08-18-2005, 05:38 AM
Hi,
I've seen similar symptoms in a system where the BIOS battery went dead. If it is the disk type, replace it and see what happens. If it is the old infernal soldered in rechargeable, replace it if you feel confident, find someone to do t for you, or get a new mobo.
I keep an old DOS 3.? boot disk around. If you have such a beast, try a simple system: mobo, CPU, memory, video card, and floppy. You should follow jahcs' suggestions before powering up. If nothing else, this gives you the chance to divide the possible problem areas. If the simple system works, add back one item at a time until either the system fails indicating where the problem is, or until the system is complete. If the simple system croaks, try swapping the parts into a similar system (if you have one).
That's about all the help I can think of off the top of my head.
--Pete
I've seen similar symptoms in a system where the BIOS battery went dead. If it is the disk type, replace it and see what happens. If it is the old infernal soldered in rechargeable, replace it if you feel confident, find someone to do t for you, or get a new mobo.
I keep an old DOS 3.? boot disk around. If you have such a beast, try a simple system: mobo, CPU, memory, video card, and floppy. You should follow jahcs' suggestions before powering up. If nothing else, this gives you the chance to divide the possible problem areas. If the simple system works, add back one item at a time until either the system fails indicating where the problem is, or until the system is complete. If the simple system croaks, try swapping the parts into a similar system (if you have one).
That's about all the help I can think of off the top of my head.
--Pete
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