Re: Won't boot after BIOS was flashed

Marty <martywoyzak communitymail.com> wrote:

John Doe wrote:

Seems to me like a 2 volt BIOS battery would significantly
increase the risk of effectively losing power during a BIOS
flash.

Why is that?

Because a CMOS device can consume extremely little current. Because
including a parallel power supply to the BIOS would cost more.
Because motherboard/mainboard makers try to save every penny. I
guess Paul is right, but you cannot just hardwire the two supplies
together, so it is going to cost something.


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