The first step in trying to resolve the problem is to replace the battery on the motherboard. Given the age of the system, if the battery was never replaced, the battery may have failed. A bad battery would cause the loss of the hardware configuration information at boot up like you are experiencing.
A new 3-Volt, CR2032, coin cell battery can be purchased for around $3 (US) and is available at any Radio Shack, computer stores and most discount stores like Wal-Mart.
O.K., that sounds like pretty good advice. I'll try that. Thanks!
@Majestic wrote:
The first step in trying to resolve the problem is to replace the battery on the motherboard. Given the age of the system, if the battery was never replaced, the battery may have failed. A bad battery would cause the loss of the hardware configuration information at boot up like you are experiencing.
A new 3-Volt, CR2032, coin cell battery can be purchased for around $3 (US) and is available at any Radio Shack, computer stores and most discount stores like Wal-Mart.
Majestic
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February 6th, 2008 14:00
The first step in trying to resolve the problem is to replace the battery on the motherboard. Given the age of the system, if the battery was never replaced, the battery may have failed. A bad battery would cause the loss of the hardware configuration information at boot up like you are experiencing.
A new 3-Volt, CR2032, coin cell battery can be purchased for around $3 (US) and is available at any Radio Shack, computer stores and most discount stores like Wal-Mart.
DaveDontKnow
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February 6th, 2008 15:00
Majestic
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February 6th, 2008 16:00
No need to apologize...... we were all newbies at one time or another. :smileywink:
The only dumb question is one that is never asked.