Heeeeey, electronics/computer people!My motherboard is a little weird and rather than have a coin cell slot for the mobo battery, it just has pins.
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ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him)replied to ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him) last edited by
@aud DISCLAIMER: You may have to do more searching b/c I was looking for the right sort of thing rather than the specific one you need. Which motherboard do you have?
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Asta [AMP]replied to ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him) last edited by
@[email protected] ah, yes! Exactly like this! Thank you!
I guess adding "BIOS/CMOS" might have helped narrow the search. -
ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him)replied to Asta [AMP] last edited by
@aud Yup, you're looking for a CMOS RTC battery or such. Which motherboard do you have? I can try searching for that one specifically.
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Asta [AMP]replied to ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him) last edited by
@[email protected] mmmm, it's a GIGABYTE X570 AORUS PRO WIFI. I think this should be sufficient for finding a new battery/holder, etc. They used a pretty common cell for it; in fact, I literally had brand new ones of the exact same voltage/etc, coincidentally, when I swapped. I don't remember the cell model at the moment though.
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@[email protected] I have no idea why searching for my specific motherboard + new battery didn't occur to me.
I guess the only concern is the board is a bit older, so replacements might have old cells in them. -
Asta [AMP]replied to ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him) last edited by
@[email protected] Ah, yeah, that is the one! When I tried to swap it earlier, I made sure to swap it with the right one. I mostly just need something to actually hold it, since my little hack tape job clearly didn't work. I suppose I can try re-wrapping it though...
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ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him)replied to Asta [AMP] last edited by
@aud Okay cool! I would honestly just look for a replacement battery with the connector already soldered on - batteries are the kind of thing I don't really "mess around" with
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Asta [AMP]replied to ಚಿರಾಗ್ 🌹✊🏾Ⓥ🌱🇵🇸 (he/him) last edited by
@[email protected] fair enough. Thank you for your help!
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@aud You could sandwich it between springs like an AA battery holder does, or get a spot welder pen (they're cheap and readily available) to attach leads to the battery.
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@[email protected] ... huh. I hadn't considered just buying a spot welder pen. I wonder how much those go for? It's only 10 dollars more than the pre-wrapped/packaged battery, which sounds like a lot except they're trying to charge like, 7 bucks for the whole battery ensemble and I already have a ton of spares.