I was having the same problem and tried every trouble shooting recommendation listing in every post… yet they did not work!
BUT I did figure something out ^.^
The problem is NOT that the BIOS can't save the settings, since even after the battery was removed for some time. The settings I put in were still in the BIOS if I got to it by tapping F2!
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So…. The system must store the Bios settings it another form of memory that does not need constant power is ;) Flash memory perhaps?
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So…. The system must store the BIOS settings in another form of memory that does not need constant power ;) Flash memory perhaps?
So I figured that the problem is that before staring the OS, the BIOS checks to see if the BATTERY has enough charge to complete a successful BOOT.
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Even if the better is dead, the system STILL has enough power if it is PLUGGED IN!
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But even if the bettery is dead, the system STILL has enough power if it is PLUGGED IN!
So I figured that the BIOS needed to be active long enough for the battery to return a reading that “was up to snuff” to do a successful BOOT.
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¿So what would keep the BIOS active long for the battery to read a consistent and sufficient power for achieve a successful BOOT?!?!?
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¿So what would keep the BIOS active long for the battery to read a consistent and sufficient power to achieve a successful BOOT?!?!?
I added a system “BIOS” User and Manager PASSWORD ^_-
Once I did this, and made sure all the other BIOS settings were appropriate for my OS (Linux Mint 19), I rebooted the computer…
It asked for my User password, and I entered it…
… Then Grub started and with a stroke of the “Enter" key…
I was having the same problem and tried every trouble shooting recommendation listing in every post… yet they did not work!
BUT I did figure something out ^.^
The problem is NOT that the BIOS can't save the settings, since even after the battery was removed for some time. The settings I put in were still in the BIOS if I got to it by tapping F2!
So…. The system must store the Bios settings it another form of memory that does not need constant power is ;) Flash memory perhaps?
So I figured that the problem is that before staring the OS, the BIOS checks to see if the BATTERY has enough charge to complete a successful BOOT.
Even if the better is dead, the system STILL has enough power if it is PLUGGED IN!
So I figured that the BIOS needed to be active long enough for the battery to return a reading that “was up to snuff” to do a successful BOOT.
¿So what would keep the BIOS active long for the battery to read a consistent and sufficient power for achieve a successful BOOT?!?!?
I added a system “BIOS” User and Manager PASSWORD ^_-
Once I did this, and made sure all the other BIOS settings were appropriate for my OS (Linux Mint 19), I rebooted the computer…
It asked for my User password, and I entered it…
… Then Grub started and with a stroke of the “Enter" key…
Successful BOOT!!!!
Hope this helps someone!
@WitWGARA is a leader of #OurMischief ^_^