Subj : PC CMOS battery & GPU support bracket replaced
To   : All
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Sep 01 2024 10:57 am

I built my current desktop PC in 2019. This past week, when booting up, it started saying the BIOS had reset to default settings and I could run BIOS setup or continue booting. I figured it might be a sign that the CMOS battery had died and needed to be replaced. I went ahead and replaced the CMOS battery this morning - Not difficult, but definitely a job, as I had to unplug everything, move my PC to a table to work on it, and remove the GPU in order to get to the CMOS battery. Luckly, I had one more CR2032 battery in a package I had bought from the store not too long ago, so I didn't need to buy a new one right now.

At the same time, I also replaced the graphics card support bracket I was using. I have a Nvidia RTX 3080TI, which is a fairly big & heavy graphics card. Graphics cards these days are heavy enough that stres on the motherboard is a concern (if using a tower case), and there are support brackets you can buy that support the graphics card on the far end to prevent it from sagging (too much, at least).  I was using a support that freely stands on the bottom of the case and has an adjustable piece to let the graphics card rest on. I wasn't really comfortable with the support not being firmly attached to the case, so a while ago I had bought another support which screws onto the expansion card screws in the back of the case.  I went ahead and put that in while I was in the PC replacing the CMOS battery.  I'm glad I finally got that done.

Nightfox
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