Hi John and all, Most CMOS batteries in computers these days are about the size, shape, and color of a shiny nickel. They are in a small housing connected directly to the motherboard. They are usually fairly easy to pop out of the housing. (I use the pointy end of a circle protractor). Be very careful and definitely ground yourself first before opening the machine. I hear one has 5 seconds to replace it without losing information. It is unlikely you'll beat the five seconds. So you should learn your current settings in the BIOS (or Setup). When the info is lost, the BIOS's CMOS info gets set to the default values. Your computer should work with the defaults, but you current settings may be more optimal. These batteries tend to last for 5+ years, but I have to replace a few every year for customers. As Elaine has mentioned, there are other factors that can affect the time. If your computer is older than four or five years, then the battery could be different than described.
HTH, Chuck Reply 1: Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:44:51 -0400 From: "ETM (State of Virginia)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Computer Battery Hello John It also can be a result of a program on your computer. When i used McAfee time was always erratic on my computer. I simply used one of the time programs to reset it every day. I have never had to change a computer battery. Elaine Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain Original Message: > I have noted with suprise that I have had no replies to my posting of June > 9. > I am postings it again in case something or other went wrong. > I have noticed my clock has begun to lose time faster than usual. > If I remember correctly a posting on the group once said that was a sign of > the computer battery running out.. > I am talking about a desktop rather than a laptop. > Could someone confirm this is what it could be and if so > how easy is it to change the battery, what do I have to look for. > A final question, on taking out the old battery does the computer lose > anything whilst the new one is bein installed. > I am thinking about the time, however short, when there is no battery in. > Thanks > John ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
