Papa Bear Joined Aug 11, 2005 Messages 7,549 Location Leamington, ON, CA - between Detroit and Cleveland Mar 14, 2011 #1 I believe my Compaq D330 calls for a CR2032 motherboard Cmos battery. Can I use an alkaline CR2032 or does it have to be Lithium. TIA. P.B.
I believe my Compaq D330 calls for a CR2032 motherboard Cmos battery. Can I use an alkaline CR2032 or does it have to be Lithium. TIA. P.B.
R rslifkin Joined Jun 27, 2010 Messages 2,750 Location Rochester, NY Mar 14, 2011 #2 AFAIK, if the original was lithium, you need a new lithium one. FWIW, be warned that the PSUs on those machines are somewhat failure prone.
AFAIK, if the original was lithium, you need a new lithium one. FWIW, be warned that the PSUs on those machines are somewhat failure prone.
G greenaccord02 Joined Apr 22, 2007 Messages 5,213 Location Houston, Tx, USA Mar 14, 2011 #3 You don't absolutely need another lithium one, but because of the slow drain these batteries see in service it's better to use one. It's actually pretty hard to find a CR2032 that isn't lithium.
You don't absolutely need another lithium one, but because of the slow drain these batteries see in service it's better to use one. It's actually pretty hard to find a CR2032 that isn't lithium.