First post, by m1chelsen
I have a problem with my Pentium III 933 / 512 MB RAM / Voodoo 3 3000 build. The BIOS battery dies after around 1-2 weeks. In the beginning it messes up the time in Windows (2000), and a day or 2 after that, the computer looses the BIOS settings.
I have tried with different battery brands, and the problem is the same.
The motherboard is from a Compaq Deskpro.
I do turn of the power completely when i don´t use the computer (at the wall).
I know that these batteries should last for many years without problems, so i suspect there is some problem with the motherboards (or maybe the PSU?)? Have some of you experienced similar issues, and found the problem? Could it be, that Compaq for instance uses rechargeable batteries (ML2032), or other Compaq specifik issues?
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