The older of our two PCs is having a problem where the battery for the internal clock has died. The computer is still usable but I have to reset the clock and date anytime the computer has been turned off. It is a pretty old computer Pentium II but it serves as an extra computer for the kids to play their games on. Is this something that is easy to fix? I have installed drives and RAM and such but I have no clue what this battery look like.
2007-07-11 17:25:56 · 4 answers · asked by p_doell 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It is terrible easy. The battery is a small silver circular thing about the size of a dime or nickel. Open your computer's side case and look at the motherboard for this little silver battery. It snaps in and out easily.
2007-07-11 17:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by acermill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i learned this in tech basics last year as a freshman. If your clock keeps goin off even after you reset it a couple times, it probably means your bios battery is dead. These batteries are easy to buy and replace. they are watch batteries. if you open up your tower of your computer, you will find a round silver small battery, somewhere in the circut board. just replace it. But do not leave it without a battery for more that 20 minutes i think, or you will lose some stuff
2007-07-11 17:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by will_71892 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is called a CMOS battery. not bios battery as the guy above me stated. CMOS (Complimentary Metal Oxide SemiConductor). u can usualy buy them from computer hardware stores for about 10 bucks. they usualy last about 10 years, and u say ur pc is a pentium 2, wich is about right, prolly is 10 or more years older. just buy a new one, open ur case up and you will see this http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~jsy1001/dimmwit/finder/images/annot_cmos.jpg
pop it out it usualy has a hinge where u can pop it out easily or a flat head screw driver will work. pop it in and bam. easy fix. also before you buy the new cmos battery, try popping your old one out and leave it out for about 10 seconds, and put it back in, if problem persists then follow the above steps. good luck. oh, and leaving it out for more than 20 minutes wont do anything. most of the rest of ur information is stored on your HDD. so take ur time when u go to buy the new one lol no need to rush. good luck
2007-07-11 17:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Changing the battery isn't hard. You should be able to see it when you open the computer. It will be a round, flat, silver disc. It looks just like a watch battery.
It should be like the one in the picture here, with the blue square around it in the bottom left corner.
http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/epox_8rdaplus_motherboard_battery_cr.jpg
2007-07-11 17:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by jon_santana 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋