Boot up bonkers

Discussion in 'CPU, Motherboards and Memory' started by Darcadian V1, Jan 4, 2005.

  1. Darcadian V1

    Darcadian V1 Big Geek

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    Yesterday I turned on my computer and did lots of stuff ie(web design, gaming, surfing, music)

    Today I turn it on and at the boot up screen the system halts and says this;
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    Memory frequency for DDR400 specification
    Memory frequency: DDR400

    (then a list of my drives as normal)

    System is running in fail-safe state. Please check - BIOS CMOS SETUP

    F1 to continue Del to enter setup.
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    When i press F1 the systems starts up as normal and seems to run the same as it always has.
    Does anyonr know what is going on here? :confused:
     
    Darcadian V1, Jan 4, 2005
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  2. kRooGz

    kRooGz Geek Trainee

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    Could be the Bios battery, on it's last legs :sick:
     
    kRooGz, Jan 4, 2005
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  3. Waffle

    Waffle Alpha Geek

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    you *could* reset your cmos either by using the jumpers or just pulling out the battery.

    have you changed any bios settings?

    check the bios and see if there is any thing that could be doing this, ie is "Quick Boot" activated?
     
    Waffle, Jan 4, 2005
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  4. Darcadian V1

    Darcadian V1 Big Geek

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    I have'nt change any bios settings and i doubt that it is the battery as it is only about 4 months old.
     
    Darcadian V1, Jan 4, 2005
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  5. EVO TicTak

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    I have seen new batteries that are bad. bad batteries can cause alot of issues...also check your keyboard, mouse and other hardware to make sure the cords are fully plugged in.
     
    EVO TicTak, Jan 4, 2005
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  6. Waffle

    Waffle Alpha Geek

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    its to do with the RAM, is my guess.

    So checking cables won't do anything :p
     
    Waffle, Jan 4, 2005
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  7. EVO TicTak

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    Ususlly when the "F1 to continue Del to enter setup" comes up the bios has detected a change in something like the keyboard(could be a stuck key), mouse, the amount of ram lowered,time settings, and a few other odd things.
     
    EVO TicTak, Jan 4, 2005
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  8. Darcadian V1

    Darcadian V1 Big Geek

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    i did notice that when i entered windows the time was wrong. it had gone back to the 1st of jan 2004 not 2005
     
    Darcadian V1, Jan 5, 2005
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  9. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    I dunno, it sounds like it's the battery, and as EvoTicTak pointed out, batteries (and other things) can go bad quickly. Just your luck I guess. I'd try a new battery to eliminate that as the problem.
     
    Big B, Jan 6, 2005
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  10. Darcadian V1

    Darcadian V1 Big Geek

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    I guess its worth a try.
    Where could i get one of these battaries?
     
    Darcadian V1, Jan 6, 2005
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  11. Addis

    Addis The King

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    Go to your electrical store with the battery and see which one matches. I think Focus might do some electronics.
     
    Addis, Jan 6, 2005
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