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MSI Mainboard (2025-2026 Models, MEG & MPG Product lines) CMOS CR2032 batteries are no longer contained within a standard easily accessible clip-mount holder. Instead the CMOS battery is hidden beneath the VRM heatsink assembly, and is affixed to the mainboard via a lead, and mounted with adhesives and shrink-wrap plastic.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Some of the lower-end tier models of MSI motherboard still have a clip-mount, but it is blocked by heatsinks (that are not part of the VRM assembly). All current models (2025-2026) of motherboard have a line of text in the user manual that states the following: | MSI Mainboard (2025-2026 Models, MEG & MPG Product lines) CMOS CR2032 batteries are no longer contained within a standard easily accessible clip-mount holder. Instead the CMOS battery is hidden beneath the VRM heatsink assembly, and is affixed to the mainboard via a lead, and mounted with adhesives and shrink-wrap plastic.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Some of the lower-end tier models of MSI motherboard still have a clip-mount, but it is blocked by heatsinks (that are not part of the VRM assembly). All current models (2025-2026) of motherboard have a line of text in the user manual that states the following: | ||
<code>● This product contains an irreplaceable battery.</code><ref>{{Cite web |title=MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf |url=https://download-2.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf#page=104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302100807/https://download-2.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf#page=104 |archive-date=2026-03-02 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=MSI Global}}</ref> | <code>● This product contains an irreplaceable battery.</code><ref>{{Cite web |title=MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf |url=https://download-2.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf#page=104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302100807/https://download-2.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/MEGZ890GODLIKE_English.pdf#page=104 |archive-date=2026-03-02 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=MSI Global}}</ref><ref>[[:File:CSWiki-MainboardBatteryMSI IrreplaceableBatt.png]]</ref> | ||
This statement is false. The battery is a standard CR2032 battery. It is not rechargeable, or unique, and is replaceable, with some extended [[MSI Motherboard CMOS Battery Obsolescence#Workarounds|effort]]. | This statement is false. The battery is a standard CR2032 battery. It is not rechargeable, or unique, and is replaceable, with some extended [[MSI Motherboard CMOS Battery Obsolescence#Workarounds|effort]]. | ||