A failure to power up?

[SpellSword]

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A failure to power up?

What spyware and Antivurus scanners do you use? When you are looking at the taskmanager and see 100% CPU usage what Process is doing it?

[SpellSword]

I don't recall any one process being to blame.

At the time I was using CA Internet Security Plus. (Firewall/Anti-Virus/Spyware.)

Since I can't get it to power up, I can't be sure. I remember checking to see which process in the task manger tab was eating up all the CPU and found none of them to be using any large values. I do remember 'System Idle' being 99 one time I checked while the CPU usage was stuck at 100%, but I'm pretty sure that process should be freeing up the CPU usage instead of taking it away.

[Aguiluz]

Re: A failure to power up?

Hmm... About the "pegged at 100%," my old laptop had that problem. It was unusable until a reformat.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A failure to power up?

Yeah, since you cannot start windows have you since tried a clean install?

Or if it wont start at all to even get you in the BIOS have you tried new ram or clearing the CMOS fully

[SpellSword]

No power, doesn't even start to boot.

@Lsdmeasap@Aguiluz

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A failure to power up?

Ya, try that other ram. And no, no need to enter the BIOS to clear the CMOS, here is a how to in post #2 >>>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/bios-flashing-how-qflash-guide-27576/

You can also remove the battery in addition to that method and press in the case power switch for a minute while you are waiting the 20-30 minutes as well to drain any remaining power

[tk9780]

Re: A failure to power up?

Clear the Cmos/Bios on the motherboard, CLR-CMOS either a quick short between two pins or removing a jumper. takes about 2sec remember power off first. You could just takeout and replace the little silver battery