CMOS

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  1. O

    Question Laptop won't turn on (Asus s410ua)

    I'm using my laptop for more than 2 years now. My laptop came with 128GB ssd and 1TB HDD. 128GB ssd was too low for me , so recently decide to change it to 500GB SSD. 1st attched photo was my Previous SSD and 2nd one is the new one. After removing the old and intslled my new SSD, I went back to...
  2. Tcolbydc

    [SOLVED] PLEASE HELP! I'm stumped.

    I built a new build for a friend that was working perfectly fine for a few days until I got to factory resetting it to give it away. I7 9700kf intel Cooler master 240mm aio Gtx 1060 6gb asus strix 16gb 3200mhz g skill Ballistix 250gb samsung evo 840 2tb Seagate hdd 16gb intel optane memory...
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    Question Low FPS after clearing cmos

    Hi, so currently i play valorant and I'm having an fps problem, before i had to clear my cmos my fps in valorant would hover around in the 150-250 fps mark and after clearing my cmos it's dropped to 80-150 fps. I had to clear cmos because i accidentally applied "Game Mode" in Ryzen master and...
  4. A

    Question Is there a problem with my motherboard or a misconfigured setting?

    My second ram slot doesn't seem to work. When I have a RAM stick in it it starts, boots Windows up, then when I start to play a game, or do something, I get a bsod, or just a blank deep blue screen or it just freezes entirely. After that I have to manually power it down, by pressing the power...
  5. K

    [SOLVED] Help! PC Wont post after trying to memtest individual stick of RAM

    Hi All, Due to some instability issues like failure in prime95 tests and random freeze reboots in my pc build which was working fine for the past 1 year, I decided to rule out my RAM by doing a Memtest. I tested them together passed Memtest86 and HCI Memtest with no issues. Then I tested one...
  6. Nihal Rajput

    Question PC DOES NOT START UNTIL CMOS RESET

    My PC is working fine until I remove power cord from wall socket. If power is disconnected then pc does not boot all fans will be spinning but no signal on monitor and when I reset CMOS it will start normally after bios reset. Please help what can be resolve the issue.
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    Question Sony Vaio no POST with keyboard lights on?

    Hello, I have an ancient Sony Vaio laptop (PCG-7Y2L) that refuses to post. It doesn’t have a battery and nor do I intend to spend 115$ on eBay for a new battery. No, 115$ is not a typo. However, I’m afraid the lack of battery might be why it’s not posting. All that happens when I hit the power...
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    Question x570 Aorus Master stuck on blinking clear cmos

    Hi, up until yesterday I was perfectly fine with my system (listed below) doing stuff as always. While I was playing a game system just shut down completely no sign of life even on/off button led on mobo (which stays lit while the system is turned off) was gone. I tried to restart nothing...
  9. Bobo123

    [SOLVED] I Need help pls

    Hi everyone. Sorry if i make some errors writing but english is not my mother tongue. i bought a lenovo legion t530-28icb used on the internet with only the motherboard , i5 8400 and a stick of ram 8gb 2666 ramaxel. bought a new psu Antec 600w and a new fan for the cpu And the computer was...
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    [SOLVED] How to undo BIOS update

    Hi. So I updated my BIOS of my Gigabyte Gaming 3 MOBO. I updated it through the app center (Gigabyte's App). Then when I restarted my PC, the screen just stuck at the booting logo. I can't even enter BIOS. I keep pressing F12 to open the Boot Menu but nothing happens. Other keys are not working...
  11. Gincal

    Question Can only access Intel Rapid Storage Technology

    Got myself an ASUS ROG G20AJ with Windows 10. A while back it stopped booting, the cpu fans would start and instantly stop. A friend of mine suggested that sometimes, when he was cleaning his components, he had to reset the BIOS battery, so he came over, we opened it all up and did that it...
  12. pradeepkr1303

    [SOLVED] Pc fan running. But no display.

    Hi, I'm using ASUS m4a88t-m motherboard. While I was cleaning the CPU, I removed the CMOS battery and then I re-plugged it in. After that my pc was not booting. Only CPU fan runs, but no display on monitor and no power for keyboard and mouse. As I surfed google, it seems that pc can start...
  13. System32_76

    [SOLVED] CSM Settings In BIOS Keep Resetting

    Hello! Whenever I start up my computer, the settings under CSM (Compatibility Support Module) under my BIOS keep resetting back to "Legacy Only" even though I manually set CSM to be disabled. View: https://imgur.com/CJjIp61 I replaced the CMOS battery that came with the motherboard with a...
  14. J

    [SOLVED] Black Screen after Disabling Intel Display Driver

    I have an Alienware Aurora R7 I was trying to fix an issue with my NVIDIA control panel not recognizing my GTX 1080. So while messing around (like an idiot) I disabled the Intel Driver instead of the GTX 1080 driver. Instantly my screen went black, and an orange light is on instead of blue on...
  15. J

    [SOLVED] Replaced my RAM and no display

    Hi all, I have an MSI mag z390 tomahawk motherboard. I swapped out my hyperx fury 2x8GB RAM with some Patriot Viper steel 2x8GB 4400Mhz RAM and my screens are showing that there is no signal, and my keyboard isn’t lighting up. I have tried moving the RAM into different slots, removing the...
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    [SOLVED] I opened bios and suddenly my EZ LED CPU debug light is on

    I just wanted to check if my CPU is overclocked or not, when i checked it's not OC'ed. And when i wants to exit from bios, suddenly my monitor is black and i checked my motherboard. The EZ LED CPU Debug is on. I've tried to reset CMOS and it worked, the PC can boot now and everything is great...
  17. K

    Question I cleared CMOS by removing battery and replacing it, and now I can’t connect to the internet

    So I went into BIOS to turn the RGB to off, and enable XMP profiles, and when I saved the changes and tried to launch into windows, there was no output. So after a while I removed the battery and waited 10 min, and then replaced it. And it cleared CMOS like it’s supposed to do, but when I got...
  18. Wajeh UL Hassan

    Question My PC is stuck on intel desktop board logo?

    Hi !! I have a pc, core i5 3rd gen with intel desktop board. It sticks on motherboards logo. I did each and every technique like i take it out ram(s) cleaned them and then inserted, I took out CPU cleaned it and then inserted, I change harddisk, I changed jumper location, I removed CMOS...
  19. S

    [SOLVED] Need help to identify a MOBO problem

    I suddenly had this error. As you can see the error seems to be within the CMOS. The issue is that i cant interact with the computer, pressing F1 or F2 does nothing. Restarting the computer takes me directly to this screen. I cant enter the BIOS to change de Date/Time from start up or from this...
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    Question How to fix Laptop Black Screen of Death right after CMOS battery replacement

    I was working on repairing my Grandparent's 7 year old Toshiba Satellite laptop so that we could give it to my young cousin. I got the repairs finished when it came time to replace the CMOS battery as it was getting old. I removed the battery and put it back in after some time. I then attempted...
  21. J

    Question Can't replace Acer laptop CMOS battery as... No CMOS battery?! What to do?!

    I have just tried replacing the CMOS battery of an Acer One 14 Z1402 only to discover... there is no CMOS battery! There is in the Z1401 and thus I was fooled when looking online! The owner of the laptop is weighing up the option of getting a new laptop but her savings are limited. So she...
  22. RIVALLLL

    Question MOBO status leds keep switching between CPU and DRAM

    I got a aorus b450 pro with a ryzen 7 3700X and 16gb of corsair vengeance ram. Its been a week that my pc keeps posting super slow and the status leds on the mobo are switching back and forth between cpu and dram before going to the gpu led and then booting the system. This process is kinda...
  23. Ta1vecs

    Question Boot Problem

    Hi guys, My name is Mark and i got a big problem with booting my pc: There is my pc specs MSI B75MA-P45 ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 TURBO-GTX1060-6G Intel® Core™ i5-3450 Processor RAM 16 GB 400 W PSU I got this PC 2 years and back days it works normally So i tried everything, i clear Cmos jumper i...
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    Question Underperforming Ram & Unable to Enable XMP Profile

    I ran a UserBenchmark and discovered that apparently my RAM is "Performing below potential" and that I need to "ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled". For whatever reason, my BIOS is one of those older CMOS menus, with the solid blue backgrounds. I searched through it fairly...
  25. hayaku2

    Question Helping with a system that won't post!

    Hey everyone, So firstly, I thought I was pretty good with computers... until this came along. That is why I am reaching out :) I've put together a build: -Ryzen 5 3600 -Gigabyte Arous B450 I Pro WIFI (Ryzen 3000 compatible sticker on box) -Corsair SF450 Platinum -Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4...
  26. T

    [SOLVED] Pc Boot Mystery

    I built a PC for a friends mother. I am having a strange problem now, and here is how it went. Specs - Ryzen 5 3600 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 2x8 3600MHz Corsair Vengeance Asus Prime B450M-A/CSM EVGA 550W non-modular PSU 500GB WD 2.5 SSD AMD HD 5450/GTX 1660 Super (explained later) All of the...
  27. Roman Levashov

    [SOLVED] [HELP] Computer boots up only after resetting CMOS after thermal paste change

    I've cleaned my PC before but not this thoroughly. It all started with me dusting it. I took out GPU to dust it separately. And later decided to take off heat sink in order to dust the cooler since there was a tone of dust there. After dusting it thoroughly I put the heat sink back on and then...
  28. NonS3nsd

    Question Monitor not diplaying after installing new RAM sticks

    Hello again. So to kick things of i went to buy new RAM sticks (2x8gb) with the supported MHz rate. Now when I installed them with my other 8gb stick my monitor won’t display HDMI or Displayport. Also EZ DEBUG LED CPU is on. What I’ve tried: All dimma slots with all RAM sticks, CMOS reset, basic...
  29. Akram Sidena

    Question CMOS going crazy ?

    I don't know the exact forum on which I should post this issue I have an old laptop (goes back to 11 years ago), I have encountered only a few issues with it along the way, nothing unusual, until a few weeks back. The second I turn on my laptop, there is this "CMOS" error code popping up ...
  30. Zerafiall

    [SOLVED] Help. System wont POST after battery CMOS reset

    HI, I'm having a problem booting my computer now. I was setting up my second/old gaming PC to use as a small home server. I was trying to install Ubuntu on it. During the entire installation process the computer was INCREDIBLY laggy. Most menus would take 3 seconds to load. So I figure step 1...
  31. langless03

    Question Blackscreen after Bios update

    Hi, i have an A320m pro-max, and when i tried to update the bios, it loaded to 100% and then the pc restared. The pc gets power, i can charge my phone when i connect the cable to the pc, but when i turn on the pc it gets blackscreen and nothing happens. The motherboard ports doesn't detect...
  32. E

    Question PC won't start after trying to reset CMOS by pulling out the battery

    Hello. My pc is like 2 years old now. I bought 3200mhz ram and tried enabling the xmp profile #2 which makes it run at it's advertised speed. I've had it running stable for several days with gaming on profile #1 which sets it to 3000mhz. After enabling profile #2 pc didn't even boot into...
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    [SOLVED] New PC Build Boot Looping Issues on Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Motherboard

    I am having issues with my motherboard being in a boot loop and not being able to access BIOS. Every time I have started it, it will run for anywhere from 1 second to 3 minutes until it reboots again. Also, the debug LED turns on for a split second before shutting off, and I can't get the...
  34. milic

    Question Cannot get PC to give power to thr monitor after a weird dark green screen

    Hi guys. So about an hour ago I was gaming, and all of a sudden, a dark green screen with horizontal lines just appeared and at that point, I couldn't do anything. I had tried alt+f4, ctrl+alt+f4, alt+tab and also win+d before realising that the only thing left is to try to shut it off or...
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    [SOLVED] New Setup - System Worked Once but now cannot get into BIOS. Please Help!

    Hello fine citizens of tom's Hardware! After rereading my mobo manual several times, 50+ articles/threads later, I've finally come to you all...defeated...in hopes for any ray of light. System: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB...
  36. J

    [SOLVED] Installed new mobo and cpu required cmos reset?

    I just installed new mobo and cpu so i was wondering if i need to reset my cmos for these kinda changes? old mobo and cpu: Msi b150m bazooka I5-7400 new mobo and cpu: Ryzen 5 2600 AsRock b450m pro4 mATX
  37. A

    [SOLVED] Windows Time is Very Broken (Tried Everything)

    Ok, so this is a bit of a doozy, see this has been plaguing my pc for a year now and I have tried pretty much every conventional solution I could find on the interwebs. My time keeps being moved forwards by 2 hours, sometimes by 4, immediately, no this is not time zones messing up before it used...
  38. O

    [SOLVED] Safe Mode + New GPU Killed My Computer.

    I just bought an RTX 2060s and looked up how to install it. So I uninstalled my current 1060 drivers, restarted and everything works without the drivers. So I downloaded DDU for a full driver reset so I can install the 2060 clean and before I did anything I booted my PC up into Safe Mode through...
  39. D

    [SOLVED] Key board, monitor, and mouse stopped working after BSoD

    Alright, settle in for this. CPU: ryzen 5 3600 MOBO: B450 Tomahawk (not max version) RAM: g.skill 16GB DDR4 3600 Storage: M.2 1TB SSD GPU: GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 XT PSU: corsair 650 80+ gold OS: Windows 10 Ok, I'm building my own PC and all the parts came in and I put everything together and...
  40. R

    [SOLVED] Pc only starts after CMOS clearing!!!

    Hi everyone, The thing is my PC was running normally at night, but the next morning when I turned it on, it began with a boot loop. The CPU cooler fan and the GPU fans started to spin for just 2 seconds, then the PC turned off and tried to start again, doing the same, getting in a boot loop...