Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - [SOLVED] Computer boots to motherboard, but won't boot to HDD or CD.

**karusho** · 08-26-2007, 11:17 PM

Hmm... It seems to have been a CMOS error. I accidentally popped out the battery, and after popping it back in, it works.

But I'm doing a fresh wipe anyway, as it is riddled with viruses that I'm too lazy to manually clean.

08-26-2007, 11:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,217 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: Computer boots to motherboard, but won't boot to HDD or CD. Hmm... It seems to have been a CMOS error. I accidentally popped out the battery, and after popping it back in, it works. But I'm doing a fresh wipe anyway, as it is riddled with viruses that I'm too lazy to manually clean. __________________ Laptop Specs: Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E dual-booting Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Last edited by karusho; 08-26-2007 at 11:19 PM.