[OT] Dead soldered CMOS battery (was:Re: [Thinkpad] 240x - won't boot, blank screen, no beeps - help

From: David Ross <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 14:05:24 EST

James wrote:
> Granted, having to change the MB when the CMOS battery dies is a definite
"what
> were they thinking" moment!

Has anyone here managed to attach a new battery (possibly an external one)
to a dead CMOS battery in this kind of situation? I ask because I have a
laptop (not a ThinkPad) which has a dead soldered-on CMOS battery which I
would like to resuscitate.

- David R.

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