Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!mtunx!mtune!icus!limbic!gil From: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: dead battery PC7300 Summary: Not hinged -- BEE CAREFUL!!!! Message-ID: <128@limbic.UUCP> Date: 22 May 88 01:56:13 GMT References: Reply-To: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) Organization: ICUS Computer Group, Islip, NY Lines: 47 In article mm5e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Molloy) writes: |>I have a dead battery in my PC 7300 but I cannot figure out how to open up the |>machine |>to get at the battery. I know it is somehow hinged, but I don't have any |>documents and have |>not figured out the secret. |> |>Any help???? |> |>Thanks in advance (mkm@k.gp.cs.cmu.edu) Nope. It is not (I repeat NOT) hinged!! Be careful when you take it apart since there are wires from the motherboard attached to the part that does get removed. To get the top part (ie. the plastic part covering the base) off, take the keyboard off the computer and take off the two plastic covers (on each end of the flat section in front of the floppy drive) to expose two screws. Remove these screws and two others in the back where the expansion slots and I/O ports are. This will release the top and I think that's how far you got. The annoyance and tricky part is that the plastic case is held down in front by 3 or 4 metal lips which lock into the plastic. You take your fingers and pull the plastic out just enough so you can slip the plastic case up. Now CAREFULLY lift STRAIGHT UP on the screen/case so that you have just cleared the disk drive, then tilt the screen/case back and lay it on the table behind the main assembly. Again, be careful because there are wires attached to the plastic case from the main assembly. The battery in question is UNDER the metal shield over the motherboard. The three screws in front must be removed, and you need to unplug the 20-some-odd pin connector from the power supply (and the video display plug is sometimes a good idea). The disk drives can now be tilted up, exposing the motherboard and battery. The battery is soldered in place, but a suitable replacement is probably available. It is a lot better than AT&T's idea of changing the motherboard when a battery goes dead! Hope this helps, even if it isn't written very well. I assume a little confidence and technical sense when taking apart a computer period :-|. Good luck! +------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Gil Kloepfer, Jr. | Net-Address: | | ICUS Computer Group, Systems Dvlp. | {boulder,ihnp4,talcott}!icus!limbic!gil| | P.O. Box 1 | Voice-net: (516) 968-6860 | | Islip Terrace, New York 11752 | Othernet: limbic!gil@icus.UUCP | +------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+