BIOS forgetting settings when the power is off.

[sblantipodi]

Hi all,
my X99 Deluxe running 3401BIOS started forgetting bios settings once I turn off the power to clean the PC.

Is this something that happened to someone here?
Can it be that the battery is failing?

This is very strange since the motherboard is pretty new (2 years) and the motherboard never been without current for more than 30 minutes a week.

 

[DrLobotomy]

Replace CMOS battery.

 

[sblantipodi]

Replace CMOS battery.

on the asus manual it is written that it is a lithium battery.
what kind of battery should I buy?

 

[DrLobotomy]

I think its called a CR2032.

 

[DrLobotomy]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Energize...93696&wl11=online&wl12=37300766&wl13=&veh=sem

 

[sblantipodi]

I replaced the battery with a new CR2032 battery and the problem is solved.
I buy computers since the 386 era and this is the first motherboard where I replaced the battery.

Only two years and the battery was over. Is the ERP standard that eat the battery when the PC is off?

 

[DrLobotomy]

Probably just a crappy battery from factory.

 

[Deleted member 133315]

Yup, Dr Lobotomy nailed it, dodgy battery.

 

[sblantipodi]

Yes probably you're right.