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Dell Dimension Solid amber Light but can start it using cmos Reset

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  • Motherboards
  • Dimension
  • CMOS
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October 12, 2014 12:21:47 PM

Well My Dell Dimension c521 started having that Solid amber light issue and so I started testing and everything works as it should however I stil get the solid amber. So I set the PSU switch to off and put the Cmos jumper on reset and push the PSU switch to on and Success! the pc started and ran normally for hours. However every time I turn the PC off In order to restart it I have to reset the CMOS which annoys me because I lose all my settings and My Graphics drivers get resetted back to that Standard VGA Graphics driver from Microsoft. Any Ideas? It all started when I removed and re installed my Proccesor.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
4GB DDR2 SDRAM
AMD Ahtlon 64 x2 5000+ 2.6 Ghz
GTX 580 Super Clocked

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October 13, 2014 5:46:39 AM

Try fitting a new CMOS battery on the motherboard. It's usually a 3v silver coin-type battery, battery code CR2032: http://www.domstechblog.com/signs-of-cmos-battery-failu...

Make sure you fit new one same way up as old one, that is, + side facing up.
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October 13, 2014 12:30:43 PM

The voltage on the battery is at 2.85V does that mean my cmos battery is dead?
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October 13, 2014 1:05:39 PM

Well I replaced the battery but I still have to move the jumper in order to start however now my time stays the same :D  and so my drivers too! Almost There!
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