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Old September 9th 06, 11:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Bob Reynolds
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Default battery going?

Hi,
Over this last few weeks I've noticed that my PC is losing time,ie. over a
week it could lose a day.
Is my battery going, is it difficult yo replace? expensive? does it have to
be done professionally? Thats assuming that it is the battery.

TIA

Bob.


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Old September 16th 06, 12:04 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Mike M
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Default battery going?

Bob,

Is your PC losing time whilst switched off or whilst running? If whilst
running then this has nothing to do with the battery but could be the
result of some application or other "stealing" all the cpu cycles causing
the clock to miss ticks. If however the PC loses time when switched off
then yes, this will be due to the battery on the motherboard, used to
maintain the clock and also keep some of the bios information in volatile
RAM, no longer holding sufficient charge. Replacing the battery is quite
straightforward and they do not cost much. The most important thing being
to note down the various settings in the bios so that they can be restored
if lost whilst swapping out the old battery for the new.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Hi,
Over this last few weeks I've noticed that my PC is losing time,ie.
over a week it could lose a day.
Is my battery going, is it difficult yo replace? expensive? does it
have to be done professionally? Thats assuming that it is the battery.


  #3  
Old September 16th 06, 08:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Bob Reynolds
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Default battery going?

I've got the machine switched on for the last four hours and it hasn't lost
any time so presumably this is happening when it is switched off,
consequently faulty battery? I'll have to find out more about replacing it ,
BIOS etc -bit novicey - still prepared to have a go, I'do an internet search
and if unsuccessful might get back to you guys
Thanks Mike.
Bob,

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Bob,

Is your PC losing time whilst switched off or whilst running? If whilst
running then this has nothing to do with the battery but could be the
result of some application or other "stealing" all the cpu cycles causing
the clock to miss ticks. If however the PC loses time when switched off
then yes, this will be due to the battery on the motherboard, used to
maintain the clock and also keep some of the bios information in volatile
RAM, no longer holding sufficient charge. Replacing the battery is quite
straightforward and they do not cost much. The most important thing being
to note down the various settings in the bios so that they can be restored
if lost whilst swapping out the old battery for the new.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Hi,
Over this last few weeks I've noticed that my PC is losing time,ie.
over a week it could lose a day.
Is my battery going, is it difficult yo replace? expensive? does it
have to be done professionally? Thats assuming that it is the battery.




  #4  
Old September 16th 06, 09:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Mike M
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Default battery going?

Bob,

Before you replace the battery check that the clock does lose time when
the system is shut down. It's just possible the cause is an application
that you didn't have running when you did your test but it does seem as if
the battery is on its last legs.
--
Mike Maltby




Bob Reynolds wrote:

I've got the machine switched on for the last four hours and it
hasn't lost any time so presumably this is happening when it is
switched off, consequently faulty battery? I'll have to find out more
about replacing it , BIOS etc -bit novicey - still prepared to have a
go, I'do an internet search and if unsuccessful might get back to you
guys


  #5  
Old September 17th 06, 07:24 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Bob Reynolds
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Default battery going?

Lost a few hours when switched off over-night, the machine is about 4 years
old, do you think replacing the battery when I find the model should be
straigh-forward, or am I at risk of doing serious damage?
Thanks Again.
Bob.

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Bob,

Before you replace the battery check that the clock does lose time when
the system is shut down. It's just possible the cause is an application
that you didn't have running when you did your test but it does seem as if
the battery is on its last legs.
--
Mike Maltby




Bob Reynolds wrote:

I've got the machine switched on for the last four hours and it
hasn't lost any time so presumably this is happening when it is
switched off, consequently faulty battery? I'll have to find out more
about replacing it , BIOS etc -bit novicey - still prepared to have a
go, I'do an internet search and if unsuccessful might get back to you
guys




  #6  
Old September 17th 06, 10:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Bob Reynolds
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Posts: 5
Default battery going?

Right,
I'll have a pop at that, I'll let you know later how I got on, might
be a few days, many thanks for your help Mike.

Cheers Bob.

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Bob,

You're not likely to do any damage, serious or otherwise, when replacing
the battery providing you just replace the battery and don't go diving in
and pulling wires off connectors and the like. In other words, be
sensible and when you're finished check that the various connectors
between the motherboard and your external devices such as hard drive,
floppy (if installed) and CD & DVD etc, are still securely in place.

What will most likely happen is that the bios will reset to its default
settings meaning that any specific configuration or settings that you
might have made will probably be lost as these are stored in volatile
memory which will clear down when the battery is removed. If you haven't
made any changes then all should be well, if you have, such as perhaps
customising the boot order, you will need to reapply those changes.

Best of luck.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Lost a few hours when switched off over-night, the machine is about 4
years old, do you think replacing the battery when I find the model
should be straigh-forward, or am I at risk of doing serious damage?
Thanks Again.




  #7  
Old September 17th 06, 07:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Mike M
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Posts: 2,047
Default battery going?

Bob,

You're not likely to do any damage, serious or otherwise, when replacing
the battery providing you just replace the battery and don't go diving in
and pulling wires off connectors and the like. In other words, be
sensible and when you're finished check that the various connectors
between the motherboard and your external devices such as hard drive,
floppy (if installed) and CD & DVD etc, are still securely in place.

What will most likely happen is that the bios will reset to its default
settings meaning that any specific configuration or settings that you
might have made will probably be lost as these are stored in volatile
memory which will clear down when the battery is removed. If you haven't
made any changes then all should be well, if you have, such as perhaps
customising the boot order, you will need to reapply those changes.

Best of luck.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Lost a few hours when switched off over-night, the machine is about 4
years old, do you think replacing the battery when I find the model
should be straigh-forward, or am I at risk of doing serious damage?
Thanks Again.


  #8  
Old September 18th 06, 09:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Mike M
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Posts: 2,047
Default battery going?

Bob,

I hope all goes smoothly.
--
Mike Maltby



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Right,
I'll have a pop at that, I'll let you know later how I got on,
might be a few days, many thanks for your help Mike.


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Old September 18th 06, 01:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Derek Hoy
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Default battery going?

Hi Bob,

Excuse me putting in my six pennorth, but I found it useful to take digi pix
of my bios screens to remind me of my settings.

--
Delboy

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams

"Bob Reynolds" wrote in message
...
Right,
I'll have a pop at that, I'll let you know later how I got on,

might
be a few days, many thanks for your help Mike.

Cheers Bob.

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Bob,

You're not likely to do any damage, serious or otherwise, when replacing
the battery providing you just replace the battery and don't go diving

in
and pulling wires off connectors and the like. In other words, be
sensible and when you're finished check that the various connectors
between the motherboard and your external devices such as hard drive,
floppy (if installed) and CD & DVD etc, are still securely in place.

What will most likely happen is that the bios will reset to its default
settings meaning that any specific configuration or settings that you
might have made will probably be lost as these are stored in volatile
memory which will clear down when the battery is removed. If you

haven't
made any changes then all should be well, if you have, such as perhaps
customising the boot order, you will need to reapply those changes.

Best of luck.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Bob Reynolds wrote:

Lost a few hours when switched off over-night, the machine is about 4
years old, do you think replacing the battery when I find the model
should be straigh-forward, or am I at risk of doing serious damage?
Thanks Again.






  #10  
Old October 8th 06, 09:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.hardware
Bob Reynolds
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Posts: 5
Default battery going?

Got that sorted in a jiffy, just popped in, no probs with BIOS etc. Thanks
for help, sorry about delay in answering - changed broadband providers - off
line for a bit.

Bob.

"Bob Reynolds" wrote in message
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Hi,
Over this last few weeks I've noticed that my PC is losing time,ie. over a
week it could lose a day.
Is my battery going, is it difficult yo replace? expensive? does it have
to be done professionally? Thats assuming that it is the battery.

TIA

Bob.



 




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