[SGVLUG] bios battery

[juanslayton @dslextreme.com]

Well, I pulled the lithium cell and let it sit out over night.  Reassembled
the thing, but no change.  So I've got this free battery offer if anyone
needs it.  It's actually for an Extensa 4420.
I needed a new machine anyway    : > )

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Robert Leyva <mrflash818 at geophile.net>wrote:

> If you are unable to physically pull the battery out, perhaps use a slip
> of paper between the battery and one of its contacts to simply break the
> electrical circuit for the same 15min?
>
>
> > Robert,
> >      Yeah, I thought of pulling the bios battery, but the thing is nearly
> > inaccessible and I gave it up after nearly disassembling the machine.  If
> > you thought of that too, then maybe it wasn't such a dumb idea after all.
> > I'll try again before tossing the machine in the dumpster.  Thanx for the
> > response.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> "Knowledge is Power" -- Sir Francis Bacon
>
> Robert Leyva
> mrflash818 at geophile.net
>
>
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