Can you run a pc with a dead battery

[TechRicalx]

So I'm restoring a old pc and whan i boot it it sas that it has a dead battery so i just want to know if i can still run that pc normally

[xentropa]

If you plug it in, sure.

[Tenadisic]

if its a desktop it would be talking about the CMOS battery I assume and those are just normal batteries you can buy at walmart

[grimreeper132]

yes, you can, just plug it in, I am actually doing that now, with a laptop which I am trying to install both win 10 and Ubuntu onto, cause why not

[TechRicalx]

Just now, Tenadisic said:

if its a desktop it would be talking about the CMOS battery I assume and those are just normal batteries you can buy at walmart

i am talking about a desktop and it boots but i just want t be safe

[MageTank]

6 minutes ago, TechRicalx said:

i am talking about a desktop and it boots but i just want t be safe

Your bios system clock won't save, and none of your bios edits will save. Other than that, yes, you can run it just fine. I did that on my old Athlon 2400+ for quite some time. That being said, those batteries are super cheap. Can pick them up at any Walgreens or Walmart. 

[Ykno]

5 minutes ago, TechRicalx said:

i am talking about a desktop and it boots but i just want t be safe

just go buy a watch battery there cheap and its easy to fit. just take the old one off your motherboard look at the battery number and buy one from your local supermarket or something be like £2-4 if I'm correct you need a CR2032