I had to turn the power off at the mains in order to change a light fitting. After the first outage the PC would not boot initially but then did fire up. After the second & last outage it will not start.The power light on the front of the case is blinking but will not boot. I have tested the socket, disconnested all leads into the PC and tried it in a different outlet bypassing the power surge protector but still will not start. The model is from Oct 2004, an 2 "Axis Dominator" running on an MSI K8N Neo2 Motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor
First off: Protection is important and the ONLY way to go is with a UPS (Battery backup protector). These devices allow the computer to SLOWLEY close down and protect the motherboard and hard drives. Simple bar protectors are of little to no use whatsoever. As for the Start UP; the Boot Sector on the Hard Drive has been compromised. If you attempted to start with the F8 key when you started up the computer and failed to Boot in the Safe Mode, you definitely lost the operating system.
You can try to do a Restore, but that may not be effective.
When a Computer starts, there is usually a Beep (called a Post) and one Beep indicates the motherboard is active. Several beeps indicate a mal-function of the motherboard and it was damaged. In some cases, the Memory (RAM) can be damaged from electrical surge, and thus the computer will not start and the monitor will not be active. Do not touch the internal leads as they are not the problem. In closing, a CPU is very sensitive to power surge and the CPU in some cases can be defective. All in all, with so may options or repair issues; only a professional has the equipment to search for the solution. Good luck: [email protected]
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Coin-shaped batteries on most motherboards should be CR2032. Make sure it is properly installed and + is up. IF you have a multimeter or you have a friend who has a multimeter, remove the battery and check the voltage. It should read 3.0 volts when fully charged. If it reads 1.8 volts or higher is probably OK. Be very careful installing and removing coin-shaped batteries. Most of the battery holders i have seen for these batteries are quite fragile and easily broken. I ease these batteries into the holder with the aid of "tweaker" (small screw driver).
here is a video, you can see how to remove the battery or bypass bios password.
SOURCE: My 5 year old Axis 64 Dominator (AMD 64 3500+ is
If it is getting very slow at booting up and doing everything it is well worth wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system. Your performance should then be the same as it was when new.
If it is only slow at running the latest graphic-intensive games you should upgrade hardware. Processor, video card, and faster ram will give you the best improvements there.
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Selecting your Motherboard is the most critical. CPU is Last except for Dual Core. If you are on a Budget, I have a rule of thumb: $100 for Motherboard, $100 for CPU, $75 for Hard Drive and $75 for Memory. Reccomend: NewEgg.com - Asus MB, Min 2.8mhz CPU, Ram over 4 can be a waste unless you are a power user. RAM wont help speed too much more, and a Seagate HD SATA 3.0 a Gig is plenty. Dont use your old hard drive except for the backup. Always be able to go back to your old system until you are done. Hansel and Gretel Rule !
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