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Plus, machines boot fine with a dead CMOS battery. I can't even imagine a shorted CMOS battery preventing a boot. I don't get it.
by b112 4y ago
Plus, machines boot fine with a dead CMOS battery.
I can't even imagine a shorted CMOS battery preventing a boot.
I don't get it.
- latchkey 4y agoWhat is amazing is that you don't have to get it. Dead != Fried.
- Johnythree 4y agoHow does a dead battery prevent a reboot? The battery is isolated by a series diode to prevent it shunting the circuit. Certainly some parameters will be lost (eg time) but it should still boot. Whatever, it's easy to test. Simply remove the battery from your PC and see if it will reboot. Then clip a lead across the (vacant) battery holder to see if a shorted battery prevents a reboot.