PC won't start...sort of.

Virosan · 30 Dec 2018 at 19:36

My PC won't power on, I have to switch it on at the wall and wait for my keyboard lights to turn on then I have to turn it off at the wall and wait until the lights go off on the keyboard, turn it back on at the wall and then it will start but if it doesn't start I need to repeat until it works. When it eventually works it boots to the bios every time. Does anyone know why this is happening?

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freddie64 · 31 Dec 2018 at 08:15

Could just be a dead CMOS battery. With it just booting into bios, you will have to set time and date again and maybe HDD boot priority.
Hope it is this as it's the cheapest fix, should only cost £2.

Welcome to the forums.

Virosan · 31 Dec 2018 at 12:22

Turned out to be a dead CMOS battery, thank you for your help.

freddie64 · 31 Dec 2018 at 15:09

No probs mate. Glad it was a easy/cheap fix for you.