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Computer will not power up

johnnyind, on Wednesday 21 May 2008 à 13:48:51
Hello,



Computer is a fry's GQ084 with a ECS 741gx-m mobo, running an Athlon XP 2800 proc. Was running 1GB of memory@333mhz, 2700 ddr, mobo has two slots with a maximum of 2GB. Purchased 2 compatible 1 GB sticks and unit would only recognize 1.5 GB in multiple configurations: ie: 512kb+1gb, 1gb+512kb, etc. Unit was running on 2 sticks of 512kb. I was informed by supplier of new memory that the cmos had to be reset by removing the CR2032 battery on the mobo, and then replacing it, and reinsert the memory. I replaced the battery and now the unit will not start: not a peep, not a beep, no hd spin, no lites, no cd rom lites, etc. Power supply appears to be good; removed main power plug to mobo and used a paper clip to jump the black and green wires and then powered up unit. Both fans powered up, cd roms lit up, hard drives appeared to power up. What is my next step? Is power supply weak/dying? cmos battery dead, proc dead? Power button at front of case dead? Unit was running like a champ prior to this disaster. I know this is a cheaper computer, but it has served me well. Please help, I need it for business. Power supply is a Hopely atx-25b-p2 max output 250w.
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aakai1056, on Wednesday 21 May 2008 à 14:56:54
Hai


have no idea what you did. there was no reason to remove the battery... that was dumb advice. Even so, it shouldn't prevent the system from booting. Are you sure you didn't knock something loose while fiddling around inside the case?


Your board may accept 2GB of RAM (2 x 1GB), but it must be "2 banks of 1"


http://www.crucial.com/store/listpa...
   
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bob, on Monday 25 August 2008 à 04:14:14
removing and replacing the cmos battery troubleshoots for a hand full of booting errors...it it the first thing i do when i hear "my computer won't start"

usually fixes the problem.....
   
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ron, on Friday 10 October 2008 à 09:04:38
so a bad battery can cause the pc not to boot up? my pc totally unable to boot up; the power supply seems ok, no burning smelll
   
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 KillerClown, on Friday 31 October 2008 à 00:02:14
No, a bad battery only stops the CMOS/BIOS from saving settings you chose (like which device boots first, advanced overclocking settings, disabling floppy drives, etc).
If you plug everything in correctly, and you get absolutely no power what-so-ever (no fans spinning, no hard drives spinning), then it is likely your power supply, whether it smells burned or not.
It is 100% possible to boot and run, regularly, a motherboard that does not even have a battery, though most likely you will receive error message(s) during Post that will require you to press a specific key to continue, and should warn you BIOS settings will not be saved (doesn't always).
   
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Jim D, on Thursday 4 September 2008 à 19:28:24
did you ever get an answer to your problem?
   
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