Solved: Still "Checking NVRAM"...

almightybob7 · 08-Jun-2006, 03:31 PM #1

Ok, I recently booted up my computer, after a couple months of being turned off. When I turned it on the first time it worked, and botted fine. then i shut off my computer and when I came back and turned it on, my system hung at "checking NVRAM". I left it for a while but when i came back, it was still in the same place. I was wondering what caused this and how I could fix it. If you need any more info, just tell me.

almightybob7 · 08-Jun-2006, 04:47 PM #2

ok i figured this out. I just switched the IDE cables, and it worked, but now I have another problem: none of my drives are being detected in my BIOS. can anyone help me with this?

~Candy~ · 08-Jun-2006, 04:49 PM #3

Check the cables again.

almightybob7 · 08-Jun-2006, 04:53 PM #4

that was my first idea, so i tried that, and it still doesn't detect them. I tried it with different cables too, and that also didn't work.

Rumpo-Stiltskin · 08-Jun-2006, 04:57 PM #5

Popular suggestion today.......
You should change the motherboard battery.
It'll be drained after refreshing the CMOS for all that time without mains power.

Not saying that it's a solution to the primary problem you're experiencing.

almightybob7 · 08-Jun-2006, 05:07 PM #6

yeah i just cleared the CMOS and it says that the battery is low, so i probably should change it

~Candy~ · 08-Jun-2006, 05:12 PM #7

Even without a cmos battery, with the computer powered up, the bios should still see the hard drives........it will just 'forget' them after a shutdown....and lose time and date.....but, still should function normally without one.

almightybob7 · 08-Jun-2006, 07:24 PM #8

oh.

MysticEyes · 09-Jun-2006, 01:48 PM #9

Try re-seating the memory and running a memtest.

http://www.memtest86.com/

almightybob7 · 09-Jun-2006, 04:09 PM **#10**

ok.

This is just a hunch, but do you think that upgrading the BIOS would solve the problem?

Rumpo-Stiltskin · 09-Jun-2006, 04:17 PM **#11**

No reason why it should.
BIOS updates are generally to make corrections or add vital functionality, but not to cure running problems.

almightybob7 · 09-Jun-2006, 04:36 PM **#12**

oh. wasn't sure about that.

~Candy~ · 09-Jun-2006, 05:19 PM **#13**

And just to back up what was said with the bios update....NEVER do one that doesn't address your specific problem.

The newest isn't always the 'bestest'

almightybob7 · 09-Jun-2006, 05:55 PM **#14**

Yeah i wasn't planning on performing one, i was just curious about whether it would do me any good or not

almightybob7 · 10-Jun-2006, 08:28 AM **#15**

on average, how long does a meory test take, and will it stop on its own? ive been running one on my computer for over 16 hours now and i havent got any errors

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