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twocvbloke · 28th Jun 2011, 6:14 pm

I recall seeing a similar process on Instructables where someone's old PC's CMOS had died and it had one of these chips with a built-in battery, and they did basically the same kind of thing, definitely a job for those with the patience, I'd probably break something...

Infact, here's the very project I recalled:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Revi...IBM-PS2-55SX-/

You definitely have a knack of getting old computers working...

28th Jun 2011, 6:14 pm	#8
twocvbloke Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Colne, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 527	Re: Mostek/ST 'Timekeeper' IC (Sun NVRAM) repair I recall seeing a similar process on Instructables where someone's old PC's CMOS had died and it had one of these chips with a built-in battery, and they did basically the same kind of thing, definitely a job for those with the patience, I'd probably break something... Infact, here's the very project I recalled: http://www.instructables.com/id/Revi...IBM-PS2-55SX-/ You definitely have a knack of getting old computers working...