On Tuesday 17 October 2006 19:04, Felix Miata wrote:
On 06/10/17 18:46 (GMT-0400) BandiPat apparently typed:
I might tend to agree with you except I've worked on a computer that had a lot of the symptoms Greg has experienced and it was the CMOS battery causing it! The batteries are cheap, buy one and replace it to check.
Was it a Dell? The Dells I've worked on don't need CMOS batteries, as long as they're kept plugged in, same as other puters with 2032 batteries. I've never yet found a 4 year old 2032 on a motherboard that didn't read at least 3v either, and I buy my 2032s in boxes of 10 or 12. Last batch of 8 or 10 I replaced were up to 10 years old (assuming installed when mobo manufactured up to 10 years ago). Half were 3v or more, and none were less than about 2.8v, plenty more than CMOS actually needs.
I too have only had to replace a couple of batteries in machines I've worked on, but it doesn't mean they don't go bad. Just as I experienced with the one computer, so it could be with Greg's unit. Ugh! Dell!!! Oh you must be joking? Dell computers are broken by their very nature! I could understand those not needing a battery! They don't really work well with or without a battery! I try to stay away from those beasts. To answer your question, if you didn't already figure it out, no it was not a Dell. bye Lee