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- From: drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice)
- Subject: Re: CMOS settings keep disappearing
- Message-ID: <drice.711696297@ponder>
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- Organization: University of North Texas
- References: <16827F896.S947460@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU>
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- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 05:24:57 GMT
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- In <16827F896.S947460@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU> S947460@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU writes:
-
- >I'm having a strange problem with my Everex Tempo 386SX/16.
- >This morning I turned on the computer and saw a message
- >"CMOS settings are not set, run SETUP". So I did: entered SETUP,
- >set the settings and saved them. Then I booted from a protected
- >floppy and ran a few antivirus and diagnostics programs.
- >None of them reported any problems. However, this afternoon the problem
- >reappeared and I had to change CMOS settings again. What can be wrong ?
- >Is this hardware malfunction or some program manages to wipe out CMOS ?
- >Help!!!
-
- Sounds like the battery that maintains CMOS memory has gone dead. Check with
- the dealer for a replacement.
-
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- * D. Keith Rice -- University of North Texas -- drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu *
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