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PC Won't boot up, verifying DMI pool data?

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  • titewad_2
    titewad_2 Posts: 564 Forumite
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    albertross wrote: »
    So with no drives attached, and without the cmos battery installed, then boot you still get the same error?

    If so, that leaves, ram, motherboard, cpu, and graphics card. In that case, try reseating the ram and graphics card (with all the drives removed).

    Tried everything except booting without cmos battery.A mate found out for me that it is a trojan virus called "yoyo"
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Is it fixed?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Dan:)_7
    Dan:)_7 Posts: 564 Forumite
    try checking the cables to all ide/sata drives... my pc does that ALOT
  • titewad_2
    titewad_2 Posts: 564 Forumite
    100 Posts
    albertross wrote: »
    Is it fixed?

    No mate,not yet.I am slaving her hardrive on another pc at the moment to try and rescue her data,homework,etc then its off to my mate to be formatted (as apparently this yoyo virus embedds itself in the boot sector)and windows reinstalled.
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