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Computer not booting - hanging unresponsive at mobo splash screen

AyeJayeAyeJaye Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
The iTunes process wasn't closing so I reset to be able to run it and when the computer turned back on it just hung at the motherboard splash screen (Asus M2N-E), I tried to get into BIOS but the computer becomes completely unresponsive at this screen. I tried to pinpoint the problem, booting with ram/hard drives unplugged (one at a time) and didn't get anywhere. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard. The icing on the cake is that I've got a project due tomorrow, the sole copy of which is on this computer.

Is there anything I can do (even temporary) that would let me get back on for tonight at least?

Thanks in advance.

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  • SeydlitzSeydlitz Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Whip out the hard drive, drop it in another PC as a slave, whip the files you need off it. Fix the PC in the morning. (I'm assuming you have access to another PC if you're writing on the internet.)

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  • AyeJayeAyeJaye Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    It was the CMOS battery.

    Thanks, though, Seydlitz.

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