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CMOS error

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cmos-error.65921/

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cranky Original post #1
Aug 18, 2007 at 4:01 PM
Hi, Im having a triple boot with windows XP, slackware & BSD. Every time i start my comp, it halts before showing the bootloader (LILO), it says a CMOS error has occured & the BIOS settings are set to default, due to this I have to set the system time & USB keyboard support to "enabled" every time I start my comp..... Is this a problem coz im having three OS?

My motherboard is 845G Mercury, P4 2.4 Ghz
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Aug 18, 2007 at 4:23 PM
This has nothing to do with open source.
It's a hardware problem. The CMOS battery on your motherboard is gone. Just replace it.
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cranky #3
Aug 18, 2007 at 7:03 PM
Thanx! and sorry for opening this thread here, i request the mod to delete/move it
vish786
vish786 #4
Aug 20, 2007 at 2:15 AM
see that u change with original ones, otherwise within in 2/ 3 days u will land up in same problem.