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I have already tried changing the RAM, and reseating the GPU. Everything lights up, fans, keyboard, mouse, ethernet. However I cannot get anything but a grey display and 5 beeps indicating the battery is low, I changed it 3 times all 3 times with brand new batteries and it has not worked once. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
5 beeps typically means there is a problem with the CMOS battery itself. Remove the battery (not the CMOS) and the AC Adapter and press and hold the power button for 25-30 seconds, then after that plug the computer back in and try to power it up. This might work, but if not try a different CMOS battery instead. If all that does not work this problem is out of my hands.
Hi @zacharyflint , Try clearing the CMOS settings in case the settings became corrupted when you changed the battery. Apologies if you’ve already tried this - you didn’t say.
You may have put the battery up side down? With the power off and AC cord unplugged, look around the battery area. You may have knocked a wire off its’ connector (maybe unseated a plug: re-seat any in the area.) You may need to boot into your BIOS setup and select hard drive, etc., but don’t forget to save before exiting.
Just a thought, do you have the correct battery model? It doesn’t matter who made the battery, but it MUST be the correct model in a number of systems. Also, I hope you had the system power cord unplugged when you changed the battery. Once the battery is removed, the BIOS automatically resets to the default values. Any customized settings that may have been needed to properly boot the system were lost. I’m guessing you didn’t record the settings before the battery was removed? You will now have to enter the BIOS & run thru each & every setting & correct them as needed.
If you have tried everything then it could be a bad motherboard. Check the motherboard capacitors and make sure they are not swollen up. The top of the capacitors should be flat.
