<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Rick Hornsby <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richardjhornsby@gmail.com" target="_blank">richardjhornsby@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div class="im"><div><br></div><div><br>On Feb 4, 2013, at 18:48, Thomas Cranston <<a href="mailto:thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com" target="_blank">thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div></div>
<blockquote type="cite"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 6:34 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jep200404@columbus.rr.com" target="_blank">jep200404@columbus.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I finally had a look at the bios. Knoppix was reading that time. I don't know if I ever set the bios time. It may have never been set, or it might be slipping due to old CMOS Battery. If that's the case, I will just let it slip until I get some really bad behaviour. Changing the CMOS battery entails a complete teardown, including removal of the mobo. I might consider cutting hole thru the backside to change the battery. Cover it w/duck tape.</div>
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<br>If I have to remove the mobo, I wlll definitely cut a hole for access to the battery next time.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>A complete tear down to change a battery every 6-10 years or so seems quite reasonable. It gives you a chance to clean years of dust off everything.<div>
<br></div><div>Your stuff, so drilling a hole is your call. Just seems like overkill.<br><div><br></div><div>Because I don't have a server room with a raised floor and all that, I try to do a tear down and clean of my desktop tower every couple of years.</div>
<div class="im"><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Tearing down a tower is one thing. Tearing down a laptop is another. Fortunately the Inspiron I have is not as bad as the new slimline laptops. They are extremely fragile and difficult to work on.<br>
<br>Tom <br></div></div><br>