-=PCTechTalk=- Re: help with old computer
- From: "Jo Ann W." <HILLFARM3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:28:31 -0400
Thank you Trevnal, Glen and Troth. I have got lots of good advice and things
to try from all of you. Now what I need is time to work on the box, which I
won't have until the first of the week. Will try a lot of these things then
and let you know what happens. I have bought a new CMOS battery.
Jo Ann
> Jo Ann,
>
> I finally fond the motherboard for you and here is a link to some
downloads
> for the manual etc!!
>
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=TX97&Type=Latest
>
> If you wish to check information when you boot the PC press the pause /
> break key at any time ,and the boot process stops, so you can read what is
> on screen.
>
> A good way to check if it boots okay etc, would be to detach all the items
> plugged into the board, all the PCI cards, but not the graphics one and
all
> hard drives, CD ROM's and the floppy. Then you can see what is happening,
> and slowly replace each item in turn.
>
> It will take a while, but you will be able to see if anything is causing a
> problem. Then you can try to work out if it is a damaged lead, or piece
of
> hardware.
>
> Hopefully with the downloads etc you should start to get some where. If
you
> can get into the bios once you know how to, you can make notes of what
> settings are in the bios, and then you can set them back, when you either
> update the bios and or replace the battery too.
>
> Hope this helps you out a bit,
>
> Trevnal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Ann W." <HILLFARM3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
>
> Glen,
> Have looked inside the case with a flashlight. My eyes are not what they
> used to be. Here's what I can see. It is an ASUS motherboard. There are
big
> letters in the center that say TX97. Found what may be the BIOS chip, says
> AWARD software 1995. Will try to boot it later and see what I can read
> quickly.I doubt booting several times in a row, as it often doesn't want
to
> boot at all. I see the CMOS battery. I can replace it, but don't you lose
> all the CMOS settings when you do that? The guy I got it from said he
built
> it. Said it has a 200 MMX, I think CPU. It has three memory slots that are
> full, but I can't tell what kind of RAM it is. It doesn't look like the
real
> old kind. My hubby is sick right now, so my time is limited. Will try to
> boot it again and see what I can learn in the next few days. My weekend is
> really full.
> Jo Ann
>
>
> > Jo Ann,
> > You need to get into bios. Del or F2 key will get you
> > there(usually).
> >
> > Being an older computer the first thing I would do is
> > crack open the case get all the motherboard info
> > possible. Any writing on the motherboard that will
> > help identify it. Find the CMOS litium battery and
> > replace it.
> >
> > Find the Bios Brand(usually Phoenix or Award) and
> > version number.
> >
> > Write all this down.
> >
> > Then pass it on to us. Hopefully we can knock our
> > heads together and dig up some more info.
> >
> > This will be a great learning experience...
> >
> > Glen
> >
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