A digital clock doesn't slow down when the battery gets low. It either runs or it doesn't.
I guess any battery eventually dies, but no, I've never replaced a cmos battery, presumably because the boards are replaced first. My oldest running system is about 7 (?) years old now - an old Pentium 2. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:37 AM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes,,, they always go, How do I know? The date and time in the computer > keeps falling behind... >> Thanks for all the advice. Do these batteries always eventually go? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************