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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Willyeckerslike on September 02, 2011, 02:20:50 pm

Title: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Willyeckerslike on September 02, 2011, 02:20:50 pm

Hi,

As the above states this is a bit annoying rather than a major problem.  My motherboard is a GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 and it is my second one as I had to RMA the first one because of a reboot cycle problem.  Anyhow this new one keeps losing time, I have replaced the CMOS battery but it still seems to lose time at about the same rate. I  updated the bios to version F8 a month or so ago but I cannot remember if it was doing the same on version F3.
Any ideas?

thanks

Will

Title: Re: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 02, 2011, 04:14:59 pm

Hi

Well you have done the obvious thing and that is replace the battery. Is the battery you replaced it with a quality one ?

The only other thing that could have an effect was if the BIOS was faulty or corrupt. Try reflashing it with QFlash, preferably to an updated one.

Title: Re: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Willyeckerslike on September 02, 2011, 04:25:31 pm

Hi,

thanks for the reply, I will try doing the bios again as you suggest

thanks

Will

Title: Re: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 02, 2011, 04:26:53 pm

Well good luck with that and as I said use QFlash not @BIOS. Let us know how you get on please.

Title: Re: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Willyeckerslike on September 06, 2011, 07:31:43 pm

Hi,

I used  the QFlash to update the bios & installed the F9d beta version.
It now keeps time as it should and is running stable

thankyou again Dark Mantis

Title: Re: Bios keeps losing time, about 10 mins a week
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 06, 2011, 08:12:17 pm

You're very welcome Willyeckerslike just glad it worked out for you. ;D