And the answer is: yes, once upon a time, maybe late 80's, they did solder stuff like that into the motherboard. And if it went dead, you would have to er, unsolder it or whatever. Did not work well and people soon saw the flaw in this manufacturing detail.
Dana On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 15:29:33 -0700, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's that time of the season. Another question, if y'all would... if a > *built-in* CMOS battery goes dead, what happens? I think you are SOL > and need a new motherboard. but I can't seem to find this explicitly > spelled out anywhere. Does this ever even happen any more? Smells like > 1987. > > Dana > > -- > ...they did not stop to think they died instead > then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" > -- ...they did not stop to think they died instead then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139353 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
