Replaced CMOS battery... Can't retain BIOS settings...

[electromechanical30]

Hi all,

I have been losing BIOS settings on a few Teknor Industrial Computer TEK-4L motherboard / CPU card. I have replaced the CMOS batteries. Now, 2 of 4 will retain the BIOS settings... The other 2 lose it. Any advice on what to look into next?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[acewarlock]

are the contacts on the battery holder clean?




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This is an Analogy so don't take it personally as some have.

Why change the engine if all you need is to change the spark plugs.

 

[G0AOZ]

Take batteries out and verify correct voltage with a voltmeter. Nothing worse than fitting dead batteries and looking all over for the fault elsewhere...

ROGER - G0AOZ.

 

[electromechanical30]

Acewarlock - The battery socket(s) are clean... Thanks.

G0AOZ - Of course, I took it for granted that the "new" batteries are in fact good. I will have to double check just to make sure. Thanks for the reminder...

J.

 

[edfair]

Try measuring with an analog meter. Flaky batteries will show good with digital meters but show low voltage with analog.

 

[gbaughma]

took it for granted that the "new" batteries are in fact good.

I never assume that. New Batteries do not necessarily mean that they are GOOD batteries, especially if they have been sitting on a shelf or in cold storage for 2 years already.



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