>> Every time when I switch on the power, I will have to wait for a minute or
>> two as DOS boot, then it will tell me there is a HDD failure or something to
>> that effect and I have to press F1. When I pressed F1, MS DOS would continue
>> the boot and everything is ok. THis has been happening every time I switch
>> on the power and for quite sometimes. Thank you.
>
>All PC's over about 2 or 3 years may have CMOS batteries that are
>getting weak. This is happening to some of the first Pentiums and all
>486 machines fall into this category. The CMOS battery maintains a
>small charge, when the PC is powered off, to retain the CMOS settings
>which define what kind of HardDrive you have amoung other things.
>Without that charge the CMOS settings revert to factory defaults which
>may or may not be compatible with the hardware installed in the PC.
>
>What to watch for:
>
>1. If your onboard clock is loosing time.
>2. "Failure to read Drive C:"
It says:
D: drive failure
Press <F1> to RESUME
>3. Boot ups that need to have F1 to continue, just like above.
>If the PC reports the date to be something in 1980, this is confirmed,
Does not report anything.
>because the onboard clock has reverted to default.
>
>What to do:
>
>1. Install a replacement CMOS battery.
Yes, I am going to ask around for the battery.
>End
>Peace
>Dale Hoogeveen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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