How To Replace Cmos Battery in PC

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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Removal
00:39 - Installation

[BeachCat]

You need to mention that every time you go inside your PC you should unplug all external devices, like the monitor, printer, and so on, and then drain any static charges inside the computer by pressing and holding the power button for at least 20 seconds. You should also ground any static charges on your body by touching the metal frame of the PC for a few seconds, and ideally use an anti-static strap connecting your wrist to the frame before touching anything inside the computer, otherwise you risk damaging sensitive components.

[obsidiansea]

TLDR: My computer wouldn't boot up and replacing the CMOS battery fixed it!
In case anyone else has the same problem I had, my computer (it's old) would not boot for nothing. I switched out the power supply (wasn't it), replaced the power switch cable since I'd had an error message for that (wasn't it), and bought a new motherboard and was about to swap that when I learned about the CMOS battery. I replaced it, plugged it in, and the power supply kicked on and off repeatedly a few times until it finally stayed on, and the computer booted up all by itself. I didn't even press the power button. I was in complete shock that it fixed it. I did not have to remove anything to access the battery. I thought for sure I'd have to remove the graphics card but when it was not coming out, I decided to try to do it without removing the graphics card. I used needle-nosed pliers to squeeze the tab & release the battery and it popped out. No problem.

[supersaiyangplays]

Operation successful. The patient made it through. Thanks for the tutorial👌 I always get nervous when working on motherboards.😅

[harishgohel]

great ideas to replace CMOS battery 👍👍👍

[valeriemarik]

Thank you for the video. I replaced the CMOS battery yesterday but when I started up my computer it had this series of beeps then the screen stayed black. I unplugged it then when I started it up again windows started but nothing came up asking me about the BIOS or CMOS. Do I need to do anything else?

[kanemac]

My motherboard does not appear to have this battery. Its interesting as I never knew this was a thing. Im wondering of my MB has another form of battery or if my boot issue has a completely different cause

[jlindell]

can i change the battery with the computer running ? that way the bios won't need to be reset? or is there any other way around resetting the bios with computer off? cheers

[JayBarnes-lx]

The little tab that holds the battery in place broke off. Any tips on how to keep me running?

[tpraba]

How to change the cmos battery in Hp all in one PC. Thanks

[stormweaverr]

i dont want to do it because its right under my gpu and its barely reachable. i need to remove my gpu to do it but the idea of that scares me because i never really worked on computers before. i just know which part is which.

[bieraufex]

Couldnt get to the battery, fucking cracked the „Button“ with a screwdriver

[iondumiytrescu]

I got some batteries from the store. They are not cr2032 but CR2016 3V do these work

[magnaknight]

Will it work for my problem? I have an old HP pavilion XT963 Windows XP PC Desktop. I am trying to turn it into a Linux, but the problem is some of the f keys for the bios of the F12 are missing, and it will not boot from both a burned disk and USB some reason, it won't respond. Can anyone help me?