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Cmos battery
Name: raincheck Date: January 17, 2005 at 08:58:21 Pacific OS: Unix CPU/Ram: 350/128
Comment:
Hello, Quick question: Can you swap out a CMOS battery while the system is live, or is it necessary to power it down to swap out the battery? It's a server, that's why I'm asking. Thanks.
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:14:25 Pacific
Reply:
Turn off your PC and ground yourself first (ESD).
B4 you criticize a bigger man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.
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Response Number 2
Name: ghimpe-- Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:14:25 Pacific
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It's safer to swap it while the system is shut down. You shouldn't mess inside the system while it's on.
It's not the swaping of battery that will hurt the system, it's the posible static energy or your clumbsy hands touching something else (no offense there) :D
Anyway, you do not need the battey until you restart the system. Then you might just turn it off for 3 minutes, swap the battery, and then boot back. It's better to be safe then sorry!
GooD Luck!
It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice...
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Response Number 3
Name: ghimpe-- Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:16:32 Pacific
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Name: Sabertooth Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:14:25 Pacific Subject: Cmos battery
Name: ghimpe-- Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:14:25 Pacific Subject: Cmos battery
Coool! perfect timing! :)
It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice...
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Response Number 4
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:38:16 Pacific
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WOW !!!, just caught that. Extreme photo finishing huh.
B4 you criticize a bigger man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.
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Response Number 5
Name: ghimpe-- Date: January 17, 2005 at 09:42:23 Pacific
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LOL, we should get a prize for that :D
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