What is the long term effect if my CMOS battery is weak?

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What is the long term effect if my CMOS battery is weak?

2007-05-08 11:32:46 · 3 answers · asked by Ricky666 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks

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Date/Time will be lost and you will have to key the correct date/time every time you start your computer.

Other things will get lost but the computer restores them like IDE Hard Drive.

2007-05-08 11:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by Elvis 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

well i have the same CMOS battery for 6 years on one of the old computers still working fine

2007-05-08 18:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by me and you 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋

You will keep losing the CMOS settings, ie. IDE settings, most annoying, the date/time

2007-05-08 18:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋