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| 675904 | 2008-06-05 11:31:00 | I have to change the battery on the CMOS, and need to copy the data first. The problem is that my HP computer only allows saving to A-Drive, and yet it has no A-Drive! I need to either locate the file and copy it, or amend the CMOS so that I can save to a USB Port. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TFYH Regards GrahamB |
GrahamB (750) | ||
| 675905 | 2008-06-05 11:46:00 | Just change the battery. No need to back up anything. | berryb (99) | ||
| 675906 | 2008-06-05 11:54:00 | A pen and paper will work too. Are you planning on a BIOS flash and if so then why? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 675907 | 2008-06-05 12:00:00 | Why? Because HP in their infinite wisdom (after omitting to note that the CMOS had no A-Drive attached) clearly instructed me to back it up before removing the battery. How do I preserve my settings if I dont back it up and then power everything off including the battery? Regards GrahamB |
GrahamB (750) | ||
| 675908 | 2008-06-05 12:15:00 | Unless you have altered any of the settings then it most likely set at default settings. When you replace the battery it will load the default settings on powerup. If there have been changes then these will be lost. As Sweep posted take quick notes of the settings and after the battery change change back any settings that change. Not as easy as a backup to a:\ but still works. |
berryb (99) | ||
| 675909 | 2008-06-05 12:41:00 | Why? Because HP in their infinite wisdom (after omitting to note that the CMOS had no A-Drive attached) clearly instructed me to back it up before removing the battery. How do I preserve my settings if I dont back it up and then power everything off including the battery? Regards GrahamB Well I am trying to help here. Are you just removing the battery or are you trying to flash the bios or both? Makes life difficult if you will not answer the question(s). Pen and and paper works as has been said by by me. berryb also has good advice. If you are thinking about a BIOS flash then think again before you do it. It will only cost you another Motherboard or BIOS if you get it wrong. Might even cost a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM. You could even think about driving over the hill to Winuiomata. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 675910 | 2008-06-06 03:13:00 | I think Uniflash can backup and restore the settings automatically, although I think pen and paper might be a safer way to do it (or if you've got an older printer attached to your parallel port, just go into the BIOS settings, and hit the print screen button on the keyboard) Although, you probably won't need to as you usually need to leave the battery out for at least a minute or so before the settings and clock get reset - so if you change the battery fast enough there should be no problem :D |
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