012 18:49:24 GMT
Have you guys been studying some kind of foreign language.
My solution when they break is to chuck them in the bin and get a new one, but that's because I'm a technological piece of toast!!
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Post by chaindrive on May 8, 2012 20:18:45 GMT
Have you guys been studying some kind of foreign language. My solution when they break is to chuck them in the bin and get a new one, but that's because I'm a technological piece of toast!! I wouldn't say you were that good Nick  |
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Post by steve46 on May 8, 2012 21:30:22 GMT
Have you guys been studying some kind of foreign language. My solution when they break is to chuck them in the bin and get a new one, but that's because I'm a technological piece of toast!! What the feck are they on about I do know what a bias battery is my brother told me what it was and i changed it ;)Bet you all impressed now dont know where it is now but im sure i could find it again Chris if you bored one night a trot up would be great  Thanks all  |
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Post by Milky C on May 8, 2012 22:27:05 GMT
Cant see it being bios battery, ive had a flat one before and it starts fine, just doesnt save bios settings, so you get the f2 to enter setup message everytime you turn it on My guess is memory, if it has more than one stick, try taking one out at a time see if anything helps It doesnt always start fine with a dead bios battery though, mine wouldnt boot at all with a dead one, as soon as i swapped it its fine each motherboard can be slightly different in this respect |
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Post by Bigred on May 8, 2012 22:59:38 GMT
Cant see it being bios battery, ive had a flat one before and it starts fine, just doesnt save bios settings, so you get the f2 to enter setup message everytime you turn it on My guess is memory, if it has more than one stick, try taking one out at a time see if anything helps It doesnt always start fine with a dead bios battery though, mine wouldnt boot at all with a dead one, as soon as i swapped it its fine each motherboard can be slightly different in this respect Thats just your biossed opinion |
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Post by Milky C on May 8, 2012 23:00:41 GMT
It doesnt always start fine with a dead bios battery though, mine wouldnt boot at all with a dead one, as soon as i swapped it its fine each motherboard can be slightly different in this respect Thats just your biossed opinion Ba dum tsh |
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Post by ZX6-Chris on May 9, 2012 7:29:47 GMT
soonest ill be able to to get up is friday night if this is any good steve??
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Post by steve46 on May 9, 2012 17:01:57 GMT
Thats fine mate thanx |
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