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neglected computer does not boot
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| Hi there, had this happen before and for the life of me I can remember what
we did...
A computer which was at one time working is put on the shelf for some time
(weeks)...then when one tries to boot up, nothing happens. It is
dead...almost like a battery left to drain.
We swapped out the bios battery and it did not work...
If I recall...there is a method to bring them back from the dead without
really replacing anything...just some particular booting sequence...ie.
along the lines of holding in the power button and removing the power cable
at same time...
I realize that each motherboard may have its own 'steps', but I am trying to
recall what this process is called, so that I can research appropriately. I
greatly appreciate you filling in my blanks. Thanks, Dan
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| Tom MacIntyre 2005-04-06, 2:04 pm |
| On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:01:13 -0500, "Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com>
wrote:
>Hi there, had this happen before and for the life of me I can remember what
>we did...
>
>A computer which was at one time working is put on the shelf for some time
>(weeks)...then when one tries to boot up, nothing happens. It is
>dead...almost like a battery left to drain.
>
>We swapped out the bios battery and it did not work...
>
>If I recall...there is a method to bring them back from the dead without
>really replacing anything...just some particular booting sequence...ie.
>along the lines of holding in the power button and removing the power cable
>at same time...
>
>I realize that each motherboard may have its own 'steps', but I am trying to
>recall what this process is called, so that I can research appropriately. I
>greatly appreciate you filling in my blanks. Thanks, Dan
>
What kind of computer?...sounds like an HP trick I had to try a few
times.
Tom
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| Patrick Michael 2005-04-06, 2:05 pm |
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"Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com> wrote in message
news:10ipofsi713ddb0@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi there, had this happen before and for the life of me I can remember
what
> we did...
>
> A computer which was at one time working is put on the shelf for some time
> (weeks)...then when one tries to boot up, nothing happens. It is
> dead...almost like a battery left to drain.
>
Do you mean that nothing powers on? (i.e. you don't hear any fans spinning
and no power lights come on)? If so, seems like it would obviously be the
Power Supply. I'm probably misunderstanding you though.
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| This is actually a clone...I'm just trying to figure out the "phrase that
pays" when I try to research. I've done this possibily on an HP, or a Dell,
in the past... just wondering how they technically refer to this
'trick'...sorry I'm so vague...
"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2mspi0ph45tg8ils0sedgrnlv
hg8ht6gn6@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:01:13 -0500, "Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com>
> wrote:
>
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> What kind of computer?...sounds like an HP trick I had to try a few
> times.
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> Tom
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| Yeah, it could point to Power Supply...we swapped out...but I have run into
situations on certain machines over the years, that you can 'correct' a
non-responsive power supply issue by toggling between 240 and 120 settings a
couple of times (obviously with the power off  )...and it corrects it. Not
this time, though. I appreciate the efforts, and apologize for being so
vaque...
"Patrick Michael" <heismanpat@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ENlXc.13719$Ka6.13679@okepread03...
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> "Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com> wrote in message
> news:10ipofsi713ddb0@corp.supernews.com...
> what
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> Do you mean that nothing powers on? (i.e. you don't hear any fans
spinning
> and no power lights come on)? If so, seems like it would obviously be the
> Power Supply. I'm probably misunderstanding you though.
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| Tom MacIntyre 2005-04-06, 2:05 pm |
| On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:47:53 -0500, "Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com>
wrote:
>This is actually a clone...I'm just trying to figure out the "phrase that
>pays" when I try to research. I've done this possibily on an HP, or a Dell,
>in the past... just wondering how they technically refer to this
>'trick'...sorry I'm so vague...
You are describing a trick specific to HP's, I think. I don't know if
it works with anything else, but there's always the possibility. It
was the strangest maneuver that I ever saw, and worked more than 50%
of the time.
Tom
>"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2mspi0ph45tg8ils0sedgrnlv
hg8ht6gn6@4ax.com...
>what
>time
>cable
>to
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| Solomon Kozanski 2005-04-06, 2:05 pm |
| "Dan K" <gsilan@dontbother.com> wrote in message
news:10is57lt6tc19f1@corp.supernews.com...
> Yeah, it could point to Power Supply...we swapped out...but I have run
into
> situations on certain machines over the years, that you can 'correct' a
> non-responsive power supply issue by toggling between 240 and 120 settings
a
> couple of times (obviously with the power off )...and it corrects it.
Not
> this time, though. I appreciate the efforts, and apologize for being so
> vaque...
toggling between 240 and 120?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!
sorry for laughing in your face.
try getting a decent power supply, and when you have that installed and fans
start whirring, then go ahead and replace the mobo, then the machine will
work
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Brought to you courtesy of Kozanski's Morgue & Grill
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