

For information on how to remove and then replace the CMOS (coin-cell) battery in your Dell laptop, refer to the documentation for your computer, and then search for CMOS battery or coin-cell battery, and follow the instructions. I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. To avoid damage to the battery connector, firmly support the connector while removing the battery. The more your computer is used, the longer the battery will last. I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems. You can expect the CMOS battery to last for up to five years. RAM: Corsair vengeance CL15 16GB DDR4 300Mhz Changing a CMOS battery is a pretty simple process.
#CMOS BATTERY PC CODE#
Motherboard: ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX CODE (running version 1501, latest)
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I've done this since I built my PC in June 2017, but has this drained my CMOS battery way quicker than the usual 10+ years they're supposed to last? I've read around online that unplugging your PC regularly for extended periods of time can cause it to drain way faster without AC power due to modern hardware. And in that time I unplug it completely from the wall just to be safe in case there's a big surge or thunder. Items like configurations of boot or even. But after rebooting into UEFI again, I noticed that seemingly every setting I've made got reset, except for my boot device order?ĭue to my current situation, I leave my PC every other week for (usually) another week. A CMOS battery is like a watch battery that keeps power going to the motherboard enough to retain its settings. Having experience this in my desktop before, I knew it was time to change the. However, it disappeared and booted back to Windows after I just quit without saving in the UEFI. Recently when I rebooted my computer, it kept showing CMOS Checksum Error. There is no way I can tell you how to remove the top cover.

Place it in an area where you will be able to remove the top cover and where there is enough light to be able to see the inside. And today I got a BIOS error after booting(can't quite remember what it said, panicked a bit and booted into the UEFI). To change the CMOS battery, turn off your computer and unplug it from the wall socket. Been either several hours ahead or behind of current time. It is likely to cause problems with the day-to-day use of your system. If the CMOS battery in your computer or laptop dies, the machine will be unable to remember its hardware settings when it is powered up.

For the past 2 times I've booted my PC after unplugging it, my time in Windows has been incorrect. Without touching the system board, pull the battery out of its socket using a plastic pry tool. What Happens When a CMOS Battery Dies The CMOS battery maintains computer settings.
