Solve : computer has nothing showing on monitor?

1.	Solve : computer has nothing showing on monitor?
Answer» sorry about that but it works. It is asking for bootable media should i turn off and plug hd in?and how do i send a thanks? What did you do?unplugged all the things you said and took the cmos battery out and moved the jumper then put the hd back in and i got the option after hitting F10 at start up to reset everything so i did Quote from: sol952 on October 19, 2011, 02:21:10 PM unplugged all the things you said and took the cmos battery out and moved the jumper then put the hd back in and i got the option after hitting f10 at start up to reset everything so i did That did the reset. Removing battery is usually not enough, unless you want to wait a week. Very little current draw to keep the CMOS info intact, when computer is off. HP's can be particularly stubborn about CMOS resets. I had one that would crash when inserting a floppy disk, had to remove battery to reset. Floppy disk drive was probably defective in some way. All is working, no Windows repair necesary? If yes, you MIGHT want to check/replace the CMOS battery. It was probably on battery for a while when you moved to school. CR-2032 at any drugstore, GROCERY store, for about $2.00-3.00. When voltage of battery drops below 2.9V it's not providing enough current. Like your wristwatch LCD going dim. I must need a new "brain battery" should have figured this out earlier.thank you so much for your helpIf it's now working & you remove the power cord for a period of time, it will happen again. GET a new battery.

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sorry about that but it works. It is asking for bootable media
should i turn off and plug hd in?and how do i send a thanks?
What did you do?unplugged all the things you said and took the cmos battery out and moved the jumper
then put the hd back in and i got the option after hitting F10 at start up to reset everything so i did Quote from: sol952 on October 19, 2011, 02:21:10 PM

unplugged all the things you said and took the cmos battery out and moved the jumper
then put the hd back in and i got the option after hitting f10 at start up to reset everything so i did

That did the reset. Removing battery is usually not enough, unless you want to wait a week. Very little current draw to keep the CMOS info intact, when computer is off.

HP's can be particularly stubborn about CMOS resets. I had one that would crash when inserting a floppy disk, had to remove battery to reset. Floppy disk drive was probably defective in some way.

All is working, no Windows repair necesary? If yes, you MIGHT want to check/replace the CMOS battery. It was probably on battery for a while when you moved to school. CR-2032 at any drugstore, GROCERY store, for about $2.00-3.00.

When voltage of battery drops below 2.9V it's not providing enough current. Like your wristwatch LCD going dim.

I must need a new "brain battery" should have figured this out earlier.thank you so much for your helpIf it's now working & you remove the power cord for a period of time, it will happen again. GET a new battery.

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