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by justsomehnguy 1166 days ago
> But then you're draining your RTC battery

This is one of the most ridiculous things to care about. And no, a proper hardware doesn't chew up RTC battery even if unplugged for months.

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It's very much an avoidable inconvenience to replace. I don't see it as ridiculous at all.

>And no, a proper hardware doesn't chew up RTC battery even if unplugged for months. It in fact takes over a year to completely drain. Perhaps two years. It's inevitable, as CR2032s are not rechargeable and the circuits begins to draw on it less than two minutes after the system is unplugged. Eventually the battery must run out.

> It in fact takes over a year to completely drain. Perhaps two years.

My experience says no.

A'ight.
Well, it is.

I heard about mobos draining the battery like hell, but with my (and not only mine (!)) this is not the norm.