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What does it mean when unplugging the computer makes it forget the bios date?
mouser:
After a recent battle with the computer i got it back together and working, but one thing has never been the same since:
When i remove power to the PC, and then turn it back on, the bios forgets the date and time.
Does it mean the motherboard battery is dead? or that i messed it up somehow? seems odd timing.
Eóin:
Dead, or maybe just loose but I would say yes the battery is most likely the issue.
cranioscopical:
When i remove power to the PC, and then turn it back on, the bios forgets the date and time.
-mouser (December 24, 2008, 02:21 PM)
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You haven't one of those new-fangled mobo's with the Mouser BIOS do you?
They're the kind that initiate the boot process and then fade away for a while.
steeladept:
Yes, typically that means a dead battery - though I suppose Chris could be right too.
Carol Haynes:
If you swap the battery and it still doesn't work have a look at the battery socket connections on the mobo - I recently had to fix a laptop computer by resoldering the mobo links to the CMOS battery holder. Works fine now. The joints can get damaged/cracked removing a battery or you may have a dry joint.
Definitely sounds like a battery issue though.
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