I've been wanting to work on a computer repair-related project for some time, and I found one that will strengthen my skills 
hardware-wise. I dug out my old Sega Dreamcast that I've had sitting in storage for some time, and I had the idea to replace the CMOS 
battery in it as the original is long dead and I'm sick of resetting the date and time everytime I turn it on.

Little did I know until I started doing my research that the CMOS is soldered right into the controller board, but I did look into 
what I need to do: desolder the old battery, solder in a vertical CR2032 battery stand where the old battery once was, put in a 
rechargable battery (every guide I read mentioned an ML2032 battery), put everything back together, set the date and time, leave alone 
and unplugged after setting the date and time, and then after some time has passed I would turn it back on and see if the date/time 
settings stuck, checking the voltage with a multimeter along the way.

It sounds simple enough, and good practice with a soldering iron in case I want to do something more intensive like fixing a 
motherboard or modding some old device to run on modern hardware. Right now though, I'm waiting on the one piece of equipment I don't 
have: the battery itself. I have been able to get everything else I need pretty easily, but those ML2032 batteries seem to be 
impossible to get a hold of unless you resort to something like eBay. Personally, I don't hate ecommerce, but when it starts becoming 
the only option to buy things I do have a problem with it.

Well, that's all I've got to say this time. Maybe next time I'll mention how this project went.