On 10/16/20 3:07 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.