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> Thanks for all the feedback from everybody. I did open the machine,
> and on the HD metal brace is printed: 36 40mb- but this is scratched
> out with pen, and in place is written: 40 116.  It's a Maxtor HD
> 7120AT/HDA 22A/PCBA 66A/Unique 30A/Z,D,B.
  This hard drive is a 120 Mb model. What is written on the metal tray (36
40Mb) most likely refers to a previous model. Probably you should try to use
the other value (type 40 - 116 Mb). This configuration, according to the
manual, should work with a Conner CP30124 120Mb drive.
Your Maxtor drive uses a different configuration (Heads/Cylinders/Tracks)
but, according to Maxtor's datasheet, it would accept the same configuration
than the mentioned Conner drive.
  In any case, you may connect your Maxtor drive, which is a standard
IDE-type, to almost any modern PC. It should be automatically reckoned. If
not, enter your BIOS Setup, and manually enter the following values:
Heads: 14, Cylinders: 1024, Sectors: 17
Remember that if you install it as a second unit you have to move the jumper
from the position "Master" to "Slave" (according to Maxtor's datasheet, you
need only to remove Jumper J20).

> there's no option in the 2nd HDU requester to put in a blank or "none
> installed"; the only option is to put in the 2 numbers. And as far as
> I can see there clearly is NO 2nd HD in the pc.
  Uhm. The built-in BIOS believes there is a second drive. This may indicate
a problem with the BIOS itself.
Have you checked the cables? try to press them firmly into the connectors.
You may also try to press the BIOS chip, if it's not soldered (it is located
close to the memory SIMMs).
An M300-10 User Test diskette may help you. Get it here:
http://www.ics-finmek.com/ihdes/enduser2.asp
(Desktop line, towards the end).

> the battery ... I tested it and it's reading 3.3 v.
  It should work fine.

Greetings,
Marco.