Is it possible to buy a brand new CMOS battery and it actually be dead out of the pack? I have nothing on me to test with other than this desktop I'm working on. None of the bios settings are sticking. Pic related. its what I'm dealing with.
>>62023200
actually, yes - they've very cheap and mass produced in the extreme and QC does suffer along with rampant fakery - similarly their structure lends them to be very easy to short and discharge accidentally.
annoying, but just buy another 10
>>62023200
everything is expected with chink shit
>>62023200
You can short circuit it by holding it wrong. That will quickly drain the battery
>>62023200
It's fucking 50 cents go get another one you dumb poorfag ffs
>>62023227
Well fuck. Do i need cotton gloves to handle them so I don't accidentally discharge them?
>>62023280
The price means shit. I'm just trying to figure out if it was the battery of the PC.
>>62023261
>>62023410
your resistance is so fucking high this is not why it is flat... OP, i had a mobo with crud on the battery holder. give it a gentle wipe (dont bend the pin) and try that
>>62023200
Buy brand-name batteries from big-name stores.
Many $2 shops hold stocks of counterfeit coin-cells that fail on first use.
Also, check the use-by date. Some battery technology is time-sensitive; the chemicals are deteriorating from the date of manufacture.
I went through a heap of 2032s on my remote before I woke up.
Now I buy brand-names cells in small quantities. They cost more initially, but less over time.
>>62023200
stick your tongue on it. if you feel something the battery is working.