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    S96J Bios/Power Problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tigerfromsiberia, Aug 9, 2008.

  1. tigerfromsiberia

    tigerfromsiberia Newbie

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    I owned the S96J for 2 years now and I have the following strange problem.

    The laptop would power on if only

    1) there is no battery and
    2) the motherboard/bios battery is detached or detached and reinsterted and
    3) plug in the ac power cord and the computer powers on by ifself

    The power button thus can only turn off the latpop. If I shut it down, I have to redo the above procedure to turn it on.


    Can anyone help?
     
    tigerfromsiberia, Aug 9, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Weird. I don't even want to imagine what you went through to discover this complicated procedure.

    My guess is that the motherboard has gone bad...

    You could try a BIOS update/downgrade, but I have a feeling that won't help much.
     
    E.B.E., Aug 9, 2008
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    Try to replace this little motherboard battery first.
    It can solve the mystery
     
    Oldman, Aug 9, 2008
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    tigerfromsiberia Newbie

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    That is what I am thinking too, but where can I buy the battery, I can't find it on the Asus estore.
     
    tigerfromsiberia, Aug 9, 2008
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Hmm, yeah, that's a good idea. Didn't think of that, sorry.

    What kind of batt is it? Maybe it's standard and you can find it in some store.
     
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    tigerfromsiberia Newbie

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    Unfortunately, replacing the cmos battery did not work. Actually the original battery works just fine, tested with a voltmeter.

    Any other possiblities before having to change the motherboard?
     
    tigerfromsiberia, Aug 13, 2008
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    Did you try BIOS update/downgrade? Also make sure to reset BIOS to defaults, and then do minimal configuration. Other than that, I don't have another idea (but somebody else sure might)
     
    E.B.E., Aug 13, 2008
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  8. Oldman

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    Another suggestion:
    If you use USB powered cooler, disconnect it and try to boot.

    Added: this kind of coin-like lithium battery I usually buy in Radioshack
     
    Oldman, Aug 13, 2008
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    I basically tested the motherboard without anything, and with
    the hard drive and keyboard/touchpad only. Same results, now the power led does not even light up when the computer is on. It seems to be me more like a circuit problem leading to the power source?
     
    tigerfromsiberia, Aug 13, 2008
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    That is also possible, but the symptoms sound more complicated than that.

    Nevertheless, some computers have a power board separate from the motherboard, around 20USD on the ASUS eStore. If yours is like that, you can just try buying and replacing it. But unfortunately, on most computers the power circuitry is on the same PCB as the motherboard...
     
    E.B.E., Aug 14, 2008
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    In addition, it might be a faulty battery.
     
    Oldman, Aug 14, 2008
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    Not faulty battery since I replaced it already. The old battery was also tested and shows 3V as it should be.
     
    tigerfromsiberia, Aug 15, 2008
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