David Ross wrote:
> 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.
It's routinely done with Compaq desktops, though oddly, a 4.5V bundle of
Alkaline cells is used to bypass a soldered on 3V Lithium button.
- RWM
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