Replacing Battery

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Hello all,
Would someone please be so good as to tell me how to change the battery in
my puter. Do I simply take the old one and put the new one in or do I need
to know all the CMOS settings and put all these in by hand?

Never had to do anything like this before but the battery is definitely
flaking ...

TIA
 
Kate said:
Hello all,
Would someone please be so good as to tell me how to change the battery in
my puter. Do I simply take the old one and put the new one in or do I
need
to know all the CMOS settings and put all these in by hand?

Never had to do anything like this before but the battery is definitely
flaking ...

TIA
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There is a shareware program called cmossave that you can run before
replacing the battery, if you want to. Basically, this takes all the cmos
settings and stores them in a file that you can dump back to CMOS later.
Generally, you shouldn't need to worry about it. Even if your CMOS settings
are lost, your computer should boot OK. At worst, you might have to load
default settings or set a jumper to CLEAR CMOS settings. But if you want to
be extra careful, you can use the cmossave program to store everything
before you change the battery. -Dave
 
Hello all,
Would someone please be so good as to tell me how to change the battery in
my puter. Do I simply take the old one and put the new one in or do I need
to know all the CMOS settings and put all these in by hand?

Never had to do anything like this before but the battery is definitely
flaking ...
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You need to copy down the CMOS settings.
 
What's a "puter"?

First, go into your BIOS and write down all of your settings. Then turn off
your COMPUTER, open up the case, remove the old battery, install the new
battery (make sure it is the correct type), power up and go into your BIOS
again and make all of the settings the same as before, save and exit, and
you are done.
 
Or, if you are a careful person with good hands......
Remove the case cover, boot up the pc, then with the system running, take
out the CMOS battery, then replace a new one! This way you don't need any
software or pen and paper! Its not difficult to do this way, you just need
to be careful not to use metal objects to take out the battery and short
circuit other components. The CMOS will remain as before as long as the
mainboard has power.
 
Greets and thanx all for your helpful replies.

Think the programme sounds the best option ... tho the idea below is
tempting ....

Ta,
Kate
 
Greets and thanx all for your helpful replies.
Think the programme sounds the best option ... tho the idea below is
tempting ....
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As long as you're not a butterfingers.
 
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