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Subject: Re: OT?: Replacing CMOS battery on motherboard
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:03:08 -0600
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On 11/08/2012 09:13 AM, Frank wrote:
> I think I have correctly diagnosed a problem with my PC. It now
> completely refuses to start. I don't hear any beep shortly after
> powering up - POST has not completed? Nothing appears on screen. So the
> CMOS battery needs replacing??
>
> My system is old (>10yrs) - ABIT KG7-Raid motherboard.
> Fortunately I recently had the same problem but the system recovered so
> I made a note of all the CMOS settings.
>
> Assuming a correct diagnosis, I have 2 questions:
>
> 1>  Battery: I have never replaced a battery before and the system is
> more than a decade old.  Is this lifespan normal?  My system is up and
> running for just a few hours a day. Are the batteries rechargeable?
> (CR2032).
>
> 2> BIOS: At this point powering up does not activate anything on screen.
> Is that normal, i.e. will replacing the battery get me back to where I
> can get into the BIOS and re-fill the CMOS?
>
> Thanks
> Frank
>


Though not impossible...a dead battery usually does not prevent a 
machine from booting...simply the cmos settings are lost.
It cannot hurt to try a new battery though....and also resetting the 
cmos by using the jumper

As mentioned elsewhere...if the capacitors on the mobo are bad
it's not worth going any further.
Good chance it's just the power supply though

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