yeah but the question asks what you should do if a *built-in* battery goes dead. I am assuming that if it is built in it can't just be popped out. Though whether anyone even would HAVE a built-in one in this day and age is a whole other question.
Dana On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 07:53:46 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With most computers, the Battery keeps the computers BIOS Settings current. > > If you remove the battery, then everytime you shut down the machine you are > forced to reconfigure the BIOS from it's Default factory > settings(if you made any changes to it). This was true with a Gigabyte > motherboard that is just 4 years old. I did have to make > changes to the BIOS to get it to work properly, so it was a pain. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Vernon > > The worst case is that you have to set up your custom BIOS preferences and if > its an old machine, your HDDs will need configuring. > If it's a new (and by this I mean last 8 years or so) then you should have > little to no problem.... > > Paul > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139345 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
