"John Keiser" wrote in message
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I rarely use my newish Toshiba A55. I keep it unplugged and put the main
battery in the refrigertor. When I boot up once a month using the power
cord, the NiCad CMOS battery has died and I need to reset the date in BIOS.
Would replacing the CMOS battery help or is this about as long as I should
expect under these conditions?

I'll guess that once a month for a short time is not enough to keep the CMOS
battery charged. How about plugging it in for a full day, once a month?