Why does removing the CMOS battery make the device work again?
Why does removing the CMOS battery make the device work again?
Hello everyone.
This is my newly built PC, which I assembled more than two months ago, and it’s already causing some problems.
I’m using Windows 10 at the latest version, and I installed the newest BIOS version available then—F7. At the time, there were two new releases, so I’m currently behind in versions.
I tried to keep things simple. After building, everything functioned well for about a month. Then I watched some tutorials on undervolting and thought it could help. I went with around -15 and -10 volts, but my PC crashed during a game. I went back to the default BIOS settings and stopped trying to tweak the values, since the changes didn’t seem significant.
The only updates I made to the BIOS were enabling XMP/EXPO and a resizable bar. Once I reset to the default voltages, the PC no longer crashed during any game.
About two weeks later, when I tried to turn it on, the fans and CPU started spinning but the PC didn’t boot. I didn’t change anything since then. I updated Windows or something in the Gigabyte Control Center, but that was all. Maybe the GPU drivers? I can’t remember any details.
I disconnected the PC and checked everything inside. Cables looked fine, and I wasn’t using it by anyone else. I even removed the CMOS battery as a last resort, thinking maybe something was wrong in the BIOS. That worked—thankfully, XMP/EXPO and the resizable bar were already set up.
Since the motherboards don’t come with an internal speaker, I ordered one just in case and installed it a few days later. It sounded good, and I thought it might help if there was an issue.
If the problem continues, I’m wondering if updating the BIOS to F8 would help.
Any advice would be appreciated. It’s not the end of the world to unplug everything every couple of weeks or so, but it’s still a bit frustrating that this new PC has these issues.
Should I consider updating the BIOS? Thanks for reading.
Update the BIOS to investigate potential issues.
Run userbenchmark.com and share the resulting link, for example: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/28977730
Verify system integrity using Windows tools.
Launch the command prompt with admin privileges and execute DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Access the elevated command prompt via Lifewire instructions.
Perform a clean boot in Windows to aid troubleshooting.
Microsoft Support explains the clean boot method for various Windows versions.
Check memory health with memtest.org’s USB autoinstaller (bootable drive).
Inspect the hard drive using manufacturer tools and consider firmware updates if needed.
Hey Thanks for answer.
I ran the benchmark
Please click the green human to continue - UserBenchmark
as well checked the integrity
I came out with restored so maybe something was wrong?
As well I will try updating bios but later today and running memtest as well
Thanks for now
I made the changes to the BIOS. I'll monitor the results over the next week or two, okay?