Reset cmos? again and again.....

[Superlax22]

i put my computer together this summer, and brought it up to school with me - ran just fine until a few months ago...

first the cd drive stopped working, and wont read cd's (only write)
then one time i went to turn it on - it powered up just fine, but there was no booting sequence.

no way to get to bios, it was just running...

i moved the jumper on my motherboard to reset the CMOS which was successful.

now i am getting into this problem like 2 times a month, while moving the jumper only works sometimes....

i like to be self sufficient, but there are obviously problems that are going over my head

any help would be greatly appreciated.



i just got f'd over because i need to access a lab i spent all night writing! :disgust:
- at least my lab professor is understanding and is allowing me an extension.

Thanks in advance




ps - the rig in my profile isnt current, but i cant change it at the moment

 

[loup garou]

It would help if you listed the model of motherboard as well as other components.

My first guess would be to try booting with that cd writer removed, though.
And my second guess would be to replace your CMOS battery.

 

[Superlax22]

yea, sorry -

its an Asus A7N8X deluxe

- would replacing the battery really matter after such a relatively short time?

i have never removed it when resetting the CMOS

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Superlax22
yea, sorry -

its an Asus A7N8X deluxe

- would replacing the battery really matter after such a relatively short time?

i have never removed it when resetting the CMOS

It shouldn't usually, but sometimes they just drain. So have you tried booting without that cdrom drive installed?

 

[Superlax22]

No, i havent tried without the cd-rom drive.

i will try that asap - for now i have to go to the lab for which i am lab-reportless.

ill be sure to give it a try at around 1-2 when i get back.

Thanks.

 

[Delorian]

It definitely sounds like a dead or low CMOS Battery Problem. You might try to replace it, could be a very cheap/easy way to fix your problem. Have you left the computer running with the clear CMOS jumper shorted? It is possible that some boards will be damaged by doing this. A good rule of thumb is only to use that jumper as a diagnostic/last resort method. Checking Asus tech support faqs/emailing them couldn't hurt either, it's always possible someone else has had this problem as well and Asus may know a fix.

 

[Superlax22]

i dont think its permenantly messed up - like i said before it has happened quite a few times.

it seems to be the only fix for the problem, but i dont think it has ever been turned on while in the reset position.

ill keep working on it.