Msi z379i bios battery

ifly2high · March 10

I have a Msi z370i motherboard that i got out of a bargain bin but it doesn’t have a cmos battery. These motherboards use a remote wired battery that plugs into a small connector on the board itself. I need to buy one of them and i’m looking on Amazon. Has anyone replaced theirs and have a link to narrow one down? I see lots of them but even though the connectors look generic is there a specific one to look for?

Thank you for any insight.

8tg · March 10

I have an evga z270 stinger that uses those things, basically anything that’s a normal cr2032 wired to 2 pins is the same thing. Visually just make sure the connector is that small nub with the arrow shaped locking tabs.

I bought this ages ago

https://www.amazon.com/CR2032-Replacement-Battery-motherboards-Connector/dp/B07VL6CZSY

its the same as any other 2 pin 2032 battery

some laptops also use these but then some laptops also use weird special ones but that’s a different ordeal