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Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2635/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
Typically, when I get back home, I turn the computer on, and go do something else while it boots, so when I come back I can start using it right away.
It doesn't always go right. Somtimes, rarely though, it gets stuck on the BIOS screen. Oh well, nothing severe, rebooting fixes it. But a while ago, it was worse. The first time bad shit started occuring was some day where upon booting, the computer went 'BIOS is corrupted' and reflashed it from its backup BIOS. Okay, if there's a backup it's all good, but this kind of shit isn't a good sign. The BIOS shouldn't corrupt itself out of nowhere. The next day, the computer didn't boot. It was stuck on a black screen with a blinking cursor. I tried rebooting it, but then it didn't even try to do anything. The motherboard had some lights turned on (those seem to be about power phases, there's nothing related to an error code on there), but that was all. Not even the classical startup beep. I started taking it apart to test what was going wrong. After removing the CMOS battery and putting it back, it worked again, so I didn't touch it more. Today, that shit happened again. So I tried taking out the CMOS battery and putting it back, didn't fix it. Tried resetting the CMOS via the reset pins, didn't fix it. I started suspecting other critical components. I removed a RAM stick, and then it came back to life. But when I put that RAM stick back, it still booted. Looks bad (and weird). Maybe the motherboard is dying. But a motherboard defect would also affect general stability, which isn't the case. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
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Member hi im jeda Level: 24 Posts: 105/111 EXP: 73123 Next: 5002 Since: 03-30-14 From: Venezuela Last post: 1633 days ago Last view: 899 days ago |
Oh, that's weird. But for protection, send INMEDIATELLY to a computer's technical. ____________________ imagine still being alive in 202X lol |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2638/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
Fuck no.
Those 'technicals' mostly follow predefined troubleshooting lists for pre-built computer models. This computer is a custom build. And besides they probably charge it ridiculously expensive by abusing the customer's supposed lack of experience. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
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What can I say its.., GOOD LUCK !!!, I wish that all its going to be great and your computer will be fixed ____________________ Working on SM64: A New Adventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVwAPAQdnc https://i.imgur.com/qblZTfb.png |
Anthe |
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Member I have found a basket to put in my SD card reader so I never lose it Level: 66 Posts: 595/1099 EXP: 2443902 Next: 17949 Since: 08-17-12 From: Belgium Last post: 999 days ago Last view: 589 days ago |
I think SB knows how to fix a computer himself :p. I'd buy a new motherboard before shit gets messed up, yes. ____________________ |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2639/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
Lunarius |
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Member > Custom title goes here < Semi-Normal User Level: 40 Posts: 96/335 EXP: 407343 Next: 33966 Since: 11-11-12 From: The United States of America.『アメリカ合衆国。』 Last post: 2957 days ago Last view: 2830 days ago |
Something like this happened to one of my old PCs. The BIOS is corrupted by a file that you have on your computer. It is trying to overwrite an important file from the system. You should find out what it is before it completely corrupts it and gives you the blue screen of death.
Another thing that I most of the time did was press F10 and went to the System to restore the default settings. That worked really good and did it mostly when it stopped working. I'm pretty sure it would be difficult to flash BIOS memory, especially with custom ones like Alienware or HexTech computers. What I do know is that the motherboard doesn't die that quickly. You would've had to spill water or something to make it not function correctly. It could be that you need a new computer. Laptops and PCs that are over 8 years old start to have problems. If you are lucky, problems don't arise until your PC is around 12 years old, that is, if you keep it in good condition. Try this out and see if it helps you. <Silvreus>I am a random person…
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Hiccup |
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Normal user Level: 58 Posts: 118/815 EXP: 1557303 Next: 20243 Since: 09-06-12 Last post: 1922 days ago Last view: 4 days ago |
Is it possible that it is simply overheating? Have you checked that it is dust/dirt free and that the fan/cooling is working? |
aboood40091 |
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Good luck on fixing your computer, but like what 8JeDaYoshi8 said: send INMEDIATELLY to a computer's technical. ____________________ Join the New Mario Team today! Click here to play my new 3D Mario game made in C++ |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2644/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
Posted by Lunarius I don't know what you mean there, the BIOS isn't a file on your HDD. It's stored in a NVRAM chip. I don't think a userland program has enough access to flash it, either. This computer isn't that old, either. I don't remember its age though, but it's below 10 for sure. Posted by Hiccup Don't think so. Unless the CPU cooler wasn't plugged in properly, the computer would atleast boot. I checked and it's plugged correctly. It also doesn't look insanely dirty, although a cleanup wouldn't harm it I guess. Posted by aboood40091 And I direct you to my reply to JeDa. Also, thanks. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
Yosheano |
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Normal user Level: 15 Posts: 38/38 EXP: 15241 Next: 1143 Since: 05-10-13 Last post: 3722 days ago Last view: 2311 days ago |
You probably need a new motherboard. I'm not really a computer hardware expert, but that'd be my guess.
Either that or somehow install a new BIOS (if its even possible). In the worst case scenario you should just salvage the hard drive and buy a new pc. Good luck trying to fix it! |
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Fire Mario DROP TABLE users; Level: 124 Posts: 3085/4661 EXP: 21443157 Next: 393444 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 1580 days ago Last view: 593 days ago |
So it's under 10 years old? A lot of computers have a shitton of problems in their life, and yeah, a tech doesn't know what the hell he's doing 3/4ths of the time. ____________________ a |
Anthe |
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Member I have found a basket to put in my SD card reader so I never lose it Level: 66 Posts: 599/1099 EXP: 2443902 Next: 17949 Since: 08-17-12 From: Belgium Last post: 999 days ago Last view: 589 days ago |
And since we're all techs, we can pretty much all agree we don't know what we're doing 3/4th of the time. ____________________ |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2645/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
New motherboard will be needed if it's a BIOS issue, yeah. Unless I manage to successfully replace the BIOS memory and reflash it etc... hey, it'd be a fun project. I'm not gonna do it until the computer is completely dead, though.
Otherwise, it's probably not an issue in the motherboard itself. I'd be experiencing constant stability issues. But the computer is still as stable as ever. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2647/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
Well uh, thank you for your help and all
I'm not going to do anything while the computer still boots. If it completely dies, I'll try soldering in a new BIOS memory. Will be a fun project, heh. If that fails, I'll just get a new motherboard. Not the first time I meet problems with a PC BIOS. Those are always more or less poorly coded. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
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Member Normal user Level: 34 Posts: 37/248 EXP: 239715 Next: 13936 Since: 08-20-14 Last post: 2282 days ago Last view: 161 days ago |
I remember having that. it may be because you are using it too much it kills the boot.
just shut it down for 1/2 days without touching it and after 1/2 days turn it on and it will work |
Fruit Smasher |
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Member Normal user Level: 43 Posts: 88/415 EXP: 522338 Next: 42708 Since: 07-01-14 Last post: 2600 days ago Last view: 2164 days ago |
mabey something is wrong with your RAM. maybe there isn't enough Random Access Memory (RAM) for your BIOS to respond or to allow the computer to interact.
EDIT: i forgot to tell you. The mother board wont respond if there isn't enough RAM. BIOS is installed in the mother board. sense Bios is part of your mother board... EDIT2: when a BIOS file is corrupted it means data is needed but doesn't come. So maybe there isn't enough of random access memory or CPU. |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2854/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
It'd be weird. Even a very bloated and poorly coded BIOS wouldn't require enough RAM that the 4GB I have would be short.
Well either way, this crapo hasn't been happening in a while. No other issues either. ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 165 Posts: 2946/9047 EXP: 58015697 Next: 919984 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 46 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
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