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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:07 PM Oct 2013

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BIOS battery

Mine is rated at 3V. It tests at 2.94V. Would that affect boot up? I'm having issues as described in the other post.

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BIOS battery (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2013 OP

How old is it? Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1

about 5 years SHRED Oct 2013 #2

2.94v is within 2% so it should be fine (how did you test it?). A bad bios battery PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #3

Just put a good CR2032 in SHRED Oct 2013 #4

What problems are you having? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2013 #5

Here's a thread... Thanks SHRED Oct 2013 #6

Turbineguy

(37,319 posts)

1. How old is it?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:14 PM

Oct 2013

They are only good for about 5 years or so.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. about 5 years

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:15 PM

Oct 2013

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. 2.94v is within 2% so it should be fine (how did you test it?). A bad bios battery

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:16 PM

Oct 2013

would cause the clock on your PC to forget the time and might also cause your BIOS to
forget its settings (if you don't have BIOS settings stored in nonvolatile memory) so you'd
have to go in and set things manually each time you reboot.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

4. Just put a good CR2032 in

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:22 PM

Oct 2013

Same symptoms. .. not the battery.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)

5. What problems are you having? n/t

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 08:26 AM

Oct 2013

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

6. Here's a thread... Thanks

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 10:52 AM

Oct 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10958490

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