Recently when I switch on my computer it seems to forget the BIOS settings set previously and return to defaults, sometimes the date and time are still correct. Upon switching on the computer it normally displays a CMOS checksum error or Overclocking Failed. Now I put this down to the battery most likely being flat - but I haven't had time to replace it yet. Are they all the same size, voltage etc?
Today I switched it on and no drives were detected at all, apart from my USB external. CD and 2 HDDs not detected so I got the 'Reboot and select proper boot device' error message. After reconnecting all the cables it still didn't work so I switched the PC off at the PSU and left it for a while. When I came back it all worked fine, apart from the fact it had lost the BIOS settings again. I had this same drives undetected problem a month or so ago but thought it was okay afterwards...
Is the possibly flat battery causing the undetected drives problem or is that something else?
The motherboard is the Asus P5B-E and I have had it for just over two years.
Today I switched it on and no drives were detected at all, apart from my USB external. CD and 2 HDDs not detected so I got the 'Reboot and select proper boot device' error message. After reconnecting all the cables it still didn't work so I switched the PC off at the PSU and left it for a while. When I came back it all worked fine, apart from the fact it had lost the BIOS settings again. I had this same drives undetected problem a month or so ago but thought it was okay afterwards...
Is the possibly flat battery causing the undetected drives problem or is that something else?
The motherboard is the Asus P5B-E and I have had it for just over two years.