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From: dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Loss of setup info at bootup - help, please!
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Date: 23 Jan 91 18:19:38 GMT
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>(Graham Brand) 
>I suspect that the battery is flakey but am not sure. Does anyone
>have any suggestions? If it is the battery, are there any special 
>precautions that must be taken when changing it?

It's either that or an intermittent short killing the CMOS configuration.
Replacing the battery is simple and easy once you find it. Finding where
the battery is hidden can be an interesting adventure.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
	     HP CPCD   dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com