Question Resetting date in motherboard BIOS after replacing CMOS battery disables video out ?

[CASachs]

I have a very old Window XP system (moving file off floppy disks, converting the files, and onto other media for preservation - which is the only reason I still have it).

I recently replaced the CMOS battery on the ABIT KV7 motherboard and then went into the BIOS to reset the date/time to be current (no other changes)... and the video out stops working ?

No clue what's going on. If I reset the CMOS but don't touch the date/time, the system boots just fine. Change the date/time and suddenly no video out ?

Everything works fine so long as I don't change the date/time.

Anyone have any clue?

 

[helpstar]

bios is updated to the latest version?
https://soggi.org/motherboards/abit/KV7.htm

 

[CASachs]

bios is updated to the latest version?
https://soggi.org/motherboards/abit/KV7.htm

Yes. It is.

 

[CountMike]

I have a very old Window XP system (moving file off floppy disks, converting the files, and onto other media for preservation - which is the only reason I still have it).

There's a much better alternative to floppy disks:
https://www.amazon.com/Dainty-External-Portable-Windows-Mac，General/dp/B07BKXLYBV?th=1

 

[CASachs]

There's a much better alternative to floppy disks:
https://www.amazon.com/Dainty-External-Portable-Windows-Mac，General/dp/B07BKXLYBV?th=1

Not an option for 5.25" floppy disks... if there were a portable external 5.25" floppy drive.

 

[CountMike]

Not an option for 5.25" floppy disks... if there were a portable external 5.25" floppy drive.

You didn't say which diskettes, I presumed 3.5" because 5.25" were already very obsolete by the time of that MB and Athlon.