Next Compaq question, was: Re: Compaq Portable II flat CMOS battery

[Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ]

Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
> Before I go hauling all those little Torx screws out (yes Tony I *do* 
> have proper Torx bits, unlike the last person to be inside it), can 
> anyone point me in the direction of the CMOS battery?
> 
> I bet it's right underneath the monitor, or something.

No, it's under the motherboard, one of those awful 3v lithiums.

The next question is - what's that funny header underneath the 
motherboard for?  It looks like it's wired as the 8-bit part of an 
expansion slot, but it's a bit hard to tell.  I can't even see anywhere 
that a cable might come out, if it was something like a modem (which 
would make sense).

Gordon