Subj : Re: installing Linux on Win2000 HD, boot order mixed up, nothing
To   : microsoft.public.win2000.setup,comp.os.linux
From : John
Date : Sun Aug 01 2004 05:11 pm

LJ wrote:
> John wrote:
> 
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> I would suggest taking out your bios battery and jumping the 2 connectors 
> with a paperclip or similar item =) works for mine. btw its just a small 
> round flat battery usually close to the side of the board. 
> 

Thanks for pointing out that obvious solution that I didn't think of! 
One more question though: Am I correct in thinking the cmos/bios battery 
is the only battery on the motherboard, or would that depend on the 
motherboard? See, there's another problem; I don't have physical access 
to the computer in question at the moment...it's my sister's and I've 
been trying to instruct her on dealing with this long-distance (she's 
away at college). Would she, not knowing what exactly to look for, be 
able to find the battery and remove it without damaging her board, 
assuming it's described properly?

Also, (one more thing, on account of I'm a curious young fella :) from 
all I've read about CMOS, the battery is what allows it to keep the BIOS 
program stored on it. But, removing the battery doesn't clear the BIOS 
program from the CMOS chip; it simply restores the factory settings it 
had originally. Is that right? So the chip's BIOS program will be there 
whether there's a battery or not, but the options that I set only stay 
there while the battery is in place, assuming it still has some juice?

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