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Changing of Date and Time even after CMOS battery Cell
I've got an Dell Inspiron 530S that's out of warranty. I've had the BIOS message pop-up on system boot: 'Time-of-day not set - please run SETUP program. Invalid configuration information - please run SETUP program. The system management hardware requires a reset. System setup configuration and the date/time requires attention after the reset.
I assumed that this would be the CMOS battery dying as the system is now several years old. I bought a replacement battery and inserted it, double-checking it's fitted snugly into the board.
However, I'm still getting the same message each time I boot. I'm able to re-sync the system clock once the OS has booted and it connects to the internet to get the time.
I also tried loading all default options in the BIOS setup, but this didn't have any effect.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
Chino de Oro
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January 14th, 2023 23:00
Possibly, during the process of changing out the battery, some users could accidentally damaged the battery holder and caused open circuits on motherboard.
Sometimes, it could be minor case of not having proper connection. You can remove the battery again, check and clean the contacts on the battery holder. I would reinstall with another fresh battery to rule out battery issue.
It doesn't hurt to reset cmos by remove the jumper from pin 2 and 3, connect it to pin 1 and 2 for 5 seconds, replace the jumper back to default location (pin 2 and 3). This process would reset your BIOS settings to factory, so you will have to change it back to match with your current settings.
Chino de Oro
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January 14th, 2023 22:00
Upon start up, go into BIOS and making change to update Date and Time. If the issue is persisted, replace the battery again as your new battery could be a bad one. Not everyone would have a multimeter handy, if you got one, check the new battery voltage before obtaining a replacement.
kumarji
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January 14th, 2023 23:00
Thank you. I did and tried all the methods what you said. But still I have to change Date and Time, every time I switch on the Computer. The Local Serviceman says that there would be problem with Mother Board. Is it true ?
kumarji
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January 15th, 2023 00:00
Thank you very Much. I have now satisfied. I will Try accordingly what you said. My Blessings to you Sir