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Re:Electrocuted birds are sparking wildfires by bbarnett on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @09:06PM (#31830924)
Plus, machines boot fine with a dead CMOS battery.

I can't even imagine a shorted CMOS battery preventing a boot.

I don't get it.

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Re:Electrocuted birds are sparking wildfires by latchkey on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @10:20PM (#31831375)
What is amazing is that you don't have to get it. Dead != Fried.
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Re:Electrocuted birds are sparking wildfires by Johnythree on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @11:10PM (#31831606)
How does a dead battery prevent a reboot? The battery is isolated by a series diode to prevent it shunting the circuit. Certainly some parameters will be lost (eg time) but it should still boot.

Whatever, it's easy to test. Simply remove the battery from your PC and see if it will reboot. Then clip a lead across the (vacant) battery holder to see if a shorted battery prevents a reboot.

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