i had a freeze while i had the two 1gb rams in the yellow slots. on the restart that cmos message appeared again. now i will do the steps you told me for the cmos problem and the hard reset. in case another freeze appears i will check the 2 rams in the black slots, and then the 2gb one on each slot.
Sounds good. Keep us updated as you progress. :)
i reseted the bios so the cmos is cleared and did the hard reset on the devices. now i am using all my rams in the slots they used to be. in case of a freeze, i will first check the 2 1gb rams in the black slots and then the 2gb ram in every slot.
hey there again. i had a freeze today. although i reseted the bios so the cmos is cleared, that message about the cmos came up when i restarted my pc after the freeze. what should i do know?
Have you moved the RAM around?
no, i checked my pc with all my rams placed in the slots they used to be, so i can se if it was a ram problem. now i will test the set of 1gb rams in the black slots, and then the 2gb ram in all 4 slots. i will inform you when i do this
hey there. yestarday i had a freeze while the two 1gb rams were placed in the black slots, and today i started checking the 2gb ram and i had a freeze on the first slot. now i am checking it in the second slot
I am doubting it is the RAM at this point. More likely it is a motherboard, CMOS, graphics card, or PSU issue. I suspect the first two given the CMOS error you get. You could try replacing the CMOS battery first since that is a very small expense.
ok i will do that. how can i find the type of my cmos battery and where can i buy it? from stores with electronic stuff or stores that sell pc's?
If you open up the system, you should be able to find the CMOS battery type by removing the battery from the motherboard. Just get the battery model number and visit a local PC store or electronics store. They should have one in stock that suits your needs.
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