Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Computer Help and Support

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

21. This is where I would go.

Reply to SwankyXomb (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:03 PM

Aug 2015

Change the CMOS battery. Dollar stores have them for a dollar.

That is the first thing I would do when BIOS doesn't work correctly. A bad battery can cause lots of unexpected problems and is a simple fix.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

21 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Doomed, presumably (PC hardware glitch) [View all] malthaussen Aug 2015 OP

how old is yours? hollysmom Aug 2015 #1

About the same malthaussen Aug 2015 #3

never mind. hollysmom Aug 2015 #5

for now, I'd leave it on 24/7 steve2470 Aug 2015 #2

When it doesn't boot nothing shows on the monitor? PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #4

Nope, nothing at all malthaussen Aug 2015 #7

Is the video driver integrated into the motherboard or a plug in card? PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #8

Yes, it is a GForce 9400 GT malthaussen Aug 2015 #9

Does it have a fan on it and if so it is working? PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #10

So you think this is probably a video problem? malthaussen Aug 2015 #11

I wouldn't say it's "probably" a video problem but since it could be the video card PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #12

Well, the BIOS says the RAM is okay. malthaussen Aug 2015 #14

Do you have a CD-Rom writer in the computer? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #15

Yeah, but no blank CD-ROMS. malthaussen Aug 2015 #17

Ok. USB flash drives are pretty cheap now and you can use their storage to backup PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #18

Hopefully it's something simple SwankyXomb Aug 2015 #6

This is where I would go. gvstn Aug 2015 #21

Open the box and blow out all the dust bunnies for starters. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #13

I live outside of Philly. malthaussen Aug 2015 #16

btw sorry I mentioned the friend thing steve2470 Aug 2015 #19

Oh, that wasn't meant to be critical of you. malthaussen Aug 2015 #20