Thanks renegade, I will try that soon. So the CMOS battery also has to do with starting up the computer; not just the system clock. I'll post here to tell if it works.

Here's a weird thing that's started to happen with my Amilo M 3438G for the past few months. The laptop's been almost perfect for my needs (what I expected of it anyway) for the three and a half years I've owned it, but now it's making me not want to turn it off , ever. What happens is, when I press...