wierd/scary problem

[skeletonw00t]

Hi my system has been running fine for a while but the other day i noticed this problem when i powered down my pc.

I turned off the power etc and i went to turn my pc back on but when i pressed the on switch nothing happened - the cpu and chassis fan span for around 1 second then stopped. So i turned off my PSU then turned it back on and tried again. The same thing happened so i tried pressing the switch a few times and then it booted up. However when it booted back up my date and time + cpu clock settings had been reset.

Now each time i want to turn my pc back on after a power down i must flick the psu switch on and off then press the power button on my case a few times.

Anyone here know any the cause of this problem? or if it is dangerous at all. cheers

PS. i hear it could be my mobo battery needing replacing.


My specs are:

AMD 3500+ 64
2gig DDR 400 ram
7900gt
600watt jeantech psu
1x ide hard drive (120gig)
2x sata hard drive (160gig and 250gig)
1x dvd drive (ide)
i checked all cables etc. no loose connections


Cheers

 

[skeletonw00t]

bum,p

 

[masslac]

Try resetting CMOS

 

[Jonny L]

Your cmos battery could be gone, thats the only way that you would lose your date, time and overclocks.

 

[Rob43]

Does sound like the cmos is resetting when you switch on,as above try a different battery

Rob

 

[skeletonw00t]

cheers willdo.

 

[Reality|Bites]

Which motherboard are you using?

 

[skeletonw00t]

an ECS KN1 Lite. I have checked all setting, wires, jumpers and it all looks fine. Its a very wierd problem... Do you think its the battery?