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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 9, 2006 8:52:56 GMT -5
i've been getting an alert when i reboot my computer. the message is ALERT! SYSTEM BATTERY IS LOW STRIKE THE F-1 KEY TO CONTINUE, F-2 KEY TO RUN SETUP UTILITY... anyone ever get this message before? hell i didnt even know they had a battery. what setup can i change to correct this problem? any help would be highly appreciated. i went into the setup yesterday and changes a power mode setting but it didnt help. i guess i could just keep it on all the time, i ussually shut it down nightly. i never had this problem with any of my computers before. help  . |
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Post by eshoremd on Jan 9, 2006 14:02:00 GMT -5
you didnt know there was a battery?  why do you think its so heavy? theres a car battery in the tower you need to replace.  sorry i cant help ya. but does anyone know why my cd tray wont come out anymore? |
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Post by tailnbone on Jan 9, 2006 14:10:27 GMT -5
but does anyone know why my cd tray wont come out anymore? You didn't mistakingly load a pancake in there instead of a disc now did ya? Or maybe that was a burger patty......lol Just kidding. Does the cd-rom light flash at all when trying to open? It's probably a plastic tooth broke off one of the gears or something along that line thats jamming the gears. Everythings made out of plastic these days and it just doesn't hold up if used alot. Also, if there is a small hole located next to the eject button, straighten out one end of a paper clip and insert it in the hole. Firmly push inward, the cd tray should pop out. |
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Post by tailnbone on Jan 9, 2006 16:28:04 GMT -5
Freedom, Go into the help file on your puter and click on the index tab. Type in "alarms for low batteries", click on display. That will step you through configuring UPS setting. Don't know if you tried that already or not. If that don't work you can always do this.  |
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 9, 2006 17:55:35 GMT -5
i'm assuming the uniteruptable power supply ups is a sort of backup battery you would buy in case of power loss?? i'm wondering since i have no ups why it suddenly started giving me this message. now i find out i cant figure out a computer but dont even know what kind of acorn that is  i went in there and basically it is telling me i have no ups . i'll look into it more, but i dont like messing with the settings too much at a time, that could lead to "what the hell did i do now ", much worse than just pushing f1 and going on. i'm wondering if my 6 pack outlet is going bad? other than that its working fine. maybe just leave it on from now on. |
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Post by penaltybox on Jan 9, 2006 19:34:04 GMT -5
Sounds to me like you system battery may be getting low. This is the internal battery that keeps your clock running and saves your BIOS settings when you power down the computer. This battery should be located on the motherboard inside of your computer and is relatively easy to replace. It's nothing more than a large watch, or calculator battery about the size of a nickel. You may be able to change this warning message under power options in Control Panel. Then look for an Alarm tab. Hope this helps.
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Post by eshoremd on Jan 10, 2006 6:23:30 GMT -5
my "disc in active" light stays on all the time. i dont see any hole but toik the button off and pressed the button inside. nothing. i use to be able to hold the button down for a few sec. and out the tray would come. i need to install my program for my new leaf river cam and cant.
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Post by eshoremd on Jan 10, 2006 6:29:10 GMT -5
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Post by Rock Chuck on Jan 10, 2006 7:44:45 GMT -5
Yes, all computers have a battery. It's what keeps your clock set. I've never changed one, though, so I don't know how it's done. A little googling should come up with an answer.
Dick
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 10, 2006 9:58:01 GMT -5
thanks everyone for all the info. i'll have to check out on dell.com exactly what to do. of coarse my puter is neatly packed in one of those little slots, this should be fun. i've had them open before so i do know its no biggy. just gotta find where it is and the type to buy. thanks again.
hey Todd, quit hijacking my damn thread lol
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 10, 2006 23:02:04 GMT -5
just to update this, taken directly from dell "Alert!! System battery voltage low" error message is displayed on a Dell™ Dimension™ 8300 computer. Step Performed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. This is caused by the grounding protection of certain surge protectors. A Dell Dimension 5000, 8200, 8250, 8300, or XPS system connected to a surge protector may display the following error message during POST: Alert!! System battery voltage low This is caused by the grounding protection of certain surge protectors. This has been seen mainly with the Belkin Surge Master power strip but other surge protectors are known to cause this same error message. This is caused by the grounding protection of certain surge protectors. 2. Bypass the surge protector. Bypass the surge protector, or try one of the other outlets on the surge protector to see if the error message goes away. If bypassing the surge protector is not preferred, then the use of a UPS backup can also reduce the possibility of receiving the error message. the computer is fairly new, i kept wondering why the battery would go bad so fast. the old computer upstairs still has the original battery and i have no problems with it. i'm gonna try plugging into another outlet in the strip first, really dont like the idea of bypassing the circuit breaker. if that doesnt work i will go ahead and change the battery in it, or get a different strip brand . hopefully this will do it, thanks for all the help though. i'm gonna go ahead and look at how to change the battery while i am on their site. |
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