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Pc wont boot

  • 20-01-2009 5:02pm
    #1
    thenightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭


    Hi my pc wont boot on less i clear the cmos by swaping the cmos jumper

    I have to do this every time it also meas haveing to take out my sound card just to be able to get to the jumper its a real pain

    Any ides why i have to do this and any way around it

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Is your bios etc up to date i dont know if that will help but it might ?


  • #3
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Have you changed or installed a new Hard Drive or Optical Drive recently? For that matter, any new hardware at all?

    Look on the bright side, your motherboard is still alive..

    Remove all your cards and see does it boot, sound etc, a process of elimination.. to find a likely suspect.


  • #4
    thenightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭thenightrider


    I installed a new card reader the ones with fan controllers etc its the only thing new in it ill try take it out not sure about the bios ill have a look in to it


  • #5
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Keep your mind open.. it could be the card reader.. do you keep any cards in any of the slots while the PC is booting? They could be f***ing up the boot order.

    Unplug the card reader and see how you get on.


  • #6
    thenightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭thenightrider


    Took the card reader out and sound card tryed with only one stick of ram etc still no joy.

    Does any one no if it could be i took the heat sink of the cpu and put it back on with out changeing the termail paste as i dont have any only thing is when i reset the cmos the pc works fine but i cant keep doing that as a long term thing :o


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  • #7
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    Have you tried loading failsafe defaults in BIOS ? Then add your sound card , card reader , other devices one by one .

    Resetting BIOS defaults worked for me on a Dimension PC that had a similar issue (though I could just hit F1 to proceed rather than CMOS reset) . Never figured out what the cause was :(


  • #8
    blackgold>>
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackgold>>


    Get a new cmos battery.
    ;)


  • #9
    thenightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭thenightrider


    Got it going again starts up frist time every time but it takes about 20 min to boot in to windows and i cant use my keyboard on start up cant get in to the bios

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHH


  • #10
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    HD's and other IDE devices are maybe jumpered wrong . Or BIOS is configured wrong .


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