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    Inte DH61BF Blinking power led

    Hi !

    I've got an Intel Broadfield DH61BF based computer and although it works fine i have this power led blinking on and off all the time in 2 seconds intervals (2 second on - then 2 seconds off).
    I read the manual and couldn't find this specific blinking code

    Does anyone had this problem ?

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    Found the problem. The board had troubles keeping changed bios settings. Found that it was s3 power led state settings, But although I've changed it to always on, It didn't keep the settings. I reseted the bios via jumper + F9 and after entering the settings again the power led is on all the time like it should.
    This is the 2ND !!! intel DH61BF board that has trouble keep bios settings (Especially after power loss).....At least I know now what the cause of the problem and hope it'll be solved in next bios update or I will stop buying systems based on this boards

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    If it's losing CMOS settings, replacing the CMOS battery should solve the problem. The most common in a Desktop PC is a CR2032 (about the size of a nickel) and can be picked up at your nearest grocery, pharmacy or Radio Shack for a couple of bucks of so.
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    Hi Spy,

    The batteries are new. These are 4 months old boards and Iv'e replaced battery in one of them. It has something to do with the board or this specific batch

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    I see. Kinda of strange though. The CMOS memory in personal computers has been around for a l-o-n-g time. It was designed to simply retain the current date, time and system setup parameters via a very small amount of battery-power. When they lose power though, all of those settings revert to factory defaults.
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