 | | From: | John Beardmore | | Subject: | Re: Various HP printer ink expiration dates analyzed | | Date: | Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:16:14 +0000 |
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 | In message , Don Klipstein
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>In article <19-dnTxRrI1TdVPcRVn-vg@nildram.net>, SteveB wrote:
>>My guess is that the CMOS battery has to be out for some time for a
>>capacitor to discharge enough for the CMOS to clear properly.
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> Try this (with power off): Short together the connections to the CMOS
>battery.
Is this really a good idea ??
> Computer motherboards often have a place to put on a jumper
>for doing this in case you added a password into your CMOS settings and
>forgot the password.
I thought they shorted the power pins of the CMOS chip which was
supplied from the battery via a resistor ?
J/.
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John Beardmore
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| | From: | Arthur Entlich | | Subject: | Re: Various HP printer ink expiration dates analyzed | | Date: | Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:50:52 GMT |
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| The idea of shorting the battery also put me on guard. I believe your
explanation is correct.
Art
John Beardmore wrote:
> In message , Don Klipstein
> writes
>
>> In article <19-dnTxRrI1TdVPcRVn-vg@nildram.net>, SteveB wrote:
>>
>>> My guess is that the CMOS battery has to be out for some time for a
>>> capacitor to discharge enough for the CMOS to clear properly.
>>
>>
>> Try this (with power off): Short together the connections to the CMOS
>> battery.
>
>
> Is this really a good idea ??
>
>
>> Computer motherboards often have a place to put on a jumper
>> for doing this in case you added a password into your CMOS settings and
>> forgot the password.
>
>
> I thought they shorted the power pins of the CMOS chip which was
> supplied from the battery via a resistor ?
>
>
> J/.
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