On Fri, 25 Apr 2014, g wrote:
something i will suggest, being that you pulled cell from a dead board, consider getting another cell.
then, wrap cell and package it is in with 'saran wrap', squeeze out as much a possible, then wrap with aluminum foil. place in freezer and it will be waiting for you when you need it. do allow 12 - 16 hours for warm up before using.
Makes sense to me. I'll do that the next time I do a mail order.
i have kept batteries and cells in freezer for over 10 years and they still give over 1 year 'shelf life' service. i do not recommend doing such with "silicone" batteries', aka, "gel cell" batteries.
also, when you change a cmos cell, you may do so with power supply turned on to preserve cmos settings.
That I did not know. 'Tis contrary to a lot of other advice, but it makes sense.
Other things that I might want to preserve include two power supplies, an IDE-only CD reader, an IDE-only DVR writer and an AGP video card. I do not have a lot of convenient storage space on my main floor. Ideally, none of the five will be used for a while. Suggestions regarding storage?
I also have four 1-GB DDR2 memory cards. My two exant computers have two 2-GB DDR2 memory cards each and room for two more cards, As the information does not seem to be on the cards, I will probably have to do a search to discovery whether the old cards can keep up with the new.
Supposing they can, I am debating between prompt install and waiting until I need more memory. If I put them in an anti-static bag first, would the freezer trick work with the memory cards?