That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done.
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That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery and keep the primary disconnected until I seen it boot. No replacement was done.
I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS. That was a big deal with Samsung out of the TFT game (they were always my budget IPS favorite - losing them was kind of a bummer). All we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs, since Samsung ships OLED laptop screens now, and QLED desktop monitors. Even if the laptop was hosed for $150, the LG IPS display paid for it because I could drop it into a BOE laptop, or a TN 768p which is otherwise well equipped.
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery if you need to completely remove it, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done. I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS -- with Samsung out of the TFT game, all we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs since Samsung ships OLED laptops now, and QLED desktop monitors. Even if the laptop was hosed for $150, the LG IPS display paid for it because I could drop it into a BOE laptop, or a TN 768p which is otherwise well eqipped.
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That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done.
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I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS. That was a big deal with Samsung out of the TFT game (they were always my budget IPS favorite - losing them was kind of a bummer). All we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs, since Samsung ships OLED laptop screens now, and QLED desktop monitors. Even if the laptop was hosed for $150, the LG IPS display paid for it because I could drop it into a BOE laptop, or a TN 768p which is otherwise well equipped.
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery if you need to completely remove it, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done. I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS -- with Samsung out of the TFT game, all we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs since Samsung ships OLED laptops now, and QLED desktop monitors.
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That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done. I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS -- with Samsung out of the TFT game, all we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs since Samsung ships OLED laptops now, and QLED desktop monitors. Even if the laptop was hosed for $150, the LG IPS display paid for it because I could drop it into a BOE laptop, or a TN 768p which is otherwise well eqipped.
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery if you need to completely remove it, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done. I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS -- with Samsung out of the TFT game, all we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs since Samsung ships OLED laptops now, and QLED desktop monitors.
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These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
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These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery if you need to completely remove it, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done.
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That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done. I wasn't expecting IPS for $150, much less LG IPS -- with Samsung out of the TFT game, all we have left is BOE and LG for TFT LCDs since Samsung ships OLED laptops now, and QLED desktop monitors.
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U without RAM/SSD and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery).
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That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U LG IPS without RAM/SSD) and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery. No replacement was done.
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]
That can either be a motherboard issue, dead CMOS battery or simply a corrupted CMOS RAM screwing with the bootup. Dells are also easy to corrupt, so I've scored cheap Dells I have no business owning for what I paid ($140 for a i5-8350U listed as an 8250U without RAM/SSD and all I needed to do was remove the CMOS battery).
These are super easy too (but not as easy as my $150 Dell) -- you need to remove the main battery to get to the CMOS battery, but it is right there. Refer to this guide: [guide|130696|Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide|new_window=true]