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Weird CMOS/coin cell symptoms???
I have several computers here with weird symptoms. They're all Micron
Millenium models, from the stripped down to the Pro2. They sometimes report "bad cmos checksum", or the clock is waay off, or they forget their floppy disk or other CMOS settings. I replaced the CR 2032 lithium cells. I even tested the old cells under a light (2 milliamp) load. All the old and new cells measure in the range 2.8 to 3.1 volts, so they're probably all okay, both the old and the new ones. The cell holders are clean, the hold-down clasps are REALLY STRONG. Any ideas what's going on? Thanks, George |
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after you remove the battery short the jumper with the cord unplugged for a few seconds or if no jumper for a few minutes. Then
replace the battery boot and load CMOS defaults boot to Dos/windows safe mode if necessary. restart enter bios set to your liking, but I suggest doing just a few things at a time and successfully boot after those changes. "George R. Gonzalez" wrote in message ... I have several computers here with weird symptoms. They're all Micron Millenium models, from the stripped down to the Pro2. They sometimes report "bad cmos checksum", or the clock is waay off, or they forget their floppy disk or other CMOS settings. I replaced the CR 2032 lithium cells. I even tested the old cells under a light (2 milliamp) load. All the old and new cells measure in the range 2.8 to 3.1 volts, so they're probably all okay, both the old and the new ones. The cell holders are clean, the hold-down clasps are REALLY STRONG. Any ideas what's going on? Thanks, George |
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George R. Gonzalez wrote: I have several computers here with weird symptoms. They're all Micron Millenium models, from the stripped down to the Pro2. They sometimes report "bad cmos checksum", or the clock is waay off, or they forget their floppy disk or other CMOS settings. I replaced the CR 2032 lithium cells. I even tested the old cells under a light (2 milliamp) load. All the old and new cells measure in the range 2.8 to 3.1 volts, so they're probably all okay, both the old and the new ones. The cell holders are clean, the hold-down clasps are REALLY STRONG. Any ideas what's going on? Thanks, George If you are reading a cell with a voltage of 2.8 volts, that one will cause a loss of time for sure. Generally a new battery will read something like 3.3 volts when measured outside of the holder. The best way to measure a battery is after the computer has been off for a hour or so, and doing it while it is mounted in it's holder. If you keep replacing bad batteries with good ones and they rapidly measure too low, you could have an excessive draw on the batteries. Leaky capacitors on the bus for the battery supply is just one possible cause. |
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