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Old 05-21-2012, 01:33 PM
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Default Cold restarts?

I really did not know where to post this,Let me explain,as long as the computer is running it oporates fine restarts are fine but if the computer is shut down for any lenth of time and then started it tryes to boot but can't load windows i get a blank screen with a line on top of the left hand side that just flashes like the computer is thinking what to do next,not a big line - just a little bit bigger than that.So then i hold the power button in to sut down the machine,pres the power button agin and then it powers up to desktop,and works fine


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Old 05-21-2012, 01:56 PM
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have you changed boot order back to hdd now youve installed the os, i would replace the bios battery it sounds like its having trouble finding boot record, this will make sure battery is good and it will reset the bios so its not looking for other devices to boot from (diable floppy drive drive seek ass well)


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Old 05-21-2012, 02:09 PM
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Okay I will see if i can find a battery for it,but as for floppy drive it does not have one in boot order there are only the hd and dvd drive


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While it does not physically have a floppy drive, a "floppy drive" may be listed in the BIOS, and when the PC tries to find the floppy it can't and then it gets in a bad mood. Find the areas in the BIOS where a flopy may be listed and disable it, especially in the boot sequence. Replacing the CMOS battery is a good idea, but you will have to reset the BIOS settings after you do it.

Edit: Sorry. I didn't see where you said it did not have a floppy in the boot list.


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Old 05-22-2012, 02:07 AM
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Replaced Cmos battery reset time and date,made sure that hard drive was the first boot nothing in bioes on floppy drive.Started reciving all the different errows as before re installed windows again Iam defintlly loosing money on this computer even if i get this one working i will be at less than minum wage for all the hours i have allready put in


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Doesnt make any sense that replacing the cmos battery would mess everything up again it has to be an intermittent fault with the m/b or the chip, or its something to do with the os, what are you using to install the operating system repair discs created from the original os or the full os install disc


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the customer created the disk in 2008,he told me as soon as he got the computer home and started it up he actully did what it said and created the disks,bur i allso used my vista disk,and it does the same thing,no i do not belive it was cmos battery that coused all the errows to re apear


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Do you have something like a Hiren's Boot disk that you can try booting from?


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Yes bussdriver this is the same computer that I made the thread multiple different errow code ,but i have not tryed it with this new hd so i will give it a shot I also think that this dvd drive is going bad but that can't couse all thes proplems,becouse when theres no disk in it its off right?


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your using the dvd drive to install the os, if its playing up it will mess up the install, but cant really see that being the problem


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