PCs have been been using the CR2032 non-rechargeable battery for decades now. It has the advantage of being easily found for purchase. If you need one you can just run down to Walmart to buy one.
My Raspberry Pi 5 does have a rechargeable RTC battery. If I need another one I will have to order another one online and wait a week to get it. The Raspberry Pi doesn't need the battery to save any settings. Normally the Raspberry Pi goes online to set its internal clock. It uses the battery to keep the clock running and set even when the Raspberry Pin does not go online.
Raspberry Pi - RTC Battery for Pi 5 - SC1163: This rechargeable lithium battery is designed to be used with Raspberry Pi 5 to power the onboard real-time clock (RTC) whenever mains power is disconnected.
Well a lot of more recent laptops do not use disposable batteries any more. The CMOS battery is rechargeable and cannot be replaced. Bummer if battery dies I guess
The Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard in my desktop PC has started needing a new CMOS battery every 6 months. The PC fails to boot and stops with error code db. The open circuit CMOS battery voltage at this point is 2.8V. Both times I've fitted a...
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Just installed an update using the Windows Update and on restart of the computer after a number of failed restarts in which the computer kept powering up and down, it finally restarted but this was the screen I got - Please see attached ...
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So, I have this friend who messed up the BIOS settings on his Acer Aspire 5745G and now the laptop turns on but it's just a black screen. He said that he switched from his onboard video to his discreet video card and that's when the...
....according to clock on task bar the time is wrong. I know this has probably been covered before, but late in my life I find it difficult at times to find the correct old thread with the answer. Please direct and help me.
Is there a default in set up after replacing the cmos battery or should you take a picture with the flash off just in case?
I cannot think of any other way to know the information as print screen etc cannot be used.
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Peter
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