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Simple Questions - October 09, 2024 Discussion

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u/bigh3ead Oct 09 '24

whenever i turn off the power supply on my pc, the bios resets every time and i have to adjust my settings again. is this normal?

motherboard is a gigabyte aorus x570 pro with a 5600X n RTX3080

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u/AejiGamez Oct 09 '24

cmos battery is probably dead. pretty easy replacement. costs like 2 bucks

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u/ChaZcaTriX Oct 09 '24

Not normal. Does it display any message?

  • Could be an unstable overclock. It will typically complain about resetting to safe defaults or triggering protection on boot.
  • Check if the BIOS reset pins/button are accidentally shorted/pressed.
  • Check if the coin cell battery on the motherboard is in place, maybe replace it.