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10-11-2003, 12:40 AM
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Could a bad bios battery stop the computer getting past the manufacturers boot logo?
Seems my computer won't boot up past the boot logo and i checked all the wires, but someone suggested it could be the battery has gone dead
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10-11-2003, 12:46 AM
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yep...I had the exact same thing happen last week. Dell Dimension (out of a dumpster)...hung near the end of the bios routine everytime....all it needed was a battery and it was fine.
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10-11-2003, 12:53 AM
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Good to know! :thumbs:
Hope it works, thought they were rechargable?
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10-11-2003, 01:00 AM
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nah, they die after a while, like 7 years or so, lol.
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10-11-2003, 01:02 AM
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Only been 3-4 years :cry:
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10-11-2003, 01:46 AM
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I had to tell about 100 computer owners out of 1000 not to turn off their power bar/surge protector when finished using their computer as it makes the computer run off that battery.
I tell them if they are going on vacation and don't want to have anything plugged in in their absence to unplug the PC.
Cheers!
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10-11-2003, 08:43 AM
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what's the difference between unplugging the pc and turninjg off surge protector? either waqy there isn't san electrical current getting to the psu?
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10-11-2003, 09:11 AM
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There's no difference. It's just easier for a lot of people to turn of the bar rather than crawling under the desk to find the outlet.
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10-11-2003, 09:29 AM
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I used 2 terms for the same thing. Sorry about that if I left some confusion.
Do not turn off/unplug power to your PC unless leaving your PC for an extended period of time such as a vacation.
Another time you might "want" to unplug, literally, is during a lightning storm.
The cmos battery is for backup power only if your house/office power is off for short durations of time. Local power outages, moving PC to another location, etc.
When your PC is plugged in to the power bar/surge protector and the power bar/surge protector is left on the cmos battery is not used.
Thus, you won't have to replace the battery prematurely.
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10-11-2003, 11:16 PM
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Looks like it was the network card, fixed the problem, but spent $4 on a battery that didn't need to be replaced
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