What Happens When I Remove the BIOS Battery in an Element 2?

Issue

My console is being transported via air and the BIOS (CMOS) battery must be removed during transport. 

Explanation

The BIOS (CMOS) battery stores persistent memory for BIOS and the Date/Time/Location settings for your console. Removing this battery and putting it back in will cause these features to reset to defaults. Unless otherwise altered by an end user, the BIOS settings on your console are also the default settings. 

The BIOS (CMOS) battery does not store data for the Show File Archive, however it is highly recommended that the Show File Archive is backed up onto an external drive before the console is transported.

Replacement Battery

CR2032 batteries are commonly available.  CR2032 can be sourced online (search for "CMOS battery 2032").  It is not possible to replace just the battery part of the CR2032W as they are manufactured not to come apart.

Note that CR2032W is not a standardised part, and batteries with that description may have a subtly different connector, and/or reversed polarity

CR2032W and CR2032 may be available from an ETC Dealer

Please check your console and purchase the appropriate style of replacement battery.

CR2032	CR2032W
ETC Part Number BT130	ETC Part Number BT161
	n.b. connector orientation
Includes: Eos Classic Ion (Classic) Element (One) Gio Eos Ti Eos Apex Consoles Eos RPU Eos RPU3 (w/ DVI Connectors) Ion RPU Eos Apex Processor Net3 RVI Net3 RVI3 (w/out USB-C Ports) Cobalt 20 & 10 Congo Sr Congo Jr Congo Kid	Includes: Gio @5 Ion Xe Ion Xe 20 Element 2 Eos RPU3 (w/ DisplayPort Connectors) Ion Xe RPU Net3 RVI3 (w/ USB-C ports) Eos Remote Interface

 See also

• Console Sometimes Initializes Three Times Before Booting