Date/Time woes...

rifleman13 · 01-12-09, 06:09 AM

Hello to all!

I've been using my old rig for the past year with minimal problem. I shut it down to clean out my PC. This message appeared when first I boot up:

Code:

CMOS Checksum Bad
CMOS Date/Time Not Set
Overclocking failed

Note that I haven't been attempting to overclock anything on my rig... video card or processor, nothing.

Then I restarted to see if the settings took effect... it did!
Not satisfied I decided to do a cold reboot to check if things really worked... IT DID NOT!

I'm at loss on what to do and with today's economy, I'm not about chuck out cold hard currency just to see a tech guy...

Could someone help me?

My specs:
P4 2.00 GHz
Windows XP Pro SP3
1280 MB RAM
ASUS P4V800D-X MoBo
Seagate ST380021A 80GB HD
GeForce 6200

Reece · 01-12-09, 06:53 AM

I would say your battery is stuffed, they only have a life time of a few years, just check your motherboard, should have a 3volt battery about 1" in diameter and 1/16" thick, like a large watch battery, just take it out & replace it.

rifleman13 · 01-12-09, 06:58 AM

Hey thanks!

CaptainHaplo · 01-12-09, 07:33 AM

Reece is dead on - this occurs when the battery on the mb fails. Your local radio shack or pc shop is the best place for getting one of these. Once its back in, go into the cmos (bios) and reload the defaults (or optimized settings) and tweak as needed. Then save the configuration.

To get there, when you first boot up - you will see it says hit _____ for Setup - the key is usually the DEL key, F1 or F2 - depending on the mb.

With the dead battery, the old config has been lost and your running the safe defaults for now.

She-Wolf · 01-12-09, 11:00 AM

I agree - battery. Should be a simple job.

longam · 01-12-09, 04:44 PM

Yup agree, and the ASUS board usually is set by default to overclock to best performance of your type of CPU and Memory.

01-12-09, 06:09 AM	#1
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Date/Time woes... Hello to all! I've been using my old rig for the past year with minimal problem. I shut it down to clean out my PC. This message appeared when first I boot up: Code: CMOS Checksum Bad CMOS Date/Time Not Set Overclocking failed Note that I haven't been attempting to overclock anything on my rig... video card or processor, nothing. Then I restarted to see if the settings took effect... it did! Not satisfied I decided to do a cold reboot to check if things really worked... IT DID NOT! I'm at loss on what to do and with today's economy, I'm not about chuck out cold hard currency just to see a tech guy... Could someone help me? My specs: P4 2.00 GHz Windows XP Pro SP3 1280 MB RAM ASUS P4V800D-X MoBo Seagate ST380021A 80GB HD GeForce 6200

01-12-09, 06:53 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,812 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I would say your battery is stuffed, they only have a life time of a few years, just check your motherboard, should have a 3volt battery about 1" in diameter and 1/16" thick, like a large watch battery, just take it out & replace it. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

01-12-09, 07:33 AM	#4
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Reece is dead on - this occurs when the battery on the mb fails. Your local radio shack or pc shop is the best place for getting one of these. Once its back in, go into the cmos (bios) and reload the defaults (or optimized settings) and tweak as needed. Then save the configuration. To get there, when you first boot up - you will see it says hit _____ for Setup - the key is usually the DEL key, F1 or F2 - depending on the mb. With the dead battery, the old config has been lost and your running the safe defaults for now. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

01-12-09, 11:00 AM	#5
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	I agree - battery. Should be a simple job. __________________

01-12-09, 06:58 AM	#3
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Hey thanks!

01-12-09, 04:44 PM	#6
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Yup agree, and the ASUS board usually is set by default to overclock to best performance of your type of CPU and Memory.