At least it doesn’t keep turning on and off with the RAM removed so a small step forward. ;-)
Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search).
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If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST. I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you meant the CMOS battery.
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If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST. I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you actually meant the CMOS battery.
I’ve had strange things happen when trying to start PCs because the CMOS battery was dead. Worth a shot anyway
At least it doesn’t keep turning on and off with the RAM removed so a small step forward. ;-)
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Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search). If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST
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Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search).
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I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you meant the CMOS battery.
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If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST. I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you meant the CMOS battery.
I’ve had strange things happen when trying to start PCs because the CMOS battery was dead. Worth a shot anyway
At least it doesn’t keep turning on and off with the RAM removed so a small step forward. ;-)
Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search). If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST
I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you meant the CMOS battery.
I’ve had strange things happen when trying to start PCs because the CMOS battery was dead. Worth a shot anyway
Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search)
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Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search). If it tests OK, just removing/replacing it may help as this should reset the BIOS back to its’ default state, in case there are any corrupted settings interfering with POST
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I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery and not the CMOS battery.
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I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery when perhaps you meant the CMOS battery.
I’ve had strange things happen when trying to start PCs because the CMOS battery was dead. Worth a shot anyway
Hi @b23norris ,
Check if the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKmbroqmOg|CMOS battery] is OK and is not depleted. (sorry for the poor quality video but only one I could find during a quick search)
I realize that you said that you removed the battery but I thought you meant the main battery and not the CMOS battery.
I’ve had strange things happen when trying to start PCs because the CMOS battery was dead. Worth a shot anyway