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How to change the CMOS battery in your Desktop Computer

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Uploaded by on Jan 30, 2011

Here is how to change the Internal CMOS battery in your desktop computer. If your computer date or time has starting going out and your BIOS settings will have to reconfigure every time your computer boots. This mean you will need to replace your CMOS battery on your motherboard.

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  • Aye my pc won't start I put the power cord and in the back of the tower there's a blinking green light and won't power on had the pc like 5 years could this be the problem or is it the psu or motherboad?

  • @eric8510282e This doesn't have anything to do with your computer not getting power to boot up... This just powers the clock and stuff when the PC is turned off

  • i can tell ur canadian

  • @THEDISCIPL3 How haha?

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  • @Gramps2010 yes it would =)

  • When i changed my battery, my computer like messed up something in the bios or cmos. Because its saying battery voltage low change battery. I JUST FRIGGIN DID THIS IS WHY I HATE DELL!!!!

  • where to buy a cmos battery? walmart...? or computer store?..(staples)

  • helps getting the battery out,if you do not bite your finger nails

  • @iTalkApple96 Your accent when you say ouut

  • Out of all the videos I watched they all touch metal before they touch the battery cuz of the static electricity. Just curious, what WOULD happen if you did get a 'shock?' Would it affect the PC?

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