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    Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

    The CMOS module finally expired on my trusty late-model-of-the-series P55T2P4, running a K6/3-400 at stock settings
    Late model board identified by the 3.2V OK sticker showing it could run a power hungry K6-233
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    better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
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    Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

    If anyone's interested, jumpers for undocumented 2.2V setting
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    better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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      #3
      Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

      Should be easy to swap the CMOS module, except Asus skimped by soldering it direct to the board, must have saved a couple of cents by omitting a socket for it
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      better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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        #4
        Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

        Module removed and socket added, should have been factory fitted
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        better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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          #5
          Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

          New CMOS module, ready for another decade
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          better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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            #6
            Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

            Had the exact same board, i went for the ghetto fix, that is cutting apart the module, soldering 2 wires and attaching a regular CR2032 battery holder.
            Originally posted by PeteS in CA
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              Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while



              I think we need a dedicated ghetto mod thread.
              I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

              No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

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                Re: Asus have been skimping on components for quite a while

                I was wondering about cutting the module open as well, to attach an external battery. I have an old dual socket8 board that I took out of production because the RTC battery was dead and desoldering was not going very well (could not get solder out of any of the holes...)

                I guess by this point a dual socket8 board is kind of long in the tooth, and time for the whole board to be put in the trash...

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