CPU did not reach speed at startup

Redstick · 14th Feb 2008, 01:36 AM

My wife's puter at start up this am opened with the bios error that the CPU did not reach speed.
All I did was reboot and it's working fine now....any reason this should have happened..solutions?
TIA

m0dD3r · 14th Feb 2008, 05:19 AM

Uh, we are gonna need some specs for this "puter." It could have been a one time thing that happened for no reason, or it could be the sign of an underlying problem.

Zenphic · 14th Feb 2008, 05:33 AM

A BIOS update should probably fix it.

Chai · 14th Feb 2008, 08:12 AM

Battery problem?

belikethat · 15th Feb 2008, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Battery problem?

yeah

i have the same problem

low battery, have to manual select the CPU speed everytime i boot and switch off the main plug

Adrian Wong · 20th Feb 2008, 01:37 PM

Sounds like the CMOS battery is dead or dying.

noel_pg3 · 1st May 2008, 12:09 AM

replace the cmos battery. electronic retail stores like RadioShack and Circuit City may have the battery you need for your computer.

14th Feb 2008, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Redstick Newbie Join Date: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	CPU did not reach speed at startup My wife's puter at start up this am opened with the bios error that the CPU did not reach speed. All I did was reboot and it's working fine now....any reason this should have happened..solutions? TIA

14th Feb 2008, 05:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
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14th Feb 2008, 08:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
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14th Feb 2008, 05:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 731 Reputation: 176 Rep Power: 4	A BIOS update should probably fix it.

1st May 2008, 12:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
noel_pg3 Newbie Join Date: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	replace the cmos battery. electronic retail stores like RadioShack and Circuit City may have the battery you need for your computer.