CMOS needed to be cleared?

[PcGk]

My PC runs 24/7. Today I came home and it was off. Tried hitting the power button to no avail, and then I cleared the CMOS via jumper, and now it works again. Is this a warning sign that something may be failing?

 

[subtle]

I'd say that if that happen again it will be.
Computers sometimes act strange...

 

[CCPS]

It can be over heatting or it can be the Bios not set up right .

 

[Buy-it PC]

My PC runs 24/7. Today I came home and it was off. Tried hitting the power button to no avail, and then I cleared the CMOS via jumper, and now it works again. Is this a warning sign that something may be failing?

What does it say... the error message exactly?

It can mean different things. Did you get an error message?

 

[cryption]

the battery may be dying also ... try replacing the battery

 

[PcGk]

Thanks guys. Ill start with the battery. Everything was running fine until this happened. It just happened again overnight. The battery that was in it was only a few months old however, so I am a bit concerned.

 

[apj101]

battery power is only used if the power is totally disconnected

 

[cryption]

i had a similar problem with my cmos not keeping my settings and replacing that pesky little battery fixed it. Strange, I know.

 

[PcGk]

What really concerns me is that my computer is turning off and won't go back on until I reset the CMOS. I guess I'll start the process of replacing hardware. I'll start with the PSU.