Comments on: Troubleshooting CMOS Battery

By: Jimi

Jimi — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:19:41 +0000

I have built a tower PC, mostly from second hand parts (all tested and working).

The board is a Foxconn 865A01. The case, cables and power supply are brand new.

My problem is that it will not power up. I have checked all my connections and they are all fine. When I power up there is a quick flash of the LEDs but that is it.

Could putting a new CMOS battery in cure this oroblem? I’m at my wits end now as I have never encountered this problem on a build. Thanks.

By: ms.b

ms.b — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:51:56 +0000

I CHANGE THE BATTERY AND IT KEEP SAYING TO CHANGE IT.WHAT SHOULD I DO

By: yahya

yahya — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:50:25 +0000

i am using hp mini 110,i have a problem of bluescreening error code 000000f4 since 6 month,i just want to knw,is cmos battery may the cause of this problem.if i replace this can i fix this problem..so that i can change it.

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:21:48 +0000

Hey guys!

i have funny problem with my PC. it does not start. when i start it, everything looks OK i even get the first beep, what should mean that the PC is OK and is ready to start, but then it stops and stay in “coma”. only way to fix it is to remove CMOS battery and put it back in. then it starts, but if I try to set System time in BIOS, PC resets itself and goes to coma again. so i have to restore default settings (now i live in year 2001). i have to repeat this procedure before every start. i hope, i just need to replace battery with new one, but i´d like to have it confirmed. thanks for future advices.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:15:16 +0000

Something probably happened with your BIOS code. You need to write a new BIOS code to the chip by dissoldering it off the motherboard and using special programmer.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:22:42 +0000

hay i also got same BGA kit problem, on my intel desktop .
while formatting i have got blue screen, i gave mother board to repair he said dat it is not reparable so i got new msi board now .

By: Filip

Filip — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:38:49 +0000

Hello everyone, I have HP dv9925nr laptop and after changing the cmos battery laptop does not want to turn on, no signs of life, and i dont know what to do, please help??

By: JM

JM — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:02:01 +0000

I guess no, tried replacing a laptop which is NEO Basic that has 2016 and replace it with 2032. No problem at all. as Long as it is 3V you wouldn’t have any problem. This is base on my experience, I don’t know if someone just tried this yet.

By: JM

JM — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:59:29 +0000

Hi there, I have an HP mini and it doesn’t update its time automatically when booting up. I need to set the time and date everytime I use the netbook. However, I knew that the problem was the CMOS battery so I decided to replace it. Unfortunately, problem still exist, time and date go back the the default settings. Tried running Anti-Malware and Anti-Virus but no good. Any suggestions?

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:01:16 +0000

Hi,I have a dell 8400, when i turn it on, it goes to the “ALERT! system battery voltage low, press f1 to continue or f2 to settings” and i press continue, it goes to that screen saying improper shut down press enter to start windows normally, i press enter then too, then it goes to the blue screen saying windows has shut down for its safety check for viruses blah blah blah. any ideas?