On Tue, 22 Apr 2014, this one, Michael Hennebry, wrote but accidentally sent only to Bowie Bailey:
On Tue, 22 Apr 2014, Bowie Bailey wrote:
On 4/22/2014 4:08 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I've got an MSI K9N Platinum MS 7250 VER 1.1 motherboard with a dead battery. The battery mounts vertically: http://www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~hennebry/computer/battery.png To me, the tab on the right would seem to need moving. It does not want to move. I am reluctant to apply any more force than I already have without knowing how to apply it.
How do I remove the battery?
My first instinct would be to grab the battery and give it a pull. They are
Thank you. Much to my surprise, the tab moved "down", perpendicular to the battery. I expect it was an even greater surprise to those who looked at the picture. Sorry about that. I seem to have picked the second worst angle for the picture. Despite appearances, the connector next to the battery is not flush with it. In fact, once I noticed the discrepancy, it took me a while to figure out that the thing was a connector and that the picture reflected reality.
For those who care, the battery is the usual CR2032.
On Wed, 23 Apr 2014, g wrote:
On 04/23/14 02:08, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I've got an MSI K9N Platinum MS 7250 VER 1.1 motherboard with a dead battery.
How do I remove the battery?
1- why not consider contacting MSI and ask?
Because I'd left my head in my other hat.
On Wed, 23 Apr 2014, g wrote:
being that one poster to thread ask for a view of + side of holder, to which op has not responded, it is of not known if there are contacts shown for + side of battery, so bending of retainer may not be an option.
I'd already got the battery out. My apologies for the delay in the announcement.
An hour or two ago I replaced said battery with one scavenged from the dead body of its predecessor. Success. I've ascertained that the motherboard retains time between power plug-pullings.