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From: philo on 28 Mar 2010 12:04
Paul wrote:
> On 28 Mar, 15:36, John McGaw <Nob...(a)Nowh.ere> wrote:
>> On 3/28/2010 10:23 AM, Paul wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I've got an old (built approximately four years ago) Shuttle SN45G
>>> which I've just booted up after it being left in storage for a few
>>> months. On the first boot I found that all the BIOS settings had been
>>> erased/forgotten, so I reconfigured them all and everything worked
>>> fine. However, if I power down the machine and disconnect it from the
>>> mains all the settings are erased again (this doesn't happen if I just
>>> switch off the machine, only if I disconnect it from the mains power
>>> supply as well).
>>> I'm guessing the battery on the motherboard might have gone - is this
>>> likely to be the case? If so, is it easy to source and replace new
>>> batteries?,
>>> (I'm running Windows 2000 with all the relevant drivers, though I
>>> don't think the OS is the cause of the problem).
>>> Thanks in advance for any help/pointers.
>> IMHO the battery theory is 99%+ certain to be the correct one. It has
>> always worked out that way for me.
>>
>> As for the battery type, it is called out in your manual. Probably a CR2032
>> since this is the most common in modern motherboards. It should be dead
>> simple to replace.
>
> Thanks, I thought it would be the battery but I haven't prodded about
> inside a machine for a long time. I can't find the battery on the
> motherboard so I guess I'll have to dredge through the manual,
> assuming it's still available online.


here is the manual

http://download.shuttle.eu/Downloads/Barebone/SN45G/Manual/


but you won't need it

the cmos battery looks like a nickel it's is very obvious

it's near the cpu
From: John McGaw on 28 Mar 2010 15:43
On 3/28/2010 12:04 PM, philo wrote:
snip...
>
>
> here is the manual
>
> http://download.shuttle.eu/Downloads/Barebone/SN45G/Manual/
>
>
> but you won't need it
>
> the cmos battery looks like a nickel it's is very obvious
>
> it's near the cpu

But since you called your power source the mains you may not be
nickel-aware. Look for something shiny and 20mm in diameter. Think UK 20p
coin and you won't go far wrong.
From: Tinkerer on 30 Mar 2010 14:44

"John McGaw" <Nobody(a)Nowh.ere> wrote in message
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> On 3/28/2010 12:04 PM, philo wrote:
> snip...
>>
>>
>> here is the manual
>>
>> http://download.shuttle.eu/Downloads/Barebone/SN45G/Manual/
>>
>>
>> but you won't need it
>>
>> the cmos battery looks like a nickel it's is very obvious
>>
>> it's near the cpu
>
> But since you called your power source the mains you may not be
> nickel-aware. Look for something shiny and 20mm in diameter. Think UK 20p
> coin and you won't go far wrong.

10p
--
Tinkerer


From: pimpom on 31 Mar 2010 00:06
John McGaw wrote:
> On 3/28/2010 12:04 PM, philo wrote:
>
> But since you called your power source the mains you may not be
> nickel-aware.

I was not aware of any pondial difference in the term used to
refer to the standard domestic electrical supply. What is it
called in the US?


From: philo on 1 Apr 2010 19:53
pimpom wrote:
> John McGaw wrote:
>> On 3/28/2010 12:04 PM, philo wrote:
>>
>> But since you called your power source the mains you may not be
>> nickel-aware.
>
> I was not aware of any pondial difference in the term used to
> refer to the standard domestic electrical supply. What is it
> called in the US?
>
>

Really just a small but real difference.

In the US it's simply referred to as the "main power"

or perhaps AC power outlet..or "unplug it from the wall" etc...but there
is no "universal" standard term that I am aware of.

The Europeans (as far as I've noticed) seem to be pretty consistent in
calling it "the mains".
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