BIOS resetting

rumpagerumpage
edited January 2007 in Hardware
Computer:
Antec Performance One P150 Miditower,
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket
Samsung SpinPoint P120S 250GB SATA2
MSI GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3, Silent
Asus P5B, P965, Socket-775, ATX,
TwinMOS DDR2 PC5300 2048MB Dual Pack KIT

The bios resets all the time when power is switched off. I have checked that the battery is installed correctly and the jumper settings seems alright too. Any idea what the problem might be?

Regards,
Jonatan

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  • PterocarpousPterocarpous Rosie the Riveter Lives On in CA, USA! New
    edited January 2007
    rumpage wrote:
    Computer:
    Antec Performance One P150 Miditower,
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket
    Samsung SpinPoint P120S 250GB SATA2
    MSI GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3, Silent
    Asus P5B, P965, Socket-775, ATX,
    TwinMOS DDR2 PC5300 2048MB Dual Pack KIT
    The bios resets all the time when power is switched off. I have checked that the battery is installed correctly and the jumper settings seems alright too. Any idea what the problem might be?
    Regards,
    Jonatan
    Hello again Rumpage (Jonatan) :wave:

    For those of you who don't know, Jonatan has been through a quite an ordeal already w/ his computer so far. Please, refer to this thread for a history. He's just gotten it to POST, finally, by reinstalling the motherboard (correcting a shorting-to-case problem).

    Jonatan,
    If your CMOS will not hold your custom BIOS settings, then the motherboard battery may be dead. (This could be a side-effect of the motherboard having been shorted to the case for so long. ) Try replacing your CMOS battery w/ a new one.

    HERE's a link that might aid you in this process if you're unsure w/ how to proceed.

    Before you replace the motherboard battery, however, consult your motherboard manual and make sure that a jumper is not placed in the CLEAR (or RESET) CMOS position...
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