From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 5/23/2025 5:49 PM, greybeard wrote:   
   >   
   > LM 21.3   
   > Last two cold starts of desktop have been a problem.   
   > Instead of booting straight up, system stops at bios. I select boot from SSD   
   and away we go. Then I need to reset date/time.   
   >   
   > What's the glue that's missing? And how to fix?   
   >   
   > cheers greybeard   
   > (-who after 20+ years using mint is still a novice. Usually it just   
   >  works and I don't mess with it)   
      
   Fix your CMOS battery (CR2032 in a socket, on a desktop,   
   CR2032 on a cable on a laptop).   
      
   A few machines use LR2032. LR and CR are radically different   
   and do not mix. Verify by looking at the item, what type it is.   
      
      CR2032 - does not recharge, ten year shelf life, three year j   
   nk-room-storage life   
      
      LR2032 - rechargeable, lasts for several days on a charge, can eventually   
   wear out (stop charging)   
      
   RTC time is not kept, if the power switch at the back of the PC   
   is off, and the CR2032 is flat. That's why we change it out.   
      
   Some machines, they won't even start if the CR2032 is flat.   
   Others start OK, but their settings are all lost.   
      
      Paul   
      
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