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[Bodi]

ok unable to hang around much longer so here is my problem feel free to move it if you need to.

Hi every one I am new here and am looking for the answer to what should of been a simple question but I can not find the answer any where, not even after many internet searches.

My problem.  I was getting a constant press F1 request on start up and I had to constantly reset the date and time. A friend said he knew the solution and he replaced the Cmos battery and for a while the F1 requests and need to reset the date and time on start up stopped. Then after a few weeks the F1 request on start up and resetting of the date and time started again.

The situation at present is that I have again replaced the comos battery with the same type and the F1 on start up requests again stopped. But once more after a few weeks the f1 requesting and the need to resetting of the date and tine has started again.

I am wondering if my friend used the wrong battery when he first replaced it, Can any one out there please confirm for me the correct Cmos battery number and size I need for the mother board below.

Acer Apaire E380 -CB7L Mother board HT 2000 MCP6PM-AM Re3v:1.0A What is the correct Cmos battery?

[Bodi · Accepted solution]

I found my answer in a responce to another thread. It seems that some how the wrong battery had been fitted and in my ignorance of this I yet again fitted the wrong battery this then compounded the problem further.

It seems the usualy CMOS battery on the mother board is a CR 2032 3 v I have now fitted one to my MB. I'll let you know if it works.

BTW many thanks to the person who advise I took on this.

[Pendaws]

It's good that you found that was the culprit, I was about to suggest a new PSU.

[Bodi]

Ha ha nice one you know in the many years I have owned this Acer I have had untold hours doing battle with it to keep it running many parts have been replace I even got rid of Vista and installed XP on it.

It has been a fairly good computer but boy have I done battle with it to keep it's old clock ticking. BTW It has a relativly new PSU 500 watt installed it when I upgraded the grafix card.