K8N Neo 2 Platinum BIOS resetting itself

Hello
If I switch off the power to the power supply to say move the PC perhaps the BIOS resets to default settings. This is really annoying because it resets the date causing Windows XP to activated again...and again.....and again.....   >:(
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Specs:
K8N Neo 2 Platinum BIOS v. 1.D
AMD FX-55
Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT 1GB
BFG 7800GS
WD 250GB SATA HDD
Coolermaster Extreme Power 550W ps
WinXP Pro w/SP2

That fixed it 
Thank you Sir, you are a scholar and a gentleman 

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