Re: Decrease in Momory Message

From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:06:03 -0500

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:22:06 -0500, Tom Porterfield
<tpporter@mvps.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:57:25 -0800, The Baba wrote:
>
>> I was working on a friends computer, and installing XP on it. It would get
>> up to 33%, then it just stopped. I figured it was a memory issue, so I
>> swapped out the 128MB stick for a good one I had. Everything installed fine,
>> so I put in the old memory again. When it booted, it said 'Decrease in
>> memory size'. I went to the BIOS it said it had 128MB. Everything worked
>> fine though, except the date and time in the BIOS was 1/1/1999. I fixed that
>> issue, and put the other 128MB stick in it, and the same date/time thing
>> happened.
>>
>> Everything else is running fine.
>>
>> Could it be the BIOS battery that's the issue?
>
>Yes, the first and most likely cause would be the battery.

Only if the OP unplugged the computer. The BIOS receives power from
the power supply if you just toggle the computer power switch to off.

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