X24 BIOS reset

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X24 BIOS reset

#1 Post by yo3gts » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:42 pm

I have an old X24. The main battery it's dead, I change the BIOS battery, everytime when I disconnect the mains supply, the BIOS was reset!
Eeprom fault?
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Re: X24 BIOS reset

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:45 pm

Check that CMOS battery with a multimeter, it should have at least 3.0V.
Any less and it acts like 'dead'.
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Re: X24 BIOS reset

#3 Post by yo3gts » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:51 pm

I change two, are ok!
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