Dallas clock battery

[Ethan Dicks]

On 12/30/05, Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
>    Hmmm.  I know it's near-heresy here, but I'll probably just solder
> the new clock chip back in.  Unless you'd know the part number of said
> low-profile socket?  ;)

Dunno about part numbers - I just had one in my stash.

>    I found the setup disk, but I still haven't figured out - does this
> model have the Compaq setup partition on the drive?  If so, how do I set
> that up?

Hmm... dunno about a partion (for this model - later models _do_ have
one), but ISTR finding the relevant setup disks online to do it from
floppy after a google search.

>    I'm also trying to figure out how a 2" IDE cable can go south.  It
> did, though.  I have 2 drives that the setup can see fine with another
> cable, but the short one is toes-up.

Odd... well... those cables probably weren't designed for lots of
fiddling/remounting, etc.

-ethan