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Title: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: simpreza2 on October 19, 2004, 01:26:39 PM

I was looking at the inside of my gf's computer and when I put it back together it wont boot past the "bios" screen with the energy star logo thing. Did I fry something when I had it open and was looking at it? I grounded myself and was sitting in the chair with my feet flat on the ground.  Any ideas on what to check or what might be fried?

Thanks
Jon

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: merlin_2 on October 19, 2004, 01:31:52 PM

did you knock the graphics card?...you could take the cmos battery out..for five mins..

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: Raptor on October 19, 2004, 01:46:32 PM

It is adviceable not to sit down when working on a PC..

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Standing - It is also very important that you are standing at all times when working on the computer.

Source: What is ESD (http://www.computerhope.com/esd.htm)

The BIOS is the menu you enter when you press the Delete (Or whatever button your system is set to) on startup.

What you are looking at is the POST

Have you touched anything when you were looking inside?  

Why did you look inside? Were you allready experiencing problems?

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: simpreza2 on October 19, 2004, 02:05:03 PM

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It is adviceable not to sit down when working on a PC..


Source: What is ESD (http://www.computerhope.com/esd.htm)

The BIOS is the menu you enter when you press the Delete (Or whatever button your system is set to) on startup.

What you are looking at is the POST

Have you touched anything when you were looking inside?  
 
Why did you look inside? Were you allready experiencing problems?

Thanks for the info.

I did move some cables and proabibly touched somethings while looking around, I dont remember exacly what.  I know I didnt touch the mobo or vid card.

She wants to play the sims 2 on it but it takes 20-30min for it just to load.  So she wants a faster comp. I want to upgrade the ram and cpu but I dodnt know what was in it so I opened it up to check it out.

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: Raptor on October 19, 2004, 02:07:03 PM

Try booting the computer by removing expansion cards until it goes past the POST screen.

Do you hear any beeps?

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: simpreza2 on October 19, 2004, 08:05:32 PM

Ummm...I got the computer to boot correctly. The strange thing is that all I did was take it from my gf's appt. to my house to work on it and when I set it all up, it booted fine.

Thanks for the help and info though.  

Title: Re: Computer stuck on "bios" screen
Post by: Raptor on October 20, 2004, 10:28:28 AM

Maybe a card got loose and setting it down got it connected again..