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Solved: Still "Checking NVRAM"...

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#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.
 
#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.
 
#19 ·
I tried different ribbon cables already, but ill try them again, also, i never thought about checking the power for them, so im gunna try that also.

What hsould be enabled in my BIOS? (I have AMIBIOS) from like 2001

I hope i don't need to buy a new motherboard, because I'm really short on money and don't have a very stable income (I'm only 14, of course)
 
#23 ·
almightybob7 said:
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
That's fine, you can rule out memory as a cause.

Some similiar posts from here.

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-n...-checking-nvram.html?highlight=Checking+NVRAM

http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/178106-solved-pc-not-running-up.html?highlight=Checking+NVRAM

http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/452910-computer-freezes-after-post.html?highlight=Checking+NVRAM

Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any easy fix, here's some Google results:

http://www.google.com/search?q=chec...ient=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
 
#25 ·
:) You need to replace the CMOS battery. While it is true that most newer boards will still boot up with a dead battery, some older boards will not. I have a couple of old DELL machines here that absolutely will hang up with the battery dead or removed. I suggest you invest the $3.00 or so in a new battery a give it a shot. I have also seen strange things like this happen with the keyboard or mouse being loose or not fully inserted.

Good luck.

Kilowatt


:D I'll sit back now and wait on Candy to give me a tongue lashing about the CMOS battery issue.
 
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