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CMOS Battery Retainer
The CMOS battery on one of my motherboards is not secured to the leads. The
battery snaps into its socket, but it needs to be manually pushed downwards for the computer to retain CMOS settings. Is there a device or tool that anyone is aware of to keep it in place? I thought of a very small clamp, one side thin flat and other side a right angle might work, with rubber fittings on each end, the flat end on the bottom of the motherboard, right angle pressing battery down, might work. Can't find one though. Thanks. |
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MH wrote: The CMOS battery on one of my motherboards is not secured to the leads. The battery snaps into its socket, but it needs to be manually pushed downwards for the computer to retain CMOS settings. Is there a device or tool that anyone is aware of to keep it in place? I thought of a very small clamp, one side thin flat and other side a right angle might work, with rubber fittings on each end, the flat end on the bottom of the motherboard, right angle pressing battery down, might work. Can't find one though. Thanks. If you are dealing with a coin type battery, and you are describing the fact that the contacts are not making with the battery, slip a dime in between the top clip and the battery. If on the other hand your holder is broken and there is no top clip, the holder can be easily replaced by someone skilled in soldering. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:53:41 GMT, "MH"
wrote: The CMOS battery on one of my motherboards is not secured to the leads. The battery snaps into its socket, but it needs to be manually pushed downwards for the computer to retain CMOS settings. Is there a device or tool that anyone is aware of to keep it in place? I thought of a very small clamp, one side thin flat and other side a right angle might work, with rubber fittings on each end, the flat end on the bottom of the motherboard, right angle pressing battery down, might work. Can't find one though. Thanks. A clamp sounds excessive, unnecessary. Carefully examine the battery holder to determine what's wrong with it. Most often one side of the plastic has a minor lip or tabs holding down that side of the battery, while the other side is held by the metal piece that makes the Positive, + contact point. If the socket is broken, it's relatively easy to replace. Some boards even have external battery header so you could plug in another 3V battery. If it's simply that the metal, negative contact tab is bent down, after removing the battery you might be able to carefully bend it upwards a bit. |
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