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BIOS Clock Time not Saving
Recently when booting up the Desktop [Vostro 3681] the BIOS Screen comes up and says that the clock is wrong. This usually happens once a day at first boot. Have changed the battery on the motherboard but this hasn't solved the issue.
When correcting the time on the BIOS Screen, the "Apply" button is greyed out so I can't save the settings.
Anyone across this before...I assume that we can still use the Desktop until we either get a fix or have to but a new one.....
TIA.....
JOcean
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May 14th, 2024 13:57
When you changed the battery I assume you purchased a fresh new battery. Remove the old battery and wait 15 minutes before installing the new battery. That might solve the problem. Also try another new battery. I purchased a new CMOS battery for one of our laptops but it still had problems. After checking the voltage on the "new" battery I found it to be around 2.9V. That should be good but some systems are touchy and require a battery nearer 3.3 V. I installed a battery that was measured at 3.3V and the problem was fixed.
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May 14th, 2024 14:01
@JOcean Thanks for your reply......indeed it was a fresh battery albeit I didn't wait 15 mins.....is that worth a try? Sorry I'm not too tech savvy :-(
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May 14th, 2024 14:06
@JOcean saw your edit.....will try another battery....thanks...if it still has an issue I've just noticed we have dell cover so will raise a ticket....thanks....