On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:54:10 -0400, you wrote:
The BIOS battery is only there to hold the memory and nothing else except to
keep the clock ticking.
so he must have nudged something or disconnected something like the CPU fan
connector or similar
>On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:16:21 -0400, EL Doctorow
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>Unplugged from wall. Grounded myself. Box has been open for three years.
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>>Removed the battery and replaced the new one in a manner of seconds.
>Don't
>>believe I touched anything other then the batteries. Turned on and the
>
>>computer went through the extended RAM test and then nothing. No beeps.
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>>Just stopped. No hard drives or DVD_ROM drive came up. Turned off and
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>>restarted. Hit F2 to enter setup and after RAM test computer stuck on
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>>entering setup. Turned off and replaced old battery. No differnece. 6
>
>year
>>old PII 400. 383MB RAM. Dual boot 98/ Xp. Using public PC at the moment
>
>so
>>my reponse time might be in excess of 24hrs. TIA.
>
>I'll try and answere some suggestions all in one.
>
>>Try another bat.A bat CAN be DOA.
>
>Thought of that but I tried the old battery and that one still did nothin
>g
>though I suppose it too could completely die in 24 hrs when I booted up
>
>last with it.
>
>I'll try JimB's suggestions tonight.
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>>I can think of two possibilities: first that you bumped a RAM stick when
>
>you were
>>changing the battery,
>
>I'll check that.
>
>>I think you have to hold down the magic key(s) very early in the boot
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>process,
>
>Tried that as well.
>
>Wiped battery clean before inserting and put it in the correct way.
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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