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Re: CMOS battery

From	mike <ham789@netzero.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops
Subject	Re: CMOS battery
Date	2013-05-02 14:50 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 5/2/2013 11:27 AM, Don Phillipson wrote:
> "Rich Greenberg"<richgr@panix.com>  wrote in message
> news:kjkln4$alp$1@reader1.panix.com...
>
>> How long should the CMOS battery (the [usually] coin shaped battery
>> [usually] mounted on the mb) last?  I am finding that my Toshiba
>> Sattelite laptop loses the clock and CMOS settings if it is powered down
>> and unplugged more than a few weeks.  Battery replacement time?
>
> If a laptop is to be idle for more than a few days, it is prudent to
> remove the power supply battery:  otherwise it may be configured to
> keep some functions activated, and thus deplete the battery (and
> perhaps put extra demands on the CMOS battery as well.)
>
I'd argue with that.
Any rational design would let the main battery supply all functions
when available.  No need to discharge the CMOS battery when not necessary.

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  Re: CMOS battery "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2013-05-02 14:27 -0400
    Re: CMOS battery mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2013-05-02 14:50 -0700

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