[mdlug] bios battery

[Garry Stahl]

Michael Rudas (computer) wrote:
> If your system's real-time clock starts gaining or losing time, when
> previously it was reasonably accurate, that's an early sign.  The
> ultimate symptom, of course, is when you start getting "CMOS errors"
> or BIOS setting mismatch"  errors at start-up.  Fortunately, you can
> now get most coin cells-- including the very common CR2025) at many
> dollar stores, five or six for a dollar.
>
Rats, sitting there like a lump and doing nothing while the fans spin is
NOT a symptom.  I may have me a dead computer.

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