Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:37:35 +0000 (GMT) From: "Alan J. Flavell" <flavell@a5.ph.gla.ac.uk> To: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RTC BIOS diagnostic error 17 Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9901201358370.2250-100000@a5.ph.gla.ac.uk>
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Although my newly built freeBSD system (on an elderly 486 PC) seems to be performing in accordance with expectations, I'm still noticing this oddity at every startup: RTC BIOS diagnostic error 17<memory_size,invalid_time> I hadn't found anything definite about this in FAQs or mail archives, but there was some indication it might point to a dead motherboard battery. Which would have been at least plausible, as the PC in question was quite old (but in DOS its real time clock looked OK). Anyhow, I tried replacing the motherboard battery, but it hasn't made any difference. Is this a matter that I should be concerned about, or not? thanks. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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