In article <470A8CEA.3020703@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graham Mottram <graham.mottram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > J.M. Gray wrote: > > Dear Graham, > > > > Hoping to come on Saturday! > > [Snip] > > > > > Hi Jeremy, > It certainly sounds like the CMOS battery has failed - or is about to go > terminal. > I haven't got a computer open enough to point out exactly where it is, > but the battery is about the size of a 10p piece and is soldered onto > the motherboard. > I'm copying this to other members who know better than me, but we can > certainly look at a computer on Saturday if you don't feel strong enough > to go solo! Sounds like the battery to me too. I think I might still have a spare non-working motherboard in the loft so we can try the battery from that. -- ___________________________________________ |\ /| ark Fraser /mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mobile: 07977820478 | \/ | Somerset /www.mfraz.freeserve.co.uk | mfraz2002@xxxxxxxxxxx | |__________/Acorn SA RISC PC You know what the sig means! Visit the WAUG website //www.freelists.org/webpage/waug