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In article <31af42c3.2129881@192.0.2.3X119>, tjmiles@netcom.com (TJ Miles) writes:
> Kevin,
> (or anyone who knows for that matter)
>   I've recently started to experience problems upon booting up my
> approximately 3 yr. old Zeos 486-100 w/Martin motherboard. To make a
> long story short, the cause is that the info in CMOS is getting reset
> to default settings, rather than what I need them to be setup with, so
> I have had to go into setup and reset them to get the system to boot
> properly. Apparently, the system battery is going and the info is
> getting lost (correct?). If this is the cause, could you tell me what
> battery I need to get to replace the one on my system -- size/type,
> etc. as I'd like to go out and get it beforehand and not have to tear
> it apart and go into the case more than once. Anything else I should
> know regarding this little operation?? 
> 
> Thanks....
> 
> 
> 
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>  tjmiles@netcom.com
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With luck, your older board doesn't have the problem of a Coral Max board,
which is that the battery is soldered onto the board.  A wonderful feat of
engineering genius.  It certainly sounds like your problem is battery. 
Depending on how well you can see/get to parts on your board, it should not be
a difficult task.  Look for the battery itself, or look for a jumper on the
board marked battery, and follow the wires back if there are any.  Most of the
more recent boards (the last few years) use some form of a watch-style battery. 
(My 1990-era 386 actually has a battery pack of 4 AA's).  Once you get it out,
the mfr & model should be stamped on it.  You can probably get a replacement at
Radio Shack.
Good luck.