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