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July 4th, 2004, 06:17 PM
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Hi my comp clock seems to be losing about 25 mins of time. whenever i set it, it goes wrong. Do you think it could be the battery or even the Quartz inside the clock thats gone? | 
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July 4th, 2004, 06:18 PM
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Sounds like you need a new battery - the typical battery is CR2032. You can find it at any Radio Shack for around $3. | |
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July 4th, 2004, 06:20 PM
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Glad its only the battery. thanks mate. | |
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July 4th, 2004, 06:21 PM
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No prob.  | |
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July 4th, 2004, 06:26 PM
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I thought those things lasted forever. WHere on the system board is that located. I have never actually had to change one out but the backup PC I am using (the one I'm on) has the same problem...But it's intermittant; is that normal? | |
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July 4th, 2004, 06:28 PM
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if you take the shell off you should see a small silver battery about 2-3 cm in diameter | |
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July 4th, 2004, 06:29 PM
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If it's intermittant, then it's possible the battery could be on its way out. When you open the side panel of your PC case, you really can't miss it. It's about the size of a nickel and silver, usually on the bottom right of the motherboard (but not always). It's just a standard watch battery. The lives of these things is really unpredictable. I've worked on 386s that have a battery that still tells time acurately. | |
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July 4th, 2004, 07:10 PM
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Does it just pop off?
Doesn't this kill the bios? If so do I need to make a boot disk? I have no floppy to speak of, juss cd. | |
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July 4th, 2004, 07:24 PM
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No, this does nothing to the BIOS. Nothing bad can happen by just replacing the battery. It just can't tell time anymore. Yes, it does just pop off. | |
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July 4th, 2004, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by egosophist Does it just pop off?
Doesn't this kill the bios? If so do I need to make a boot disk? I have no floppy to speak of, juss cd. | Yeah, the battery should just pop out... you can usually do it with your finger nail or a small flat-blade screw driver.
No, BIOS is not "killed" just "cleared." Pulling the battery -- with the power supply cord disconnected from the wall outlet -- will "clear CMOS" and the next boot will (normally) be at "fail safe" defaults. Before you clear CMOS you may want to go through all your BIOS settings and record them so that you can restore them after you've replaced the battery.
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