Windows 95/98: CMOS error
CMOS error
by kwokwai -space4english - 4/5/06 11:20 AMI think it should be the CMOS Battery error that the PC clock always reports the current year as 1999 when this old PC was purchased.
Do you have ideas to avoid this problem?
Six possibilities:
by Kees Bakker
- 4/5/06 11:45 AM
In reply to: CMOS error by kwokwai -space4english
1. Replace the battery (but I don't believe it will help).
2. Flash the BIOS with a 2000-resistant one (if you can find one, and if the BIOS is flashable).
3. Install Windows 98 or a 2000-resistant version of Windows 95 (if the BIOS is OK, and it's a Windows problem)
4. Learn to live with it.
5. Install newer motherboard.
6. Throw away the machine.
Kees
how
by kwokwai -space4english - 4/9/06 7:40 AM In reply to: Six possibilities: by Kees Bakker
You just mentioned "replace the battery", I wonder how I can replace the battery. But I've never seen such the battery in the motherboard. How does it look like?
When I upgrade WinXP-Sp1 to SP2 in my second PC, it also mentioned that the system couldn't install the battery. Was that battery mentioned in the upgrade process referring to the same thing?
Sorry, don't know the answers to both questions.
by Kees Bakker - 4/9/06 8:54 AM
In reply to: how by kwokwai -space4english
All I can say:
1. Have a look in your motherboard manual. You've got it in paper or on CD, or can download it from the manufacturers site. If it is present, it should look like the battery in a watch.
2. Better ask in the XP forum.
Kees
RE:
by Cursorcowboy - 4/10/06 6:54 AM In reply to: how by kwokwai -space4english1. CMOS Batteries are usually Lithium coin cells - ''Computer Clock (CMOS) Battery Types.''
2. FAQ - ''Acrobat PDF file downloads by subject.''
3. The only time I'm aware that an operating system has any dealings concerning the word "battery" is if the OS is installed on a laptop, which your Bio does not describe!
Follow 'em up ...
by bfohwrd - 4/11/06 5:11 AM In reply to: CMOS error by kwokwai -space4english1. Open your system cabinet...(Be sure to swith ur system off before fidgiting with it!!!)
2. Hunt for a coin shaped cell on your motherboard or mainboard.
3. Replace it with a similar one.. basically a 3v Lithium Battery.
4. Before replacing it, make sure that you clean its contacts for possible dust or carbon settlements.
5. Switch on your system and enter your CMOS setup normally by pressing the Del button or F2 button or maybe even the F12 button... depends on your motherboard.
6. Change the date settings within the CMOS to the current date and time settings according to your region.
7. Save and exit CMOS settings and reboot.
8. Possibly you could get a CMOS battery failed or checksum error for the first time. Just ignore it and keep booting.
9. Also dont forget to change the date and time settings in windows.
10. For that,Right click the system time and change the time; date and region settings.
Thanx,
Bye and let me know if I could help you
a few more questions
by kwokwai -space4english - 4/12/06 8:37 AM In reply to: Follow 'em up ... by bfohwrdA 3V battery? I don't know the brand-name for the CMOS battery running in my PC.
How long do you think a new CMOS battery will last before the power becomes empty again?
(NT) CR2032, any brand. 3-5 yrs, I've seen 8yrs.
by reefurbb - 4/12/06 5:51 PM In reply to: a few more questions by kwokwai -space4english
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