I asked the question about the CMOS popping up for no reason (and thanks everyone it was the keyboard!) but someone moved the numbers around and now the windows 95 computer won't work, it says computer unusable or unkown or something like that. Is there a way to get all the numbers back to normal or do I need to take my friend's windows 95 to a shop? (he won't give it up so no use getting him a new one)
2006-08-18 02:29:54 · 5 answers · asked by smartdudeforlife 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
CPU unworkable or has been changed. Please recheck- CPU Soft Menu
That is the error message.
2006-08-18 02:44:59 · update #1
Thank you all very much, all your answers helped me get the dumb old computer to work. Maybe after all this I can convince this person to get a new computer!
2006-08-18 04:20:36 · update #2
It would help if you had the exact error message, but from what you are saying it sounds like the hard drive numbers are what changed. There are three ways to try to solve it. 1) If you know what they should be, reenter them in CMOS. 2) Open up the pc, unscrew the hard drive and get the correct settings either off the label on the drive, or if not there, using the model/manufacturer to look the correct numbers up on the web. 3) In CMOS, try selecting the option "Return all settings to default".
In newer pc's (and by that I mean those made in the last 8 yrs or so) you would have a 4th option - in CMOS the hard drive settings can be changed to Auto-Detect, and the computer figures out the correct numbers.
Good luck!
2006-08-18 02:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by kbugiell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it is not recognizing the hard drive. Go into the CMOS and (not knowing what version you have can not be specific) look for the section that list installed drives and make sure it list the hard drive. If not, you may have to reset that to "Auto Detect" the hard drive. You can also check the boot order to be sure that it is looking for the hard drive.
If that does not work, see if you can find a large "button" battery on the system board of your PC. With the PC unplugged, see if you can remove that battery. Let the PC set for a few minutes and then put the battery back. Reboot and it should have cleared the CMOS and set it back to the default.
2006-08-18 02:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be a place in bios that says Restore normal values or something similar. Windows 95 is so old, most of us remember little about it.
2006-08-18 02:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cmos numbers? Try entering bios and restoring it to its original state.
2006-08-18 02:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
need more information.I did not get you
2006-08-18 02:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by dewman_byju 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋