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? > > http://us.msi.com/about/contact-us/ 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. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "SCSI is NOT magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then." -- John Woods
