[SOLVED] Accidentally Broke CMOS Battery

[AgentLoneStar007]

Hi. So basically here's what happened. A while back my mobo threw the code 00, which indicates a possible short-circuit. So I tried to remove the CMOS battery to let the power drain. When I went to remove it, I accidentally broke the spot it sits in. It's still there; it just hangs by a wire. I've noticed that every time I boot into Windows, I have to re-sync the clock, but this doesn't happen on Linux(I dual-boot). And I've also noticed that random BIOS settings might yeet themselves, such as trying to use WSL in Windows brings this output: "Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS." I've already done that. I honestly don't mind having to reset the clock every time I boot into Windows, but I just want to be sure that it causes no harm to my PC. Would it harm my mobo? I use the Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Motherboard.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I accidentally broke the spot it sits in. It's still there; it just hangs by a wire.

Can you show a photo of the damage?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

 

[AgentLoneStar007]

Ok. I'm not at home right now, but I'll do it when I get home. I have to remove my GPU to see it.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Hi. So basically here's what happened. A while back my mobo threw the code 00, which indicates a possible short-circuit. So I tried to remove the CMOS battery to let the power drain. When I went to remove it, I accidentally broke the spot it sits in. It's still there; it just hangs by a wire. I've noticed that every time I boot into Windows, I have to re-sync the clock, but this doesn't happen on Linux(I dual-boot). And I've also noticed that random BIOS settings might yeet themselves, such as trying to use WSL in Windows brings this output: "Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS." I've already done that. I honestly don't mind having to reset the clock every time I boot into Windows, but I just want to be sure that it causes no harm to my PC. Would it harm my mobo? I use the Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Motherboard.

If you have to reset the clock then the battery is most likely not connected through the broken battery holder.

You can have someone solder in a new holder, it's really not that hard. Running completely without a battery shouldn't be a problem though, but it will not retain any BIOS settings as you've found out with the RTC setting. If that's not an issue for you then continue as you are.

 

[AgentLoneStar007]

It's annoying at times, but I can live with it. If it eventually poses a problem, I'll get someone to fix it.