Modern motherboard batteries last a whole lot longer if you leave the computer plugged in, even though it is turned off (using the power switch/software on the computer). If the power supply has 110 volts, the 5 volt DC circuit always produces power, even when the computer is turned off. This 5 VDC power will run the clock, instead of running down the battery. And it will also keep the capacitors in the circuits charged, making them less likely to leak (electric charge) and cause problems.
Fred Holmes At 10:47 PM 6/8/2007, Tom Chambers wrote: >Wow! thanks for the detailed instructions! Usually words like "motherboard" >cause me to feel deeply uneasy, but you make it sound as if I might actually >be able to handle this operation (with some help from my buddy Tom!). I've run >two different antivirus programs and two antispam programs, thinking that >might be the problem, but they didn't seem to help, so I'll keep my fingers >crossed that it's the battery. > >Will let you know, >Anne > > > >Fred Holmes wrote: > >>Most motherboards of the past five years or more use the CR2032 "button" >>battery for the motherboard battery. They are sold "everywhere" because they >>are commonly used in the "keyless" lock "zapper" on modern automobiles. >> >>They are about the size of a quarter, shiny white metal, and sit in a round >>holder on the motherboard. One side of the holder has spring-loaded >>"fingers" and the other side has a small slot into which you insert a small >>flat-bladed screwdriver to twist and pop out the battery. The twist displaces >>the battery sideways against the spring-loaded fingers until it clears the >>"lip" on the holder and can pop up. Insert the new battery by pressing it >>against the spring-loaded fingers until it clears the lip on the "screwdriver >>side" and drops in place. >> >>Fred Holmes >> >>At 03:39 PM 6/8/2007, John DeCarlo wrote: >> >> >>>But one of my first steps would be to find out where your CMOS battery is >>>for your computer and see if you can Google how hard it is to replace. >>> >> >> >>************************************************************************ >>* ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== >>* ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== >>* Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name >>* Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST >>* Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L >>* New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress >>* Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>************************************************************************ >>* List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ >>* RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml >>* Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived >>************************************************************************ >> >> > > >************************************************************************ >* ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== >* ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== >* Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name >* Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST >* Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L >* New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress >* Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >************************************************************************ >* List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ >* RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml >* Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived >************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
