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August 13th, 2020 12:00

Power up problem Inspiron 24-5459

Had this problem for several months. When I switch on the mains power at the wall socket, my All in One PC powers up immediately without a press of the power button. It first goes to a CMOS checksum error screen. If I click Continue, the pc will continue to boot but very very slowly until eventually it gets to the log in screen. Programs/apps are then very slow to load as though it is the first time they’ve been used. All settings are remembered.

When I power down the pc but don’t switch off at the wall, the pc boots normally when the power switch is pressed next time I use it.

If I power down, switch off at the wall briefly and then switch on again at the wall, the pc behaves normally and doesn’t begin to boot until I press the pc power button. 

Any suggestions as to what could be the problem?

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August 13th, 2020 17:00

Version of Windows?

Motherboard battery dead/dying?

Check Service Manual for instructions to replace that battery. Probably a CR2032 3-volt coin cell battery, ~$2.00.

Reboot and tap F12 at the Dell splash screen. When the menu opens, find the option to run diagnostics and run all of them,including RAM and extended hard drive. Copy error messages, if any...

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