sgopus said:
This has nothing to do with your video drivers, it's your bios telling your
motherboard battery is dying, you need to replace it, read your motherboard
manual on where it's located and how to replace it, or take it to a good
computer repair shop.
On many computers, the battery looks like this.
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/c/cr2032_01b/cr2032_01b__fp_.jpg
Without removing the battery, you can use a multimeter to measure the
voltage on the top (+) of the battery, with respect to some
shiny metal on the computer chassis. The reading should be about
3V. If the voltage drops below about 2.4V, then the CMOS settings
can get lost. On some computers, if the battery drops to zero,
there may be problems starting the computer.
If you turn off all power to your computer, at the end of a working
day, that battery will last for about 3 years. It will last longer,
if the switch on the back of the computer remains in the ON position.
When in the ON position, the power supply continues to provide +5VSB,
removing the need for battery current, no matter how small that
current flow is.
If you want an application which can read voltages while the computer
is running, try Speedfan. No guarantees on what it is measuring, but
give the program a try anyway and see what you get. I notice some
people have a "Vbat" item in their main window, so some motherboards
may be set up to allow the battery to be measured. That is an alternative
to reaching for a multimeter, to make a measurement. So you may be
able to get a battery reading, without opening the computer.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan439.exe
http://www.almico.com/images/mainwindow.gif
Paul
