Terrence,

You must remove the old battery from the motherboard circuits.  Most people
completely remove the old battery but you can just clip the leads ("wires")
for the battery.  Also, check the MoBo to see if there is a special jumper
that needs to be moved for the external battery to work.

Ultimately, it may just be a bad motherboard that is draining the battery.
But look for loose screws shorting out the board before condemning it.

Jim Meagher
=====
Micro Solutions Consulting        Member of The HTML Writers Guild
http://www.ezy.net/~microsol     International Webmasters Association
410-543-8996                MS Site Builder Network - Level 2 member
=====
----- Original Message -----
From: TERRNCE_NOLLEY <[log in to unmask]>

> On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, TERRNCE_NOLLEY wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> >       I'm currently working on a old 486sx PC and came across the
> > following messages: CMOS LOW STATE, CMOS MISMATCH MEMORY
> > I checked the CMOS battery (value at 3.6v) and it read 1.0v, so I
replace
> > it. But I'm still receiving the same message.
> > I appreciate any help that can be given.
> >
> >

         The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions.  If
          you would like to contribute to the website, send any
               hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to:
                           [log in to unmask]