Don't worry too much; they are replacable for $10.00 at the shop I work in, and I am sure you did nothing to drain it yourself. Some motherboards are in fact notorious for draining batteries (about 2-3 per year).
Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) CMOS battery > I hope it's a replaceable one. Some aren't. > > Kev. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garth Meisel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:54 AM > Subject: (clug-talk) CMOS battery > > > 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? > > > > >
