![]() ![]() I then just update time and date, save and restart.īefore I had replaced the CMOS battery, whenever I turned on the computer, it would power up for 1.2 seconds and then power off. The few times I removed CMOS battery it went into BIOS when I turn on the computer. Originally posted by Bad-Motha:Didn't it ever display an error msg at bootup about CMOS Battery Voltage Low? Or something similar? A dead or weak CMOS battery will not prevent the computer from booting. You will not find this advice on the web that the CMOS battery could be the culprit because as they explain, "The purpose of the CMOS battery is to only hold date and time. ![]() No costly unnecessry PSU, CPU, RAM, MOBO replacement.Īnyone has any theories as to why a weak CMOS battery would prevent the computer from booting and shutting down mid way before a complete boot? It's ridiculous. The computer then worked like a champ again and has no problem booting. None worked so he decided to change CMOS battery. re-seat hardware, install another PSU, etc. You need to test your computer with another PSU."Īnother person with similar computer issues like me jumped through loops with the advice they gave him online, e.g. I looked online and the comments were mostly, "The culprit is most likely the PSU. The computer would power up after pressing the power button but then it would immediately shut down after two seconds. Then just last week my computer acted even more strange than what I've described above. What confused me was the computer worked like a champ when the computer decided to power on. ![]() At first it was a few minutes, then it gradually took a whole day for the computer to drain, then only would the computer boot up. I would have to drain the computer by disconnecting the PSU. And even if I did properly shut down the computer the night before, it still wouldn't turn on the next morning. It wouldn't turn on after a power outage. For the last two years I couldn't figure out why my three year old computer wouldn't boot. ![]()
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