i cant get my comp to start

otahcotahc
edited June 2005 in Hardware
its stuck on "Detecting IDE drives...". I checked the jumpers and my HDD is set on master and my cdrom and burner is set on master and slave. I cannot enter BIOS. Is there a way to fix this without spending money? I tried everything on the forums HELP ASAP PLEASE!

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  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited May 2005
    1) Disconnect the cable to the CDROM and try again.

    2) Clear the CMOS and try again. Press the DEL key to get into BIOS to reset time and date.

    See if that helps.
  • otahcotahc
    edited May 2005
    i tried taking ot my cd rom and burner drives out they didnt work

    and to reset CMOS dont you have to enter BIOS?
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited May 2005
    To reset CMOS.

    Refer to your mobo manual. There is a jumper on the motherboard. There is a plastic cap that covers, or should cover two pins with a third beside it. You move that plastic cap to cover pins 2 and 3 if pins 1 and 2 are covered by default.

    Do it with the PC unplugged from power.

    Leave in the RESET position for 15-30 seconds...move the jumper back.

    Some motherboard simply have a pair of copper pins with no jumper cap. Those two pins must be connected (shorted) to reset the CMOS.

    Again...refer to your MOBO manual for the section on how to reset the BIOS.
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited June 2005
    on even older ones (like the ASUS CUSL2 thats in my server), there are 2 leads (just like all the other millions on the board) that you have to CAREFULLY short to reset the cmos. I think thats a pretty bad setup, but w/e floats Asus's boat...lol?
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