On Dec 18, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Hi,
I have a 4.5 year old Epox 8VTAI mobo whose battery has never been
changed.
I just noticed that the time does not step when the power is off.
Is that because the battery is low on power?
I don't suppose there is a way to change the battery without losing
all the BIOS settings.
What is a way to check the motherboard battery?
Hugo
Hi Hugo,
A *dead* motherboard battery will usually result in total loss of BIOS
settings and resetting the onboard CMOS-clock time to something random
(or non-random but useless, like January 1, 1904). So you probably
don't have that problem (a *dead* battery) ... yet.
Low voltage from the battery (indicating imminent conversion to a
*dead* battery) could result in what you're seeing.
You will probably loose your BIOS settings (and reset your onboard
clock) if you change the motherboard battery -- so write them down
before you start.
Happy Solstice!
Rick
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