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Bios probs?

  • 21-06-2000 11:11am
    #1
    shank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭


    Bit of a weird one last night, went to turn on the old puter and it hangs while booting so boot into safe mode and have a poke around everything seems ok. Try normal boot again still the same so I knock off some startup stuff and tweak a few settings still no joy. Open up and make sure everything is seated ok, no probs there pull out a few pci cards just in case problem is there still nothing.

    Eventually just reformated and still have the same problem I did notice though that when I go into the bios settings on boot and save changes(even though nothing was changed) it will boot and when running everything seems to be working fine. So could it be my mobo is knackered or is it just a matter of flashing the bios, I'll be updating the bios tonight anyhow.


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  • #2
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    What type of bios ?


  • #3
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    It's a long shot but try replacing your ide cable/s.


  • #4
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    and try setting your bios to factory default first...just in case


  • #5
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Another explaination could be you need to replace the CMOS battery. Is the PeeCee loosing the System date etc. if so thats the problem I reakon smile.gif

    Gandalf.


  • #6
    shank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭shank


    Tried default bios settings, no luck there, think the battery is ok as time/date is bang on I'll throw a new one in anyway just to make sure.


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  • #7
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Naw if the Time/Date haven't changed or gone to default then the batteries fine. Back to the drawing board smile.gif

    Gandalf.


  • #8
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    You could try a hardware clear of the CMOS, sounds like it's corrupt.
    Should be a jumper on the Motehrboard for doing it. Works wonders.....


  • #9
    shank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭shank


    It's a chaintech 6ata2 running Award bios I've never updated it so I think it is early 99 version, they have an updated may 00 release but I have my doubts about it sortin the problem. I can't figure out whats up seeing as I haven't put any new hardware or s/w on in ages, last bit being a 128 mb sdram bout a month ago.


  • #10
    shank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭shank


    I tried the Hard reset of the CMOS Data jumper with no change so I went ahead and flashed the bios and that seemed to do the job. Which still leaves me with no idea what went wrong, why all of a sudden would the old version stop working, anyway thanks for all the suggestions lads.


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