cmos keeps resetting the settings

[KRayZieDoGG]

every day i turn on my computer, i have to go into the BIOS settings and set it up again. it keeps forgetting the settings. sometimes it will remember and sometimes i have to set it up again


im thinking it might be the cmos battery but that's just a guess as i've never dealt with this problem before

anyone know anything about how to fix this before i go drive 15 miles to fry's later today (it's been going on for months now but ive been too lazy to fix it )

thanks

edit:

nevermind! just saw this post, doh
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=32&threadid=978430

 

[KRayZieDoGG]

should i try a battery first though before giving up and assuming it's the eprom

 

[BmXStuD]

ya the battery sounds dead. get a new one

 

[TrentReznorNIN]

Yeah one of our PC's at work did the same thing.... Kept resetting the FSB everytime it was powered down for more than a few minutes.

Turns out the battery wasn't holding a charge. Pop another one in if you have it. Good luck.

 

[compudog]

Get a new battery. Go with a name brand cell as they hold up much better. Duracell, Maxell, Sony, Panasonic, Eveready etc.