It has been a while since I have kept a four-year-old motherboard without upgrading, but, that said, my memory from the past suggests that about three years was a decent life for a battery. If it is one of the standard batteries, you can get one at WalMart or a computer store for about two dollars. I would replace it just as a maintenance item. Then, if the clock still ran fast, at least I would know that it was not the battery. Be warned: if you replace the battery you will likely lose all your cmos settings. Make sure that you know how to enter the cmos settings screens and that you have your manual ready to help you set them. Dean Kukral ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Kucera To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:22 PM Subject: [PCBUILD] Battery Life Listers, Just today I've noticed that my clock on my Gateway 2000 is running fast. My question is - this a sign that the battery needs to be replaced. I've had this computer since 2000 and I've never had any problems nor have I changed to upgraded since I purchased it. Thanks, Lynn Kucera Gateway Performance 1400 Pentium 4 40 Gig hard drive Internet Explorer 6 sp2 Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml