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Can CMOS battery be changed early without messing up BIOS?
I have a laptop that I bought 7 years ago, and have heard that the CMOS battery could go dead and need to be replaced, but then I'd have to reset my BIOS settings.
I'm now wondering if it would be possible to just go ahead and replace the CMOS battery early and not let the BIOS settings get messed up by letting the battery go dead. If I remove the battery while it's still good and then replace it real quick with a fresh one, would the BIOS settings be preserved?