Author Topic: Not AH trouble but enough techs here to maybe help (Read 426 times)

CanDoKevin · « **on:** December 27, 2003, 09:34:07 PM »

My clock in the task bar won't stay set. It stays at what ever time it was the night before when I truned it off, So I figure it is the m/b battery so today I put the meter on it and it only has 1.8v of a 3.0v battery. My question is can I just take the battery out and put a new one in or will my comp forget everything it has learned

. I have never replaced a battery on a m/b before I have always upgraded the m/b before battery was a problem. However I love this m/b and want to keep it (SOYO Dragoon platuinm) about 2 years old. Or do I just say nice m/b and go buy the dragoon 600. Seems in the old days you had to buy a kit that hooked a battery to a jumper and then you swapped out the battery.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2003, 10:48:26 PM »

just swap it out ... you may have to reset whats saved in the bios but thats about it ..

zmeg · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2003, 11:21:24 PM »

Bios has already lost its memory anyway, go ahead & replace it, just be very careful handling it.

Tyro48 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2003, 05:13:52 AM »

Makw sure you have a ground strap on before u get near that M/B

CanDoKevin · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2003, 12:33:19 PM »

For sure I will have the ground strap on.

CanDoKevin · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2003, 07:14:26 PM »

Well that was to easy so far so good snapped old battery out snapped new one in restarted comp and it didn't even loose what time it is little lone the date.

Now I have to wait and see if it holds the time over night when I turn her off. FYI meter on old battery now says 1.67v and new batttery before install was 3.27v

Thanks