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| Thread ID: 27985 | 2002-12-08 04:44:00 | cmos thing on start up | TiM©:*) (977) | Press F1 |
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| 104140 | 2002-12-08 04:44:00 | why does sometimes my computer starts up. it stops and says something error,,, press f1 to go to cmos setup or f2 to load defaults... everytime this happens my computer clock is gos off or resets itself.. whats is causeing this and how can i stop it. it just happen when i turned on my computer just then. when it usally does this and i push f2 to load defaults, it has no sound. so i restart and go to the cmos setup thing and choose load optimal performance then i have sound again. please help TiM©:*) http://www.cs-clanswat.tk |
TiM©:*) (977) | ||
| 104141 | 2002-12-08 06:29:00 | Sounds a bit like a flat cmos battery as the computer is forgetting it settings, Usually the clock will lose time as well?. cheers Steve |
Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 104142 | 2002-12-08 07:26:00 | whay?? how do i fix it.... do i have to bring it in to replace the battery?? TiM©:*) http://www.cs-clanswat.tk |
TiM©:*) (977) | ||
| 104143 | 2002-12-08 07:50:00 | yeas, yuo wil ned to replaace de baterry. mabe yuo wil hav to replaace de hole muderbord. but that 2nd opton wil cos yuo alotof $. i don' think yuo could find a free muderbord. but god luck anywhy. | raddersnz (684) | ||
| 104144 | 2002-12-08 23:32:00 | My mother board is just a month new!! i got my old one replaced... and my computer is still under wararnty so can i just get the battery replaced for free? This only appends to me sometimes not alll the time. are you sure its the batteries |
TiM©:*) (977) | ||
| 104145 | 2002-12-09 00:57:00 | Hi Tim, it does sound like the battery. My guess is that it only happens when the PC has been off for some time. If it's only been off for a minute or so then it may well boot OK. The CMOS battery holds the set up information of the computer is BIOS (Basic Input Output System). This has all the information such as hard drives, date, cpu speed, ram speed etc) When the battery is flat it will 'forget' all about your hardware. The battery may not be under warrenty, even if it is it may be worth getting a replacement instead of taking the whole thing back to the shop(a lot quicker anyway) It'll only cost about $10. Switch off the comuter, look at the mother board and you should see a large flat silver battery, a bit like a watch battery but bigger. Take this to Dick Smiths or similar and they'll sell you another one. Just pop it back in, adjust the settings as specified in the manual and you should be OK. If this continues now you should claim on the warranty. |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 104146 | 2002-12-09 06:38:00 | I can replace the battery by my self... im only 13... ill just get it replace with another one (my computer is still under warrany) TiM©:*) |
TiM©:*) (977) | ||
| 104147 | 2002-12-10 04:22:00 | Good one RADDERSNZ I only hope that Tim gets the joke. I'm still laughing |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 104148 | 2002-12-10 22:47:00 | i dont get it?? | TiM©:*) (977) | ||
| 104149 | 2002-12-10 22:47:00 | i dont get it?? | TiM©:*) (977) | ||
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