I had an ASUS M5A99FX Pro 2.0 motherboard running Debian Trixie Linux in CLI mode on a server. The motherboard failed after a power outage. I had another motherboard of the same model running the same version of Linux, except using the KDE desktop, and with completely different peripheral cards. I pulled the unit off the desktop and installed it into the server. Not too surprisingly, I had to clear the CMOS to get the unit to POST, which...
Originally asked by LesRhorer on Stack Exchange (superuser) (CC BY-SA 4.0).