->  TW>  I solved a CMOS battery on one computer some years ago by NEVER
->  TW> turning it OFF.  :-)  :-)

-> I did that for a few years as well and it's more practical 
-> now with the BIOS enabled power saver features on this machine that 
-> seem perfectly content with both Windows and Linux.
-> Still at 4 dollars at Radio Shack I shall pick up the
-> CR2032 coin cell. I've only secured the CD-ROM with a single 
-> screw until that time so I can push it forward and will only 
-> completely button up the machine in March when the new drive is put in.

With computers not going fully to sleep and only using a little more
power then a 10 watt night light there is realy no reason to turn off
ones computer.                                       
Except for a significant other chipping in yor ear that there is a
Light on the Computer!!  :-)
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