cmos battery (continued)

P

philo

the other day i posted concerning a machine
that booted up ok...but would then shut down in about ten minutes

(even with no harddrive...just sitting there idling)

after exhausting all other possibilites...it worked fine after replacing
a low (1.7 v) cmos battery

well i had another board in my junk pile that had the same symptoms
(but i could not bear to throw it out)
well...the cmos battery was also around 1.7 v and when i put in a new one
it works fine now

so i guess i;ve learned something
 
J

Jon Danniken

philo said:
the other day i posted concerning a machine
that booted up ok...but would then shut down in about ten minutes

(even with no harddrive...just sitting there idling)

after exhausting all other possibilites...it worked fine after replacing
a low (1.7 v) cmos battery

well i had another board in my junk pile that had the same symptoms
(but i could not bear to throw it out)
well...the cmos battery was also around 1.7 v and when i put in a new one
it works fine now

so i guess i;ve learned something
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I would say you have learned not to discard old mainboards until you have conducted a battery of tests.
:)

Jon
 
C

Cerridwen

Jon said:
I would say you have learned not to discard old mainboards until you
have conducted a battery of tests. :)

Jon
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Oh ha ha! Suddenly you're a comedian.
 
T

Trent©

the other day i posted concerning a machine
that booted up ok...but would then shut down in about ten minutes

(even with no harddrive...just sitting there idling)

after exhausting all other possibilites...it worked fine after replacing
a low (1.7 v) cmos battery

well i had another board in my junk pile that had the same symptoms
(but i could not bear to throw it out)
well...the cmos battery was also around 1.7 v and when i put in a new one
it works fine now

so i guess i;ve learned something
Click to expand...

And that would be...?


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!
 

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