Re: Gateway 300LE Desktop- No Start-up

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On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:28:00 -0700, adam
<adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am assuming the dead CMOS battery has nothing to do with my issue. I am in
the same situation I was in before I replaced the battery: the monitor is
black. There is no way to "enter the BIOS setup" as I can't see what I am
doing. Three short beeps and no monitor picture.



If the black monitor keeps you from entering the BIOS setup. let me
make it clear that you have a hardware problem, not a Windows one.





"JS" wrote:

After you replaced the CMOS battery did you enter the BIOS setup a verify
the settings (which are now most likely at their default settings since the
battery was dead) as they may need to be changed.

JS
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"adam" <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi:

I have not used my Gateway desktop in over a month. I powered-up this
morning and the BIOS screen was the first splaash screen to come up,
asking
me to check the date and time (both were incorrect). I assumed I had a
CMOS
battery issue. This PC was manufactured in 2002. I changed the date and
time
and hit F10 and the computer failed to continue booting or reboot (not
sure
what should have happened). In any event, now I get three short beeps when
the power button is pushed in, with nothing on the monitor. I swapped
monitors, and the same 3 short beeps with the PC power remaining on, but
the
monitor remains black. I reseated the Memory card (256 MB SDRAM) and
reseated
all cables. Same 3 short beeps. The processor is an Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz,
running Win XP Home SP3. I removed the 3V CMOS battery and it read 0 V. I
replaced with a new 3V battery but the 3 short beeps remain. I would
appreciate any further assistance.

Thank you.




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