Originally Posted by
kedawa
A few observations:
The cdrom light has nothing to do with the system booting. That's just part of the cdroms own internal startup sequence.
Reinstalling software won't fix a hardware problem, which this apparently is.
There's probably a CR2032 battery, about the size of a nickel, somewhere on the mobo that needs to be replaced.
You should also reset the cmos when you change the battery. This is usually done by changing a jumper, cycling power, and then changing the jumper back t the way it was, but the pocess varies depending on the mobo.
Double check that everything connected too the mobo is properly seated and making good contact.
Set your BIOS to default or failsafe settings if you still have problems.
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