The Glade 4.0

One lesson learned yesterday - never do tech repairs when you (a) have a headache, or (b) are in a hurry.

I replaced a motherboard on my old desktop yesterday - yes, I'd love to buy a spiffy new machine, but I'm still unemployed and getting poorer as we speak - and in the process of figuring out why it wouldn't get past "Manufacturing mode," I decided to pull it out and reseat everything. Including the battery ... and in the process, I snapped the black plastic holder for it. Just one of the four clips, really, and now it works, but I'm worried it's gonna drop off someday. I have no soldering skills, but I built a lot of models when I was a kid and I'm pretty good with glue. Is it a bad idea to just crazy-glue the broken piece back on, knowing that it will probably not actually hold it on the next time I replace that battery? It was a refurbished board, so I'm thinking that battery is low anyway and should probably just be replaced (i.e., take the battery off the old board). Maybe replace it and glue the plastic around it? Or should I just leave it as is on the assumption that it's not going anywhere if I don't jostle it a lot? Machine seems to be working normally again.

Hopefully by the next time something goes on this machine I'll have a job and I can just spring for something new(er).

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Unless you re-arrange your furniture a lot or take the computer to LAN parties, I'd just leave it as-is. What's going to happen if the battery falls out? You'll lose your clock and BIOS settings and have to reset them after putting the battery back in.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Yeah, I guess that's what occurred to me, eventually. And, yeah, I dont really go to LAN parties anymore (ever!). I'll just leave it as-is and not screw with it, thanks.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge