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 Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: MSI K8N NEO4-F motherboard, CMOS battery, and recharge... |
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Hello,
A few days ago, I noticed powering on my computer showed MSI splash
screen (had this disabled) and then it went to BIOS screen to say "CMOS
Checksum error. Defaults loaded."
I was hoping it was a hiccup. I powered off the machine off and on to
see if it remembers my settings, nope. I had to reconfigure it
(annoying). The next day, it happened again. I usually turn off my
machine (including its SeaSonic 650 watts PSU) when I go out to work
(11-12 hours long) or gone for a long time when the machine is unused.
I did try turning off my machine without turning off the PSU for about
five minutes. Turning on did not show resetted CMOS. I have NOT tried
leaving my PSU on when the computer is off. I am not sure if that is
going to keep my CMOS settings intact or charge the battery. I usually
like to turn everything off completely (no lights and stuff) to avoid
those small energy usages.
Is the motherboard's battery is totally dead or is it just bad luck? I
only had this MSI K8N NEO4-F (MS-7125; PCB v3.0) motherboard (NVIDIA
nForce4) motherboard before Christmas 2006! Aren't CMOS batteries
supposed to last for years?
Thank you in advance.
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Grunion
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: MSI K8N NEO4-F motherboard, CMOS battery, and recharge.. |
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Sounds like the battery. They can fail on their own, or can be drained
by a short such as a misaligned mounting stud or the back of the case.
Grun
Ant wrote:
| Quote: | Hello,
A few days ago, I noticed powering on my computer showed MSI splash
screen (had this disabled) and then it went to BIOS screen to say "CMOS
Checksum error. Defaults loaded."
I was hoping it was a hiccup. I powered off the machine off and on to
see if it remembers my settings, nope. I had to reconfigure it
(annoying). The next day, it happened again. I usually turn off my
machine (including its SeaSonic 650 watts PSU) when I go out to work
(11-12 hours long) or gone for a long time when the machine is unused.
I did try turning off my machine without turning off the PSU for about
five minutes. Turning on did not show resetted CMOS. I have NOT tried
leaving my PSU on when the computer is off. I am not sure if that is
going to keep my CMOS settings intact or charge the battery. I usually
like to turn everything off completely (no lights and stuff) to avoid
those small energy usages.
Is the motherboard's battery is totally dead or is it just bad luck? I
only had this MSI K8N NEO4-F (MS-7125; PCB v3.0) motherboard (NVIDIA
nForce4) motherboard before Christmas 2006! Aren't CMOS batteries
supposed to last for years?
Thank you in advance. |
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