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In article <1991Jun6.131156.12025@cs.uow.edu.au> u8705377@cs.uow.edu.au (Paul Anthony Wilkinson) writes:
> kelson@ais.org (David Lewis) writes:
> 
> >wangf@athena.ecs.csus.edu (Out of Mind) writes:
> 
> >>My clock on my A501 seems like it went dead...The computer now books up
> >>and says it can't find the clock?  Is the battery dead?  If so, how do
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> >Internet: Kelson@ais.org
> after this the time was either wrong, or "clock not found".
> The first way to try and fix this is to use the command "setclock reset"
> from the CLI.

First line of defense...

>      If this does not work then you have to resort to more drastic
> measures. Remove the 501 board. If the clock chip is socketed then simply
> remove it and then replace it. This will reset the chip. If the chip is
> not socketed you can either unsolder the chip or the battery (or just let
> the board sit for about 3 years to let the battery run down 8-) ).

Yoo, that is a lot of work.  Since there is a resistor in series with the
battery you can safely short out the power at the chip for a few seconds
to do a "hard reset".  Just tap a little jumper across C9.  You really
shouldn't have to do this, but if it works for you...
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