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Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting
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"Matt" wrote...
Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting them from or will anyplace online pretty much work?!? Depending on the battery, your local drug or discount store may be the place! |
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"JR Weiss" wrote in message ... "Matt" wrote... Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting them from or will anyplace online pretty much work?!? Depending on the battery, your local drug or discount store may be the place! Most are CR2032, 2/$5 at wally world or rat shack or your local drug tore. -Dave |
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In article , "Matt" wrote:
Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting them from or will anyplace online pretty much work?!? Any local store would have them in the camera section Its a standard CR2032 Duracells version might be named DL2032 |
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On Apr 27, 1:10 pm, "Matt" wrote:
Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting them from or will anyplace online pretty much work?!? Pop it out carefully by looking at it -- a little ridge pressure clip along the side cavity of the circular batter mount indentation -- two circles, the larger topmost's surrounding edge being the sole and opposite connection from the bottom face or a flat surface connect, that just lies in there. Not much too it. It's that new Casio solar- charged watch battery I got or when a computer's past eight years old and still going that gets to me. |
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"Matt" wrote in message
.. . Just wondering if there was any particular place you would recomend getting them from or will anyplace online pretty much work?!? CR2032 now are a standard type, used in some other devices besides MBs. The ones I bought at a chain hardware store last longer than those bought in chain computer stores. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Question about motherboard batteries (2032 type):
Is it true that the current draw from the battery will be reduced if the computer is plugged into an AC/main power (even if the computer is not running), but when a computer has no connection to AC power then the current draw from the battery (to maintain the on-board system clock and NV ram) will increase? |
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PC Guy wrote:
Question about motherboard batteries (2032 type): Is it true that the current draw from the battery will be reduced if the computer is plugged into an AC/main power (even if the computer is not running), but when a computer has no connection to AC power then the current draw from the battery (to maintain the on-board system clock and NV ram) will increase? Yes, unless you're using an AT style power supply. The newer ATX flavor include a 5VDC output that remains on unless the power supply switch (if there is one) is turned off or if the AC power is otherwise shut off. The battery should last for years regardless. |
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PC Guy wrote:
Question about motherboard batteries (2032 type): Is it true that the current draw from the battery will be reduced if the computer is plugged into an AC/main power (even if the computer is not running), but when a computer has no connection to AC power then the current draw from the battery (to maintain the on-board system clock and NV ram) will increase? +5VSB is available if 1) The power supply is plugged in. And mains power is available. 2) The switch on the back of the computer is in the ON position. If the power supply has no switch on it, then it is ON all the time. If +5VSB is available, there are two paths for the RTC/CMOS supply. +5VSB --- regulator ----------- diode ---+ | +-------- RTC/CMOS circuit | CR2032 battery -- resistor --- diode ---+ The sources are set up, such that if the +5VSB is present, it provides the power needed. If +5VSB goes missing (say, you unplug or switch off the supply at the back), the CR2032 supplies power for about 3 years. So you can store a computer in your garage for three years, and the next time you turn it on, the current time is correct, and the BIOS settings are still maintained. If you plan to store a computer for a long time, you can take pictures of the BIOS screen with a digital camera. Then, if the battery runs flat, you can restore any critical BIOS settings, using the pictures you've stored on some other (running) computer. I've had two batteries run flat while the computer was stored, and that is where I get the 3 year number from. Paul |
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Paul wrote:
I've had two batteries run flat while the computer was stored, and that is where I get the 3 year number from. Any idea what the shelf-life is of a 2032 battery? When such a battery is installed in a motherboard, and the board is supplying the power for the RTC even when the PC is turned off, is there any chance that some current is feeding back into the battery to keep it's charge up? In other words, if I take 2 batteries from the same production batch, and keep one in it's package and put the other in a motherboard that is connected to main AC power indefinately, then will both batteries age or discharge at the same rate? |
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