On Thu Nov 4 23:39 , Sarfaraz Kazi sarzkazi@yahoo.com sent:

process. now when i start the machine, the fans work, hdd works, cd drive works but i don't get any display and no POST,i.e., i'm not getting the single beep on boot. the hdd activity led stays constantly on. indicates some problem with bios. does it has to do anything with the fact that i changed the cmos battery while the system was down?

It is possible that some part of your motherboard is touching the base plate of the cabinet. In such situations the system doesn't boot up. This *could* have happened when you depressed the board to install the new CMOS battery. Try lifting up the board a little with your finger tip. I usually have insulation between the board and base plate. Could be, Could be not, Couldn't say for sure.

Vivek

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