Re: Can a weak CMOS battery prevent detection of a drive

On 10/22/20 8:21 PM, Norm Why wrote:
>>> I read that weak CMOS battery can prevent detection of a drive. I have
>>> two
>>> SSD drives. One an old Samsung 500GB boots reliably. Drive D: is a new
>>> Seagate Barracuda, 500GB that is not detected reliably. I've done
>>> everything
>>> conceivable with the cables. I've read bad reviews on the Barracuda.
>>>
>>> BIOS program says CMOS battery is 3V whereas 3.3V might have been when it
>>> was new.
>>>
>>> Is it worth my time to buy a new CMOS battery?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Glad you got it figured out.
>>
>> To answer your question though, a 3.0 volt CMOS battery is fine.
>>
>> If the battery was too low, you'd simply lose your settings.
>>
>> I did *once* have a battery around 2.6 volts that would not allow the
>> machine to post.
> 
> Thanks for your reply.
> 
> Unfortunately, no matter what fiddling I could do, the Seagate Barracuda
> continued to show unreliable symptoms. Read/write errors and failure to
> detect at boot up. I ran Seagate tools that said the drive was slow, at one
> time. I read a bad review of Barracuda. We decided it's a bad drive. I have
> a one year warranty. I bought a 3 TB WD HDD and installed it. I am now doing
> a backup. Then I will return the drive for a replacement Barracuda SSD.
> 
> SSD drives are very nice for instantaneous response, when they work.
> 
> I plan to run some large programs for medical imaging. When it comes to
> medical diagnostic imaging, one needs to do it oneself.
> 
> 



And you'll need a totally reliable drive for that.


Speaking of medical imaging, when I was at my dentist....when they tried 
to take an x-ray, their computer crashed. After a few attempts, I told 
them to try a different USB port.


All worked fine.

I should have had them deduct my technical services from my bill.