> > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [OT?]Re: pc doesn't start >Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:59:24 -0500 > >>Wackojacko wrote: >>> Redirecting to list >>> >>> Sudev Barar wrote: >>>> 2008/7/30 Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>> I was refering to the coin cell that some motherboards have for >>>>> keeping bios >>>>> settings between reboots. >>>>> >>>>> The OP mentioned that removing the BIOS battery for a few >minutes >>>>> helps the >>>>> PC start so maybe it just gives the battery enough time to >recover >>>>> enough >>>>> charge for the reboot. Just a guess. >>>>> >>>> >>>> This means battery is having charge but removing it is causing >BIOS to >>>> reset to defaults. So is not likely problem. >>>> Waiting an hour resolves this problem. Which means battery is not >good >>>> and waiting and hour resets BIOS (I am contradicting myself) >>>> >>>> But why would running the client load BIOS with some useless >settings >>>> that go away when BIOS resets? >>>> Hmmm wish I could contribute more.... >>>> >>> >>> Me too! I just remember reading that a dead, or dying, BIOS >Battery can >>> lead to trouble getting the PC to POST, why I don't know. If you >can >>> get your hands on another battery to test this it might be cheaper >than >>> a new PSU :) >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Wackojacko >> >>Those "coin batteries" are typically 2025's or 2032's, and are quite > >>common. In the US, Wal*Mart carries them. Elsewhere, try the local > >>Wal*Mart equivalent, e.g. Tesco, or Radio Shack, or the local >computer >>parts store should have some. Some are lithium, some are alkaline, >it >>really doesn't matter, they are fairly cheap either way. I keep >some on >>hand, not only do my computers use them, but the car "zapper" >>locker/unlocker uses them, and so does my blood sugar test meter. >> >> >>Mark Allums
I would be very surprised if the BIOS battery is alkaline. Alkaline batteries do have a characteristic that the voltage gradually drops as the battery dies; on the other hand Li batteries usually hold their voltage until they die at which point the voltage drops to near zero. Larry >> >> >>-- >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ebian.org >> >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]