P45P800S won't save boot order

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noel

Hello,
I bought a p4p800s to replace my p4g8x board that shorted. I put
in my sata drive which had xp pro on it. I had to call MS to get a new
install key. I can go to the bios and set the boot order and the
drives and save. But, everytime I boot this thing, I have to go back,
selects the sata drive, and reset the boot order. Could this simply be
a battery prob? I thought the battery was only for the clock. Any
ideas?
Thanks
 
noel said:
Hello,
I bought a p4p800s to replace my p4g8x board that shorted. I put
in my sata drive which had xp pro on it. I had to call MS to get a new
install key. I can go to the bios and set the boot order and the
drives and save. But, everytime I boot this thing, I have to go back,
selects the sata drive, and reset the boot order. Could this simply be
a battery prob? I thought the battery was only for the clock. Any
ideas?
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Could well be. The battery keeps the CMOS memory 'alive',
which is where the BIOS stores its settings.
HTH
 

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