boot problems

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After a power outage last night, I am unable to boot.
SETUP is either unable to read harddrive to obtain
settings or loses the user input information for those
settings. So I might have a CMOS battery problem, is my
thinking??? I got a shock from the wiring for the power
plug on the back of the harddrive, so there is also a
possible wiring problem. Has anybody experienced this
problem or similar and does anybody have any suggestions.
THANKS in advance......

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

HI,
It turned out to be a bad battery in my CMOS. The shock
was from touching the end of 2 wires at the junction. All
is well now. Thx
>-----Original Message-----
>Kent,
>
>Sorry I can't be of more help, but if you're getting
shocks from the inside
>of your PC, I recommend you get it checked out by a
qualified professional.
>It's not worth playing around with... I've never had a
shock from inside a
>PC, and I think this *might* point to power supply
problems.
>
>Our office has just lost a number of electrical
appliances due to a large
>surge following a power cut last week.
>It could be your BIOS chip got fried - same thing
happened to me once - had
>to replace Mothrboard and processor to fix it.
>
>Depending on your motherboard/bios manufacturer, you
might hear 'beep'
>signals ... the number and duration of the beeps can help
diagnose the fault
>more precisely.
>Each manufacturer differs though, so try their websites?
>
>Hope this helps a little...
>
>Jeff.
>
>"Kent" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:21caf01c45ae5$3f846b70$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> After a power outage last night, I am unable to boot.
>> SETUP is either unable to read harddrive to obtain
>> settings or loses the user input information for those
>> settings. So I might have a CMOS battery problem, is my
>> thinking??? I got a shock from the wiring for the power
>> plug on the back of the harddrive, so there is also a
>> possible wiring problem. Has anybody experienced this
>> problem or similar and does anybody have any
suggestions.
>> THANKS in advance......
>
>
>.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Well I didn't know that ... glad you got it fixed ;-)

"Kent" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:229d901c45d57$f2192a90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I am certified A+ and MCP
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Kent,
> >
> >Sorry I can't be of more help, but if you're getting
> shocks from the inside
> >of your PC, I recommend you get it checked out by a
> qualified professional.
> >It's not worth playing around with... I've never had a
> shock from inside a
> >PC, and I think this *might* point to power supply
> problems.
> >
> >Our office has just lost a number of electrical
> appliances due to a large
> >surge following a power cut last week.
> >It could be your BIOS chip got fried - same thing
> happened to me once - had
> >to replace Mothrboard and processor to fix it.
> >
> >Depending on your motherboard/bios manufacturer, you
> might hear 'beep'
> >signals ... the number and duration of the beeps can help
> diagnose the fault
> >more precisely.
> >Each manufacturer differs though, so try their websites?
> >
> >Hope this helps a little...
> >
> >Jeff.
> >
> >"Kent" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:21caf01c45ae5$3f846b70$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> After a power outage last night, I am unable to boot.
> >> SETUP is either unable to read harddrive to obtain
> >> settings or loses the user input information for those
> >> settings. So I might have a CMOS battery problem, is my
> >> thinking??? I got a shock from the wiring for the power
> >> plug on the back of the harddrive, so there is also a
> >> possible wiring problem. Has anybody experienced this
> >> problem or similar and does anybody have any
> suggestions.
> >> THANKS in advance......
> >
> >
> >.
> >