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striker
Follow up to my first question, I'm thinking my bios got static electricity
but how can I tell for sure?
but how can I tell for sure?
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Onideus Mad Hatter
Follow up to my first question, I'm thinking my bios got static electricity
but how can I tell for sure?
Yo, mo BIOS gots teh static! You know how we do, Mother Board!
Heh...no offense or anything, but the likelihood that your system got damaged by static electricity
is...well not very likely at all.
Here's a thought, when you were fumbling with the case trying to get it back on, did you
uh...accidently damage any of the wires?
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kony
Follow up to my first question, I'm thinking my bios got static electricity
but how can I tell for sure?
"for sure"?
Pull the chip and try to read it in an EPROM reader, or write the bios to
another replacement chip and try that. First attempt at resolution, _IF_
it really is a bios problem, would be clearing CMOS via jumper or pulling
battery for 10 minutes, while system is disconnected from AC.
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half_pint
And how many people have a EPROM reader?
Wouldn't it be easier to just put the PC in to a statically damaged PC
testing
machine?
Wouldn't it be easier to just put the PC in to a statically damaged PC
testing
machine?
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kony
And how many people have a EPROM reader?
It is irrelevant... that is the correct answer to the question. If
system won't even post then another "reader" is needed to confirm bios
EPROM contents.
Wouldn't it be easier to just put the PC in to a statically damaged PC
testing
machine?
No, it'd be easiest to just buy a new EPROM with the proper bios flashed
to it.... generally that costs ~$10-20 online. Cheapest would be finding
a dead board with viable EPROM (including capacity) and hot-flash it from
yet another, 3rd motherboard to the bios for the 1st, questionable
board... for someone who'd need to be told this is possible it's too great
a learning curve, more worthwile to just pay the $10-20 for a replacement
chip if not a whole new board (depending on age/value of whole board).
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Onideus Mad Hatter
And how many people have a EPROM reader?
Wouldn't it be easier to just put the PC in to a statically damaged PC
testing
machine?
And how many people have a "statically damaged PC testing machine"?
....whatever the hell that is...something in your fantasy world?
You know Half_Wit you are either the dumbest ****ing person to have EVER existed on Usenet or you
are THE WORST troll to have EVER existed on Usenet...which title do you like better?
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EelbashAdmin
Baby said:And how many people have a "statically damaged PC testing machine"?
...whatever the hell that is...something in your fantasy world?
You know Half_Wit you are either the dumbest ****ing person to have EVER existed on Usenet or you
are THE WORST troll to have EVER existed on Usenet...which title do you like better?
Whatever Baby Matthew aka Diaper Boi
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half_pint
Onideus Mad Hatter said:like better?And how many people have a "statically damaged PC testing machine"?
...whatever the hell that is...something in your fantasy world?
You know Half_Wit you are either the dumbest ****ing person to have EVER existed on Usenet or you
are THE WORST troll to have EVER existed on Usenet...which title do you
Stop talking out your arse.
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Ed
half_pint said:Onideus Mad Hatter said:like better?
Stop talking out your arse.
The easiest way to find out if your BIOS is fried, is to count the
beeps at power up.
You need to find the beep configuration from the manufacturer,
although the standard is usually, 1 beep power,2beeps CPU then 3 beeps
BIOS.
BIOS chips are usually hardsoldered or plug in. If they are
hardsoldered to the motherboard, then its time for a new MB. If they
are plugins then you can get OEM duplicates and you can reload the the
BIOS at power up.
Ed