Author: bruceam
Subject: Boot Up Problem
Posted: 28 Feb 2016 at 5:01am
I have just completed putting my new workstation together. Everything works, MOSTLY!!!
Subject: Boot Up Problem
Posted: 28 Feb 2016 at 5:01am
I have just completed putting my new workstation together. Everything works, MOSTLY!!!
I have an X99 WS-E Motherboard with and Intel I7 5960X 3000MHz CPU, 64 GB RAM, an Nvidia Quadro M4000 with 8GB Video RAM, and 500 GB M.2 SSD upon which I have successfully installed Debian 8.3 Linux (which runs just fine, after the system finally boots up).
After the computer has been "off" for about a day, the boot up process halts (after the boot device selection, and the GRUB boot screen have successfully displayed). The boot stops with the error message "XZ-compression data is corrupt -- system halted". Once I restart, enter the BIOS Setup screen, save (even if I don't make any changes), then reboot (which for this system means the power goes completely off for about 5 to 10 seconds), the system will boot up normally and operates normally. The only thing I could think of that could be causing this is a bad CMOS Memory Keeper Battery. But on a brand new motherboard?!?!? What could cause this issue, and how do I address the it? If it is a battery issue, what battery should I get to put on the motherboard?