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    CF-29 CMOS battery?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by taztech, Jan 8, 2008.

  1. taztech

    taztech Newbie

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    Can anyone tell me where the CMOS battery is on a CF-29 and how to get to it? I have one that consistently loses the system time and want to change it myself.

    Thanks in advance,

    Taz
     
    taztech, Jan 8, 2008
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  2. ZeroFlight

    ZeroFlight Notebook Evangelist

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    It sits on the top of the mainboard between the pc card slots and the hard drive. If have good dexterity, you can swap it out with a little patience but if your don't, you'll need to pull the mainboard out. If you pull the hard drive and look in the bay, you should be able to see a bright yellow piece of plastic; that's the CMOS battery.
     
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    taztech Newbie

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    Awesome - found it and got it out without too much trouble.

    Is it possible to remove the battery from the yellow housing? Or do I have to order the whole thing from Panasonic? They sure don't make this easy.

    Thanks,

    Taz

    ETA: Nevermind. Found out the yellow stuff is shrink wrap. Just returned from Batteries Plus where they soldered my wires onto a new battery.
     
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    N/M, you got it.
     
    ZeroFlight, Jan 9, 2008
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