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pookie.bear · 04-04-07, 01:32 AM

My friend had her computer in storage for over a year. The storage was not climate controlled.

I brought it out of storage and tried to start it up after hooking up monitor, mouse, and keyboard. The monitor does not display any image. I opened the case. All fans work including the cpu fan. All lights come on. However there is a blinking red light on the mobo. Any idea what this light is telling me? Is the mobo fried? Please help. This is a Gateway 510. And the location of the storage was Houston, TX.

beaver_detector · 07-04-07, 02:56 AM

bios battery ! remove the bios battery,then remove power lead,hold power button on for 10 seconds....put battery back in,put power lead in then press the power up button.....or if you powered up with out a surge protection socket then the power supply has died

....but don't worry they ain't that expensive

firstcomp · 04-04-09, 06:42 PM

I would be so refreshing if once in a while the answer in a forum would be complete. This answer could have been more complete by stating where the bios battery is located.

Smurf · 04-04-09, 11:22 PM

Check Ram and clean ram slots with a little fine brush as dust can stop it functioning properly and reset Cmos. Could also be a faulty graphics card. Worth trying another graphics card aswell.

cockneysean · 09-04-09, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beaver_detector

bios battery ! remove the bios battery,then remove power lead,hold power button on for 10 seconds....put battery back in,put power lead in then press the power up button.....or if you powered up with out a surge protection socket then the power supply has died

....but don't worry they ain't that expensive

You don't need to remove the battery.

Find the jumper pins located closest to the buios battery, you cant miss it, its like a big watch battery.

Short the two pins with a screwdriver or something and turn power on. BIOS will now be reset.

The PSU is not dead if there is a red light on the mobo.

And PSU's ARE indeed expensive. If you buy properly. Don't buy crappy #10 PSU's for your system. They explode and kill motherboards.

waqasahmed · 10-04-09, 02:03 AM

wait you guys do all know your replying to a 2 year old thread?

cockneysean · 10-04-09, 02:31 AM

Oh is this part of the forum not very active?

waqasahmed · 10-04-09, 10:44 AM

Actually it is relatively active

04-04-07, 01:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
pookie.bear Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	blinking red light on mobo My friend had her computer in storage for over a year. The storage was not climate controlled. I brought it out of storage and tried to start it up after hooking up monitor, mouse, and keyboard. The monitor does not display any image. I opened the case. All fans work including the cpu fan. All lights come on. However there is a blinking red light on the mobo. Any idea what this light is telling me? Is the mobo fried? Please help. This is a Gateway 510. And the location of the storage was Houston, TX.

07-04-07, 02:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
beaver_detector over-clocker king Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: tech land Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: blinking red light on mobo bios battery ! remove the bios battery,then remove power lead,hold power button on for 10 seconds....put battery back in,put power lead in then press the power up button.....or if you powered up with out a surge protection socket then the power supply has died ....but don't worry they ain't that expensive

04-04-09, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
firstcomp Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: blinking red light on mobo I would be so refreshing if once in a while the answer in a forum would be complete. This answer could have been more complete by stating where the bios battery is located.

04-04-09, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Smurf Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,220 Thanks: 131 Thanked 179 Times in 164 Posts	Re: blinking red light on mobo Check Ram and clean ram slots with a little fine brush as dust can stop it functioning properly and reset Cmos. Could also be a faulty graphics card. Worth trying another graphics card aswell.

10-04-09, 02:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Re: blinking red light on mobo wait you guys do all know your replying to a 2 year old thread?

10-04-09, 02:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: blinking red light on mobo Oh is this part of the forum not very active?

10-04-09, 10:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Re: blinking red light on mobo Actually it is relatively active

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