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computer losing time

by mtbarbee Nov 23, 2004 8:12AM PST

i run XP home on a HP 7920 celeron, 256 mg mem. It's four years old and has been great. No virus. Little malware. The only problem I have encountered is it's starting to lose time on clock. A little at first , maybe started noticing it 2 months ago now I set it Sunday and it's now lost 17 hrs.I heard it could be a battery but I can't find any documentation abut it and run sys scan through Belarc advisor and it lists everything but. Can someone tell me where this battery is located and how to find the correct type of new one? And where do you buy desktop PC batteries?

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Time to crack open the case...
by Michael Geist Nov 23, 2004 8:30AM PST

and eyeball the little coin type battery located usually on the lower corner of the motherboard. I would guess a CR 2032?

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(NT) (NT) How long do those batteries generally last ?
by beerman55448 Nov 23, 2004 10:28AM PST
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Re: (NT) How long do those batteries generally last ?
by William Randall Nov 23, 2004 11:02AM PST

My 10/98 Dell with Win98 was still going a couple of months ago when I bought my WinXP PRO.

Of course I used a small program (Dimension 4) that kept my time accurate via the atomic clock. Still use this program on my new comp.

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Re: (NT) How long do those batteries generally last ?
by ferg Nov 23, 2004 11:47AM PST

These new Lithium batteries can last for a long time. I have one in my watch that is over five years old. However you should comfortably get a couple of years from a computer battery which doesn;t only run the clock but also keeps the BIOS tuned.

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Re: computer losing time
by Cawthraw Nov 27, 2004 3:17AM PST

The battery is on the motherboard No = CR2032 press Clip to release.

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