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Reboot only after removing CMOS Battery

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by paco2419

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My computer shuts down normally, but when I try to start it up again it will not. I have to remove the cmos battery and then replace it. Then I turn the power switch on and the computer starts up.

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by donmars

You gotta tell us what type of computer, operating system, cpu, how much memory, hard drive size... at least! I would offer an educated guess that some bios setting in your CMOS is not correct or... the chip is defective. Maybe something to do with power management. Go into BIOS setup and check settings.

by thechas

I have seen this symptom on a number of Socket A motherboards.

The answer has been to manually set the CPU FSB and multiplier in BIOS settings.

This can also happen if some of your plug-in cards do not get along with your motherboard.

Chas

by ben_kent_uk

try replacing the CMOS battery. Its a cheap and easy thing to try and has worked for me in the past.

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