Once I had the battery go on a Mac 512K, but that was back in like '89
=).

Jesse

On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 08:54, Garth Meisel wrote:
> Sorry about the time here people.  It will be fixed later today.  
> 
> In all honesty, how many people have ever had to replace the CMOS battery of a 
> motherboard?  You know, the little CR?2032 something battery.  I thought all 
> these years that they were being recharged while the system was on and now, 
> I'm beginning to think otherwise.  I've had alot of mobo's in my day and 
> never, Never, NEVER did I ever have to replace the little silver battery.  
> I've done the old IBM recharging type big bulky rectangular cubish type, but 
> never a 2032.  Has anyone ever seen one fail in the life of a mobo that 
> wasn't because somebody was fiddling around with something they shouldn't 
> have been fiddling round with?  I know the little suckers are worth about $20 
> a crack too.  And that's where I have to question how new the new battery for 
> $20 really is.  
> 
> I've done RDATE.  I've done XNTP, I think I've utilized every possible time 
> setting program on both sides of the fence.  I hate doing something like 
> taking computers apart if I don't have to.  Computers are not automobiles and 
> automobiles are much like computers when it comes to the old "If it ain't 
> broke, don't fix it" rule.  
> 
> I think my little CR-2032 in this old Pentium II 350 has finally bit the 
> bullet.  What does the crowd say?
> 
> 

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