How can I install a new battery on my motherboard?

ShoryuSam

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So, unlike most people, I have no choice but to stick with XP for the moment (I just simply don't have the funds to upgrade at all, period).

Regardless, so the annoying thing recently is that my time has never stayed current, and I would have to update it each time it booted.

It stopped doing it correctly / kind of worked only sometimes with the Windows time server (obviously, this is some deliberate bs on Microsoft's end), so I would update the time with the government's time server.

Even now that's not working, to the point where even though its the correct date, it will give the following message:

An error occurred when Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com. For security reasons, Windows can not synchronize with the server because your date does not match. Please fix the date and try again.

Of course I am now like "WHAT IN THE F!"

This sucks because I can't even access my e-mail since Outlook tells me I'm accessing it at a future date -_-

Any ideas on if its a motherboard battery issue? This comp was built back in 2006 so its an oldie for sure.

 
Solution
Yes, it almost certainly is the CMOS battery.

Almost certainly a CR 2032 3v
Looks like this:
cmos.jpg


Take the side panel off, and you should see the 0.75" silver disk.
Can you give me a Newegg or Amazon link of what I should get?

I believe I have an ASUS M2V motherboard, that has a single core AM2 3800+ processor (pretty old, I know, but its still kicking lol, more so than the damn laptop I bought during college)
 
Buy a 3volt 2032 coin cell battery from the store if you're replacing it. To remove the old battery there is usually a metal latch just push that back all the way and the battery should pop up and you can take it out. When you install the new battery make sure the positive side is facing up.
 
I have two dell's 14 years old still on the same batteries. Do the dollar store batteries work just as well on motherboards? They last longer than my oem watch batteries and they are lithium the 2032 from the dollar store.