Joseph <syscon...@gmail.com> [15-02-01 10:04]: > On 01/31/15 23:42, Dale wrote: > > [snip] > >>>>> > >>>>Hi Joseph, > >>>> > >>>>may be only a accidental coincidence... > >>>>One thing I can think of is an empty bios coin cell. > >>>If that battery is flat, the bios will complain settings are gone. > >>>Why would that cause grub to fail? > >>Dont know the reason...I only experienced it several times... > >> > >>Regards > >>Meino > >> > >> > > > >I've had it happen to me once too. In my case, the BIOS just went > >back > >to default settings. The only real change was the loss of the clock > >setting but it didn't complain, it just booted. After I replaced the > >battery, I went back and changed my settings to what I remembered them > >being. > > > >Since then, I change that battery every few years, while the system is > >running so that I don't lose any settings at all. ;-) Be careful. > > > >Dale > > Is there a way to backup bios setting to a text file etc.; beside > special Windows utility? > > -- > Joseph >
Depends on the mobo. Mine is a ASUS Cross Hair Formula IV. That BIOS is able to store several BIOS configurations. Best regards, Meino
