I have an old laptop which didnt work anymore (it wouldnt turn on). I thought it died so I decided to take it apart. I unscrewed every single piece that can be taken apart (that is, including the CMOS battery). But then due to unforeseen circumstances I had to put it back together.
So today I thought it would be nice to try out if it is still alive. I plugged the AC in and miraculously it turned on (o_O)...
BUT the problem: it turned on, with the fan spinning, and nothing appeared on the screen. A few seconds later it switched itself off. I think it's the CMOS that was reset and so how am I suppose to get the BIOS back on?
2007-06-17 01:03:04 · 5 answers · asked by Qugel 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Please try to disconnect hard disk drive, CD dirve and reboot.
2007-06-17 01:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lam Ngoc Liem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the computing device submit? Do you notice something on the computer screen whilst the gadget first starts off up? (Posting is whilst your computing device emits a single beep whilst that's commencing the boot technique.) First the gadget will beep and then this is going to examine the information from the annoying disk to end the boot technique. in case you're starting to be the only beep, your ram, video and CPU are all ok. you may desire to circulate into the BIOS and configure your CPU settings so your gadget will understand the linked fee of the processor and the memory settings. once you took the battery out the BIOS settings have been lost and now you should reenter the settings. many times you press the Del key or the F2 key to circulate into the BIOS.
2016-12-13 05:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your CMOS battery is not the culprit. Sounds like your mobo is going out or has already. Dells are know for this. Especially the C600 series. I have had too many Dells come on (maybe 3-10sec) and shut right back off. Turned out all had bad motherboards...Which I put a used on in a few of them and they all came back from the dead...Thanks
2007-06-17 01:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by champion_83_87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me thinks your problem stems from takeing it apart and not putting it back together properly
the bios factory defaults are hardcoded into the bios so that when the cmos battery dies you can still use the computer.
2007-06-17 01:27:53 · answer #4 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If nothing appears, it doesn't sound like CMOS problem.
especially if not turning on sometimes and shuts itself off.
things to look into, power, conenctions, overheating of cpu, videocard/related.
2007-06-17 01:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋