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PC turns on for 1 second then turns off with phase LEDS staying on.
minun:
I am just going to put this out there, but the CMOS battery shouldn't be able to stop the pc from getting to POST.
minun:
UPDATE:
I decided to trouble by baring my pc to only MB and CPU, which worked then slowly add parts and cable turning it on and off, it turned out to be a power cable that was shutting it down right away.
Now I put everything back and it actually starts up to the splash screen but then it turns off again, any suggestions?
Boggin:
A CMOS battery can stop some computers from booting.
I was dealing with a no boot on another forum and a couple of other members chipped in that theirs were able to start after changing the CMOS battery - but I accept that won't always be the case and wasn't in that instance, I also accept that it should be eliminated as a cause.
At what point in fitting the bits back did it return to the boot problem ?
minun:
--- Quote from: Boggin on October 27, 2016, 05:52:22 am ---A CMOS battery can stop some computers from booting.
I was dealing with a no boot on another forum and a couple of other members chipped in that theirs were able to start after changing the CMOS battery - but I accept that won't always be the case and wasn't in that instance, I also accept that it should be eliminated as a cause.
At what point in fitting the bits back did it return to the boot problem ?
--- End quote ---
I have no idea, I have to do it again, I was just happy it wasn't instantly turning off the moment I hit the power button and actually loaded some, I didn't realize it would shut off at splash screen, first off, going to get a new battery.
Boggin:
At least you will eliminate that as a cause even if it doesn't resolve.
I've known DVD drives cause similar problems, but can't remember if it was the actual drive or its drivers, but when you do another bare bones then make a note of what works and what doesn't.
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