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Answer» Keep replacing the CMOS battery.She won't be home today and I work during the week, but next time I go see her I definitely will replace the CMOS battery. It's odd that it works here and other places but not hers, unless maybe the battery recharges itself a bit when the computer is running? She lives a little farther than other places I tried and it is cold here, so maybe it gets too weak by the time I get to her place. But then there's the way the computer starts itself when I plug it in the wall without even pressing the pwer button. At least for now it works. Everyone keeps mentioning the battery, ILL just replace it. Thanks for your help Quote from: Ironman4444 on November 24, 2013, 06:49:32 AM But then there's the way the computer starts itself when I plug it in the wall without even pressing the pwer button. Two possibilities I can think of - firstly a faulty or borderline power supply - and secondly a BIOS setting. Some have a "start on power restore" setting so that if power GOES off while the PC is running, it will boot when the power comes back. It could be that a completely exhausted battery is causing this to happen. Once you have fitted a new battery you should go into the BIOS and review all settings. (Booting at time of plugging into an AC outlet can definitely be caused by a dead CMOS battery - when a new battery is fitted, definitely check that setting.) Quote from: Ironman4444 on November 23, 2013, 08:58:40 PM Oops I missed a line in my last post, but I wanted to also mention I checked her voltage with a voltmeter and everything is working fine. Her outlets are all 120V~ and the GROUNDS are all good..You also need to check for a fault with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptacle_testerI just wanted to update this, changing the CMOS battery didn't fix the problem. I did the same pattern in reverse (formatting the computer to her place and driving it home) thinking it was the longer drive in the cold that the battery couldn't hold it's charge but when I got home it worked just fine. So it has something to do with her outlets, I'm not willing to go any farther with that. But I found a way to by pass it, when you get the error it gives you the option to go into BIOS and you simply just have to update the time again and reboot. Then it goes away and she can shut down and restart no problem as long she doesn't pull the plug off the wall. She can live with that for now. Thanks for everyone's help again It was good to hear the results of your fixes. It has nothing to don with her outlets. Unless the voltage in here building is NOTABLY higher or lower than other places. In the UK the standard voltage is 240 VAC. However, Quote quoted at 230 V (+10/-6%)A variation of a few bolts should not matter. But, improper installation of house wiring can result is a lot of voltage loss. You just don't know until you check it. Also, with bad wiring a fridge or other appliance can drop voltage and cause a computer to reboot. Again, you may not notice unless you have a device to monitor voltage. Does this help any? |
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