Battery on Ulis Notes https://wolf-u.li/en/tag/battery/ Recent content in Battery on Ulis Notes Hugo -- 0.155.3 en Copyright 2006-CURRENTYEAR Uli Wolf - All rights reserved Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:59:50 +1000 ASRock DeskMini 310: Dead? No LED? No Noise? - Solution! https://wolf-u.li/asrock-deskmini-310-dead-no-led-no-noise-solution/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:59:50 +1000 https://wolf-u.li/asrock-deskmini-310-dead-no-led-no-noise-solution/ <p>I own two <link rel=dns-prefetch href=//www.asrock.com /> <a href="https://www.asrock.com/nettop/Intel/DeskMini%20310%20Series/index.asp" title="AsRock DeskMini 310" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" > AsRock DeskMini 310&nbsp;<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" viewBox="0 -128 512 640"> <path d="M384 320c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v96H64V160h96c17.67 0 32-14.32 32-32s-14.33-32-32-32L64 96c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64V448c0 35.34 28.65 64 64 64h288c35.35 0 64-28.66 64-64v-96C416 334.3 401.7 320 384 320zM488 0H352c-12.94 0-24.62 7.797-29.56 19.75c-4.969 11.97-2.219 25.72 6.938 34.88L370.8 96L169.4 297.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.75 0 45.25C175.6 348.9 183.8 352 192 352s16.38-3.125 22.62-9.375L416 141.3l41.38 41.38c9.156 9.141 22.88 11.84 34.88 6.938C504.2 184.6 512 172.9 512 160V24C512 10.74 501.3 0 488 0z"/> </svg></a> as a solution for my internal virtualization Infrastructure. Both of them are very reliable but sometimes once they power off they do not turn back on. And since that happened yesterday again i remembered that i never blogged about that ;-) <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block; text-align:center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2322978122735420" data-ad-slot="3161252284"></ins> The first time this happened i was quite astonished. I had a power outage and after that, the DeskMini 310 didn&rsquo;t turn back on. What i tried:</p> I own two AsRock DeskMini 310  as a solution for my internal virtualization Infrastructure. Both of them are very reliable but sometimes once they power off they do not turn back on. And since that happened yesterday again i remembered that i never blogged about that ;-) The first time this happened i was quite astonished. I had a power outage and after that, the DeskMini 310 didn’t turn back on. What i tried:

  • Measured the power supply which was all fine (and it was squeaking as usual)
  • Tried to pull the power for a while
  • Unplug hard-drives, change memory

Nothing helped. After a while i remembered an old trick which helped with one of my former PCs (i believe it was a Pentium 133 Mhz or so): Pull the BIOS battery. And that solved the case!

So you have to follow these steps:

  • Unplug the power supply and all other cables (e.g. network).
  • Open the case from the back (4 screws).
  • Pull the mainboard out - be careful with the internal cables.
  • Unscrew the mainboard with it’s 4 screws, one in each corner.
  • Carefully lift the mainboard from the side that is usually pointing to the front.
  • Then pull it gently to the front-side to move the connectors out of the backplate. Take care in case you have connected a SATA drive.
  • Under the mainboard you will find the cable of the Bios Battery. Unplug and wait 10 seconds.
  • Plug BIOS battery back in.
  • Carefully slide the mainboard back into the backplate while slightly angling the mainboard.
  • Fix the four screws of the mainboard back into place.
  • Carefully slide the mainboard back into the case. Make sure that you have connected the cable to the front connectors in case you disconnected it.
  • Fix the four screws of the case back into place.

Once you turn the DeskMini back on you will see that it lost all BIOS settings (including the Time) but at least it turns back on ;-)

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