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Subject: Re: Vivante XL - CMOS or Fan?

Author:
Trent

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Date Posted: 13:22:44 02/27/00 Sun
In reply to: Gary 's message, "Re: Vivante XL - CMOS or Fan?" on 13:07:17 02/26/00 Sat

Before you go through all that trouble, there were two versions on the motherboard. The newer version allowed you to access the CMOS battery by opening the RAM door under the computer. Check here first. If its there, it will be very obvious. If you don't see it, then you'll need to start disassemblying, or contact ASE.

> > I purchased a Vivante XL when they first came out.
> It
> > was great but I then handed the computer down to my
> > sister. There have been problems ever since and it's
> > out of warranty. The symptoms are: blank screen
> > during boot half the time, computer gets HOT (can't
> > even put it on your lap), and the computer freezes
> > sometimes during boot, or often after a few minutes
> to
> > hours of use. They sound like the problems that
> > others are having. I tried to change the cmos
> > battery(old style motherboard) but can't seem to find
> > it. I've taken everything apart except for the
> pccard
> > area and the floppy drive. Where is the battery
> > located? If it isn't the battery, any idea what it
> > could be? At boot, the fan turns on and runs until
> > Win98 loads, then the fan hardly runs at all. Should
> > I send it into ASE? Any idea on the cost of repair?
> > I'd really like to do it myself if possible. Thanks.
>
> CMOS is under the speaker assembly and another plastic
> layer just above the F8/F9 keys. You must undo almost
> the entire machine to get that plastic layer free.
> Once I got it free, I used a Dremel tool to make a
> rectangular hole in the plastic unit so the next time
> I must change the battery, I only need to remove the
> speaker assembly. I hope the engineer who designed
> that board is frying in a very hot place right now.
> :-( Good luck. When I replaced the CMOS, my Vivante
> XL started to work great again.

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