Inspiron 2650 CMOS

daermo · 06-12-2009, 04:49 PM

I have an Inspiron 2650, 1.7 gHz, 512 mb and 120gb, XP home. The system clock keeps losing time. I suspect the CMOS battery is fading. WHERE is it? DELL docs omit this detail. What battery(ies) is(are) located where? Is it a single battery or a special DELL assembly? I have seen similar behavior in desktops with occaisional "clever" and annoying spots to nearly hide the battery

**wrench97** · 06-12-2009, 05:45 PM

Not positive but I think they had what was called non field replaceable soldered on batteries. If so it can be done if your very experienced with a soldering iron on small components.
I did a quick search but didn't find one for sale. But here's a nice guide to disassembly
http://chrisjhughes.blogspot.com/200...iron-2650.html

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daermo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1 OS: XP	Inspiron 2650 CMOS I have an Inspiron 2650, 1.7 gHz, 512 mb and 120gb, XP home. The system clock keeps losing time. I suspect the CMOS battery is fading. WHERE is it? DELL docs omit this detail. What battery(ies) is(are) located where? Is it a single battery or a special DELL assembly? I have seen similar behavior in desktops with occaisional "clever" and annoying spots to nearly hide the battery Last edited by daermo; 06-12-2009 at 04:52 PM. Reason: typos

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wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,780 OS: Win7	Re: Inspiron 2650 CMOS Not positive but I think they had what was called non field replaceable soldered on batteries. If so it can be done if your very experienced with a soldering iron on small components. I did a quick search but didn't find one for sale. But here's a nice guide to disassembly http://chrisjhughes.blogspot.com/200...iron-2650.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection