System low battery power

I had this problem for months. Essentially, each start up my 9100 Dimension tells me that the battery voltage is low. A few months ago, I bought some batteries CR 2032, knowing that the first time I had this problem a few years ago cleared up the problem. I decided to replace this battery again, thinking it was defective. I unplugged all the cables connected to the computer and replace the battery a few minutes earlier at about 22:52 and restarted my computer. I still get the same error I have. I came to think that it is something else. Anyone know what could be the problem?

You can run Dell Diagnostics or some of the tests on the Ultimate Boot CD.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

A computer for 5 years (or MORE) came at the end of his life. I highly doubt that it is the CMOS battery, since you have replaced and it is unlikely that the replacement battery is bad. I keep your data backed up very regularly and start looking for a replacement machine. In the meantime, could continue to run the Dimension 9100 until one day it no longer works. This, IMO, that will happen sooner rather than later. You can ask your question on the Dell user forums or look at the links my search Google grew up, but honestly I would not spend money serious on such an old machine. I'm sorry that I didn't have a definitive answer for you.

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