The battery slots into a vertical slot on the motherboard and a metal clip was over the top of it, not touching it, looked as if it was only there to save it falling out if the case was bumped, moved etcĪfter replacing the battery and ensuring that the battery is well bedded in and touching both the sides of its slot, using the good one the BIOS settings still would not remain as set, so I used the suspect iffy one from eBay still no joy. Use the arrow keys to select it and press Enter to confirm. Look for Advanced Power Management option (it may also be called APM, Power Savings, or other names).
I bought another one after opening the case and removing the old one and checking the serial number, from eBay (I know) only to read after the purchase that someone had written that a battery bought from them was a dead one, so I bought another from a reputable dealer. Go to BIOS Power Settings section by using the arrow keys (it may also be named as Advanced, Other or anything similar). I enter Delete to reset the BIOS settings and reset the date and time and the required boot up settings.Īfter I unplugged the PC and switched it back on again the settings were lost and as the pc had not been used for a good, long while I suspected that the CMOS battery was dead. When I switched it on, I was presented with the two options of press F1 to Load default settings or Delete to enter Setup. After you save the settings, reboot your computer and you are finished with the BIOS. In some cases, a notification prompt will appear to ask you if you want to Save configuration changes and exit setup. I recently acquired a desktop PC with the following Specs:īIOS: Phoenix/Award Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG After you make changes to the settings, press F10 to save the settings.