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[QUOTE]Originally posted by longjohns
[B]i tried to clear cmos, now it won't power up. i had the computer still plugged in, just powered down, when i did the clear. as soon as the jumper went back into normal position, the thing powered up on it's own, so it had juice without the battery in place. i think this might have helped kill it (confirm / deny??)

So, you had your cmos battery out when you tried to reset the cmos?

It (cmos) runs off the battery to save info about what computer it is installed in and what the user choices are.

This is something worth reading; "The CMOS or Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor is an on-board semiconductor chip. Which requires very low power generated from various types of CMOS batteries which are shown below. This chip is used to store important system information and configuration settings while the computer is off and on."

Try starting fresh. Remove the cmos battery again. Let the machine sit for the time it takes to enjoy dinner and drinks with freinds. Go to Walgreens and buy another battery, take the old one as a sample. When you get home, reinstall the new battery. That should restore default settings for the system.

After you have done that, repost and tell us what has happened.

Oh, one more thing. ALWAYS unplug the power supply before disconnecting, unplugging things from your mobo.

Let us know what happens.