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I'm not exactly a computer n00b, but emphasis is on software. I have a hardware cert, but it was years ago and didn't even include info about USB drives. :shock:
Anywho, I just booted up my desktop computer for the first time in 18 months. It's been in storage (NOT climate controlled) that long. Well, the damn thing won't boot up and I get an error that says my BIOS isn't ACPI compatible. Which is odd, since the motherboard actually SAYS ACPI on it. Not to mention that it was running just fine prior to putting it in storage.
The only thing that has changed is that I bought a new power cord since I lost mine somewhere along the way.
So, after a few reboots and fiddling around in the BIOS, I took out the hard drive and put it in an external case. I can access it just fine. I didn't boot off of it, but the data is intact and accessible.
Before I spend a bunch of time and money on this, I just thought I'd toss this out there to see if others possibly agreed that I probably need a new motherboard?
Anywho, I just booted up my desktop computer for the first time in 18 months. It's been in storage (NOT climate controlled) that long. Well, the damn thing won't boot up and I get an error that says my BIOS isn't ACPI compatible. Which is odd, since the motherboard actually SAYS ACPI on it. Not to mention that it was running just fine prior to putting it in storage.
The only thing that has changed is that I bought a new power cord since I lost mine somewhere along the way.
So, after a few reboots and fiddling around in the BIOS, I took out the hard drive and put it in an external case. I can access it just fine. I didn't boot off of it, but the data is intact and accessible.
Before I spend a bunch of time and money on this, I just thought I'd toss this out there to see if others possibly agreed that I probably need a new motherboard?