Bios Battery Replacement in the Compaq Deskpro 2000

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Published on April 19, 2025 11:00:53 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dbw5SNUQbs

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I what is probably the Series Finale of my Retro Hardware Series,
I replace the hard mounted bios battery to prep the machine for Storage

http://drivers.eu/PC/Compaq/Deskpro 2000 6233MMX

0:00 - A Process of Unpermenization
0:56 - What I Really Think of Retro Hardware
2:30 - Tear Down to Get the Board
5:45 - Removing the Battery
7:53 - Looking at the Contacts
8:24 - The Doner Battery Holder
8:52 - Fitting the Battery Holder
10:12 - Soldering the Battery Holder
11:02 - "Testing" the Battery Terminals
11:41 - Installing a New Battery
12:20 - Reassembling the System
13:42 - "Japanese Capacitors"
16:00 - "Home Torrent Servers"
16:45 - (Video Glitch it was too late to fix)
17:10 - Testing and Bios Setup
19:41 - Setting the Time in Windows
20:15 - Retesting After 20 mins of No Power
21:00 - Retesting After Hours Later
22:06 - Outro Duction