11th Gen Mainboard conversion to Cooler Master mini-PC with RTC Batt Substitute

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If the RTC battery substitute is performed on a 11th Gen Mainboard will it still work in a Cooler Master mini-pc or does the RTC battery substitute require a laptop battery for the workaround to function appropriately?

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The RTC battery substitute requires a laptop battery. For standalone use, you will want to make sure there is an actual ML1220 RTC battery installed.

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Thanks. That is sad considering it seems to be needing to be replaced every few months on 11th Gen Intel…

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If your Mini-PC is consistently powered, you won’t have to worry about this.

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I have had my laptop plugged in non-stop since the first time I replaced it. 9 months later had to replace the battery again. I’d imagine similar experience if converted to the mini-PC.