> Oh darn it, I knew I should've wrote down the settings on the BIOS.
> Isn't there a default settings on the BIOS that I can hit? So the PC
> will go back into the factory mode settings from the manufacturer.
There usually is, yes. But being a diy project, it's hard to say
whether the defaults will be enough; another reason to work in Safe Mode
too, at least initially. Another reason to be paring down to essentials
(break it into smallest pieces you can) and work your way upwards.
ALWAYS note any non-standard BIOS settings, especially if the defaults
will screw things up.
The mobo usually has a jumper or short-pads to reset the BIOS stuff
too. Your specs will have that.
Don't recall for sure, but I seem to recall you mentioning somewhere
that the BIOS you had wasn't known to be the right one? That you should
be able to work out from your specs, so at least it's manageable. very
important to know; I wouldn't skip any steps if i could help it.
Afraid I can't help beyond that. Any chance you have your old build
notes stashed away someplace?
Regards,
> I've gone into BIOS alot of times but I can't remember what the
> settings were for this PC. This PC is a DIY that I built about 3
> years ago. I bought the CPU and mobo from CompUSA. It's a AMD
> processor chip Socket A EV6 bus 462 Pin ZIF and the motherboard is a
> M7VIG 400 that supports AMD processors. Any response will be gladly
> appreciated. Thanks,
> attilathehun
>
>>> Would your computer stop working all of a sudden one day if the
>>> motherboard battery, the 2032 organize battery I think, stops
>>> working?
>>
>> Yes, that's quite possible. It would depend on a few things, but
>> it's definitely possible the CMOS settings were lost.
>> Boot to the System Settings/CMOS Settings/BIOS settings, whatever
>> it's called on your machine, and write down each setting in case you
>> have to put them back.
>> Then, there will be a "load default" choice somewhere; click that
>> then save and exit and continue the boot.
>>
>> The computer worked when I changed the monitor but then it
>>> stopped working shortly after that.
>>
>> But that doesn't sound like a monitor problem.
>>
>> Then it didn't matter what
>>> monitor I tried, it just wouldn't fire up.
>>
>> Did you try it from Safe Mode? That uses a standard driver that
>> should work with any monitor, just maybe not a very good looking
>> screen, but it will work if there is nothing wrong elsewhere.
>>
>> I checked everything
>>> almost, reseated the RAM, checked the power supply, tried another
>>> video card, checked the hard drive, used different parallel straps.
>>
>> Parallel straps? What the heck do you mean?
>>
>> I
>>> mean I went through all I could think of, except the motherboard
>>> battery. By accident I discovered that it wasn't working.
>>
>> What äccident" was that? See above: or try starting in Safe Mode.
>>
>> Do you
>>> think that could be the problem?
>>
>> Possible, not likely, IMO.
>>
>> Is that a common problem of a PC
>>> going on the blink?
>>
>> Not the way you describe it, but it could be possible. Just not
>> likely IMO. Can't hurt to try a known good battery though.
>>
>> Would it start up after a rest and then finally
>>> shut down?
>>
>> Who knows? Try it and see.
>>
>> It seems like the battery on my flashlights get better
>>> once they aren't on, but once you turn the flashlight back on, the
>>> flashlight dims out.
>>
>> Irrelevant. Different battery, technology, materials,
>> characteristics and use. No comparison. This kind of battery
>> reaches a cutoff point and quits; period.
>> The most obvious symptom of a bad battery is that the computer
>> won't keep the system date correctly while the computer is turned
>> off. If it loses time when the computer is turned off, the battery
>> is 99% likely dead.
>>
>>> I'm thinking about putting the whole PC back together now and trying
>>> out a battery that I know works.
>>
>> Gopher it.
>>
>> Ok, this is the truth. I took out
>>> the battery and changed it with another one and I think the one I
>>> changed it with was bad. I'm not sure, but I know I did change the
>>> battery. I was trying out my battery tester and found out the right
>>> option on the tester to test 3 and 1 1/2 volt batteries. So, I'm not
>>> sure if the original battery I took out was good or bad. That's why
>>> I'm asking if it's a common problem.
>>
>> Measuring the battery with a meter isn't indicative of the battery's
>> health under load. Even a dead battery can show a healthy output
>> voltage out of its circuit. Measuring it is useless; just change it
>> out with a known good battery.
>>
>> I could be misreading you, but with a lot of the things you've done,
>> if you didn't use good static protection while you worked on the
>> computer, you could have damaged some of the cktry in the computer.
>> Thinking you did it "safely" because you never drew a static arc
>> from your fingers to anything is NOT right! Static voltages that
>> can damage today's electronic ckts can be so low that they would not
>> create visible arcs in any way. Unless you observed good static
>> procedures, you could, not did, have damaged other cktry in the
>> computer.
>>
>> Get to Safe Mode for ALL of your testing until you have a working
>> system. THEN try to get it to run in standard mode.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Twayne
>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks, attilathehun1
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