CMOS corruption but no date problems??

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From: David Longley
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00

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I have a problem with a 486 PCI board. On power on, I get a  CMOS 
mismatch  error, forcing a loading of defaults. I thought it  was 
the  battery  so replaced it. Even tried an external one.  Now  I 
suspect the CMOS RAM itself, or a CMOS virus. Are there any small 
programs which will detect such a virus, or TEST CMOS RAM etc?
-- 
David Longley

Longley Consulting                                                  London, UK
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Research, Data Analysis and Training Services,
Small IT Systems                                http://www.longley.demon.co.uk

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From: David@longley.demon.co.uk (David Longley)
Subject: CMOS corruption but no date problems??
Date: 1998/06/29
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